All Freight Forwarder Articles – Page 127
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DB Schenker masterminds horses charter to Belgium
IN CLOSE cooperation with Qatar Airways Cargo, Overseas Horse Services (OHS) and Liége Airport, DB Schenker made sure that 53 showjumping horses traveled safely non-stop aboard a B777 freighter from Calgary in Canada to Belgium.The aircraft also carried eleven tonnes of equipment, nine animal care staff and three dogs.The horses ...
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Big freeze: DHL extends life sciences cold chain
DHL Global Forwarding has expanded its air freight cold chain logistics to include shipments at frozen or cryogenic temperatures.Designed for customers from the life sciences and healthcare industry, the service is maintained by LifeConEx, DHL's temperature management specialist, in collaboration with Cryoport, a provider of complete global frozen shipping services.David ...
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DSV's half year air freight boost
Danish freight forwarder DSV saw an 11 per cent rise in air freight volumes in the first half of 2014 to 137,000 tonnes, well above an estimated market growth of between two and four per cent for the period.Acquisitions added around two per cent to the surge in air cargo ...
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Logwin comes to the aid of Central African Republic
GERMANY-BASED logistics services provider Logwin has transported 10 tonnes of urgent medical supplies from Amsterdam to Bangui, the capital of war-torn Central African Republic.The African nation has been in a state of civil war for almost 18 months and hundreds of thousands of people, many of them children, have fled ...
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DHL air cargo volumes rise but revenues fall
German logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL saw a half year 2014 uptick in air freight volumes despite lower demand from several large customers as revenues declined year on year.The largest global freight forwarding purchaser of air cargo volumes saw a 1.1 per cent rise in total bookings to just under ...
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CEVA's cargo rise in Q2
LOGISTICS giant CEVA is celebrating ocean freight and airfreight volumes rising by seven and one per cent respectively during the second quarter of this year, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.New business was also up 31 per cent to US$763m in comparison to $582 million for the same period in 2013.Investment ...
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MedVantx opens 'end of runway pharmacy' for UPS
MedVantx is opening an “end of runway pharmacy” adjacent to the UPS worldwide air hub at Louisville, Kentucky.The pharmaceutical supply chain specialist says that the facility will feature controlled substance storage and support the full range of temperature-sensitive products, while offering order cut-offs as late as 1am.Robert Feeney, MedVantx’s chief ...
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DB Schenker completes Vietnam JV purchase
DB Schenker has strengthened its foothold in Vietnam’s logistics arena after taking a 100 per cent stake in its joint venture, Schenker Gemadept Logistics.The Germany-based logistics giant has bought the remaining shares in the company, formed in July 2007 to provide logistics and supply chain services through an agreement between ...
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Agility profits up, while cargo continues falling
GLOBAL forwarder Agility's net profits climbed to KD12.9m (US$45.55m) in the second quarter of this year, an increase of 12 per cent on the same period last year, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.For the first half of 2014, the Kuwait-based company achieved a net profit of KD24.1 million ($85m) –up ...
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IATA: Speaking out for air cargo’s global image
IT BEGGARS belief that an industry vital to international trade remains so invisible to the rest of the world, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.This may be one of the reasons why the air cargo industry has been allowed to operate in a technological time-warp for so long, while other industry ...
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DHL wins Lufthansa supply chain contract
DHL Global Forwarding has won the transatlantic supply chain contract to distribute spare parts and tools for Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services (LTLS).The annual volume is estimated at 25,000 shipments per year with a total weight of 550 tonnes, including shipments from Germany to the US, as well as from Canada, ...
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More forwarders sign IATA’s e-AWB agreement
A TOTAL of 1,205 forwarders have now signed the International Air Transportation Association’s (IATA) ground-breaking multilateral e-AWB agreement, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The single standard document allows shipments information to be exchanged electronically, rather than being accompanied by paper airwaybills.The number of airlines who have signed the agreement remains at ...
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Panalpina: A pharma star is born
Panalpina is expanding its own-controlled air freight network by launching a weekly B747-400F connection from San Juan to Europe, aimed at pharmaceutical shippers.The Switzerland-based logistics giant says that the Puerto Rico-originating freighter will fly directly into Luxembourg, in close collaboration with European all-cargo operator Cargolux.The service, called Caribbean Star, uses ...
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Europa splits air and sea into separate operating division
UK-based Europa Worldwide has split its air and sea business into a separate operating division headed up by board director Angus Hind.Previously, Europa’s sales and customer service teams within its branch network dealt with all operations including air and sea services. Hind joined the company in November 2013 with a ...
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Quick Cargo Service: Still going strong 40 years on
IS THIS A GOOD TIME to be setting up as an independent forwarder? Stephan Haltmayer, managing director of Germany’s Quick Cargo Service (QCS) wonders, writes Peter Conway.“There are now so many regulations that I am not sure I would recommend anyone to start a forwarding business these days,” he says. ...
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DB Schenker combines rail, road and air to beat ocean
German logistics giant DB Schenker has combined rail, road and air freight to transport 21 tonnes of cell phone electronics from China to South America across three continents.The consignment was transported by rail from Chongqing in central China to Duisburg, Germany, via Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus and Poland. The next step ...
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RFQ responses riddled with errors
FORWARDERS are routinely failing to win new air cargo accounts because their bidding responses are poor, loaded with spelling and grammar mistakes and very often miss the point entirely, so says Bid Management Specialist, Sales Engine Ltd in a report published recently, writes Nigel Tomkins.Although there are pockets of good ...
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More than 1,300 forwarders sign IATA’s e-AWB agreement
A TOTAL of 1,316 forwarders have now signed the International Air Transportation Association’s (IATA) multilateral e-AWB agreement, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The single standard document allows shipment information to be exchanged electronically, rather than being accompanied by paper airwaybills.But the number of airlines signed up to the agreement remains at ...
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DHL adds China to Thermonet network
DHL Global Forwarding is expanding its services for the life sciences and healthcare industry in China.It has added Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Shenzhen to the company's worldwide DHL Thermonet network of certified life sciences stations.The 2,000 sq m facilities in Shanghai and Beijing are owned by DHL Global ...
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UK forwarders oppose paper AWB surcharge
UK forwarders are opposing airline plans to implement a surcharge on paper air waybills that are not filed electronically.The British International Freight Association (BIFA), representing UK freight forwarders and logistics service providers, is encouraging its members to object to the surcharge via an online survey.The association’s director general, Robert Keen, ...