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International Transport Journal 35-36 2013 Forwarding & Logistics37Austria Post a pharmaceuticalswholesalerÖsterreichische Post, the Austrian postoffice, is entering the pharmaceuticalproducts wholesaler fray. The corporationis one of the main investors (40%)in AEP, a new pharmaceutical wholesalerfor German chemists which is due to startoperations in Q4. AEP customers will beserved from a central storage facility inAlzenau (Germany). AEP was launchedby two former Celesio managers, MarkusEckermann and Jens Graefe. The formerAustrian minister for trade and industry,Martin Bartenstein, is also a co-owner.The Austrian post office is already presentin the pharmaceutical products marketthrough its logistics subsidiary Transo-flex.Trans-o-flex’s 1,320 employees generatedsales amounting to EUR527millionin 2012. Trans-o-flex, which delivers consignmentsto more than 12,000 chemistsevery day, has a market share of around70% in the market for direct deliveriesfrom pharmaceuticals manufacturers tochemists in Germany.rawww.post.at; www.trans-o-flex.comEuropa Worldwide Groupchanges handsThe Europa Worldwide Group, one ofthe UK’s largest privately-owned transportand freight forwarding enterprises,has been acquired by Andrew Baxter.Baxter was previously the joint owner ofthe Nottingham-based family-owned firmRHFreight, another large independent UKtransport company and forwarder that wassold to the logistics giant Kuehne+Nagelin March 2011. Baxter, who will assumethe position of managing director, has acquireda 90% stake in Europa Worldwidefrom the three former owners – RussellKeep, Andrew Kennedy and GrenvilleTurner. Keep will maintain a 10% interestin the company and become the group’sfinance director.Europa Worldwide, which is headquarteredin Erith in Kent, employs 500people at nine branches in the UK. Thefirm also has an office in Hong Kong.In 2012 Europa Worldwide reported aturnover of GBP 73 million and carriedapproximately 500,000 consignments. rawww.europa-worldwide.comIn brief30th anniversary of SBS. The global forwardingand logistics specialist SBS Worldwide,which is headquartered in Dartfordin Kent, celebrated its 30th anniversarythis year. Company founder and chairmanSteve Walker launched the business underthe name of S Black Shipping in 1983. SBSWorldwide has more than 250 members ofstaff today. www.sbsworldwide.comCeva figures down. The supply chainmanagement and logistics service providerCeva reported a decline in sales in thesecond quarter of 2013. Its turnover sankto USD 2.148billion, 6.2% less than theUSD 2.291 billion noted in Q2/2012. Ceva’searnings before interest, tax, depreciationand amortisation (ebitda) fell fromUSD82million in Q2/2012 to USD80millionthis year. www.cevalogistics.comGeoPost investing. GeoPost, the courier,express and parcels subsidiary of the Frenchstate-owned postal service provider LaPoste, has acquired a 63.75% majority stakein the Hong Kong-based logistics providerTigers Ltd. www.geopostgroup.comDistributionservice…to meet yourdiverserequirements…on budget…and on time,all the time.Not aweak linkin the chainMeet some of the thousands oftransportation professionals atUTi with the experience andprofessionalism to handleany and all of your globaltransportation and supplychain management needs. Findout moreabout which UTi solutionwill best deliver for your customerswhile we deliver savings to yourbottom line and the assurance thaton our team, there’s never aweaklink. View our team UTi videos andvisit us at go2uti.com.