News / Röhlig and Penske launch European contract logistics joint-venture

German mid-sized 3PL Röhlig Logistics and US firm Penske Logistics have launched a new contract logistics joint-venture, Röhlig Penske Logistics, operating primarily in Germany and the Netherlands.

The companies, which have co-operated for a number of years, “serving shared customers in Europe”, said the aim of formalising the partnership into a joint-venture was “to expand into further western European countries”.

The deal comes amid the emergence of a new subset of supply chain players – pure-play contract logistics operators (PPCLOs), which has ...