
Dear readers! In September the CeMAT RUSSIA exhibition was held, which showed everyone that innovations and robotics are increasingly penetrating the logistics industry. We can safely say that many technologies are tested here, and only then they go out into the world. However, it is not only CeMAT RUSSIA that demonstrates the prevalence of the digital agenda.
Dear readers! This is the ninth issue of the journal, which turned out to be very rich and diverse. Traditionally, the issue is opened by an analyst. The material by Alina Nasyrova from the Market Guide Agency, dedicated to investments in warehouse complexes in Russia, recalls the importance of developing logistics infrastructure for the integrated development of regions.
Dear readers! We present to your attention the eighth issue of the magazine and its materials.
The Group is strengthening its air and sea freight activities with the acquisition, effective as of 15 October, of the Dutch company IJS Global.
Announced on 23 September 2015, the acquisition of IJS Global came into effect on 15 October with the transfer of 100% of its shares to GEFCO. Founded in 2005, IJS Global is a freight forwarding company specialized in the fields of air and sea. Its head office is located in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. It employees some 500 employees with a turnover of €160 million (2014).
A long-term growth strategy
For Luc Nadal, Chairman of the GEFCO Management Board, this acquisition "is fully in line with the Group's long-term growth strategy, supported by its international expansion and the diversification of its business areas". IJS Global thus bolsters the Group's network with its operational presence in 16 countries, particularly China, South-East Asia, Australia and the United States. The Dutch company also operates in numerous sectors: pharmaceutics, humanitarian action, high-tech products, oil & gas, aerospace and fashion. Expertise that enrich GEFCO's global logistics solutions to the benefit of its international customers.