Warehouse real estate

Inside this edition: It’s time for Lunar New Year stoppages; rent is on the rise; and big promotions in the logistics world.

Real estate logistics provider Prologis set a net-zero emissions target for 2040 along with other targets in its environmental, social and governance report.

Real estate firm CBRE is the latest global leader to invest in logistics real estate with its nearly $5 billion acquisition of 28 million square feet of assets.

U.S. logistics real estate operator announces it has reached the 100 million euro cap for its European logistics fund.

Andy Peters provides information about the real estate marketing in the warehouse/distribution center sector.

Andy Peters provide details about happenings in the warehousing- distribution center-real estate sector.

Locix helps digitize physical spaces and provides real-time visibility to help businesses optimize logistics operations.

To reduce labor turnover, businesses will have to understand the needs of their workforce and look to innovate and optimize activities in and around the warehouse vicinity.

The US logistics industry is making strides in overcoming macro volatility by a focus on IT improvements and shipper-carrier relationships

Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI), the private real estate investment arm of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), has purchased a majority stake of KSH Infra Pvt. Ltd. for INR (Rupees) 3.5 billion or $49 million.

The United States is in the midst of a building boom for industrial space as the logistics market struggles to accommodate surging e-commerce demand.

The trucking industry isn’t at the point of no return yet, but it is at risk. Many of those jobs are heading into the increasingly efficient warehouses.

The industrial real estate prices have been up for a long time and if market trends are to be believed, they could be climbing for the next few years.

There is a need for modernizing existing warehouses to suit last-mile delivery and the advent of ecommerce, while also increasing warehousing capacity to meet spiking demands across the U.S.

Warehouse development and lease prices are rising through the roof as available land dwindles, and the vacancy rate hovers at an historic low. Shippers and 3PLs who want to expand must optimize the operations of their existing facilities.

At least for one week, seasonality has impacted rates, according to the latest data from DAT Solutions. Spot rates for dry vans and flatbeds fell for the week ending Jan. 20.