All Freight Forwarder Articles – Page 44
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LA and Long Beach ports to open 24/7 to combat supply chain chaos
US president Joe Biden has announced that the US port of Los Angeles will join nearby Long Beach in working 24/7 to help clear the cargo backlogs that had contributed to modal shift to airfreight.Biden said that a 24/7 system is how most leading countries operate and that the move ...
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UK freight forwarders say no need to cancel Christmas
UK freight forwarder association BIFA is urging calm as reports circulate that supply chain challenges could put the brakes of festive celebrations in the country .The association's director general Robert Keen urged people to maintain a sense of perspective to avoid headlines becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.He explained that shippers and ...
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NewsFreightos to launch air cargo price index
Source: FreightosFreightos will launch an air cargo pricing index based on data from its Webcargo booking portal that it hopes will add transparency to the market.The company said that its Freightos Air Index (FAI) would provide spot market pricing visibility and consists of a headline index of pricing across global ...
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NewsDSV adds B747F US-Brazil flights for 'red hot' market
Source: DSVDSV is continuing to expand its airfreight operation with a new flight from the US to Brazil on the back of rising demand.The forwarder has teamed up with Atlas Air to offer a B747-400 freighter flight from Miami International (MIA) to Sao Paolo VCP under a 12-month agreement.The service ...
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NewsPublic flight debut for Volocopter’s VoloDrone
Volocopter and strategic investor DB Schenker have conducted the first public flight of Volocopter’s electric heavy-lift drone VoloDrone.The VoloDrone is an uncrewed, fully electric utility drone designed to carry any of the six International Organization for Standardization (ISO) pallet sizes, weighing up to 200 kg, over a 40-km range.The three-minute ...
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Bolloré presents PRISM, a ‘next-generation’ 4PL
Bolloré Transport & Logistics has deployed PRISM, its next- generation 4PL company designed to meet the specific needs of customers engaged in transforming their supply chain.PRISM, present in every continent, offers digital solutions which can be customised and interfaced, either through its own LINK 4PL management system or through reversible ...
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NewsCargolux and K+N pilot API connectivity for quotes & bookings
Cargolux has launched a set of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to offer customers a direct interface between their systems and the European freighter airline’s platform to receive tailored and immediate bookable quotes.This system is piloted by Cargolux’s Brussels, Milan, Frankfurt, and London offices in collaboration with long-standing freight forwarding customer ...
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NewsChapman Freeborn organises An225 charter flight for COVID test kits to Austria
Broker Chapman Freeborn worked with forwarder Gebrüder Weiss in Austria to transport COVID-19 test kits on an An225 freighter aircraft, part of more than 20 charters on various aircraft by the partners in recent months.The An225, the largest aircraft in the world, carried 110.8 tonnes of test kits (equal to ...
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DSV upgrades financial outlook for 2021 amid strong sea and air growth
A strong first half performance in sea and air freight that continued into the third quarter has seen Danish mega-forwarder DSV upgrade its 2021 financial outlook.A company announcement stated: “The positive development in the first half of the year has continued into Q3 2021, and we have seen strong financial ...
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NewsDSV adds Shanghai PVG to charter operation as congestion eases
Source: DSVDSV has added Shanghai Pudong to its B747F Globetrotter air cargo charter service after initially avoiding the airport because of congestion at the facility.The forwarder announced yesterday that it would operate a flight once a week between Istanbul, which connects with Liege, and the Chinese airport."We have added an ...
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DP DHL's profits expected to continue to surge
Deutsche Post (DP) DHL's third quarter preliminary results show another boost in earnings before interest and tax (ebit).The express and postal giant said that its ebit is expected to reach €1.8bn in the third quarter, up from €1.4bn for the same period in 2020.Over the first nine months of the ...
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NewsDHL Express upsizes at Paris CDG
Image source: DHLDHL Express has opened a new international hub at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG), which is ten times larger than its old site at the airport.The €170m, 32,000 sq m facility will support e-commerce growth in Europe and the rest of the world, as well as creating 239 new ...
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NewsSEKO Logistics continues expansion with Bansard deal
Source: SEKO LogisticsSEKO Logistics has completed its largest acquisition to-date with an investment in Paris-headquartered logistics group Bansard International.Bansard provides door-to-door logistics management services, covering consultancy, freight forwarding, warehousing, de/consolidation, transportation management, quality control, and customs clearance services.Bansard International has 54 offices in 17 countries and employs about 600 people. ...
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NewsScan Global Logistics expands into UK with Horizon deal
Nigel Davies (L) of Horizon and Allan Melgaard of SGL. Source SGLFast-growing Scan Global Logistics (SGL) has added a presence in the UK through the takeover of Horizon International Cargo.SGL said that having a presence in the second-largest market in Europe is a "strategic move pivotal to the company's long-term ...
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NewsNew air cargo booking tool hits the market
Tristan Koch. Source: AweryA new online air cargo booking portal has been launched as air cargo's digital transformation gains momentum.The CargoBooking.aero portal connects GSAs and airlines to their forwarder customers through the use of Application Programming Interface (API) connections.The portal, powered by Awery Aviation Software, uses real-time flight and rate ...
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Insights
How air cargo is responding to climate change
In his latest column, Brandon Fried, executive director of the US Airforwarders Association, reports on a recent survey they carried out to find out how the air cargo industry is responding to climate change.Aviation has been essential in powering progress, expanding horizons, creating opportunities, and facilitating commerce between countries.The ability ...
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Pilot Freight Services expands presence in North America
Logistics provider Pilot Freight Services has acquired franchise stations in "strategic markets" in North America.Pilot said the franchises, which are in Oregon in Washington, and Oklahoma, will be integrated into its organisation "with no disruption in service offerings or senior management".The company said in a statement: "[The franchises] serve a ...
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NewsDSV inaugurates its largest logistics centre in Africa
Image source: DSVDSV has opened a logistics headquarters for its Africa operations in Gauteng in South Africa.Located near OR Tambo International Airport, between Johannesburg and Pretoria, the 130,000 sq m hub is result of DSV consolidating its South Africa operations into one "centralised facility", which is the "largest of its ...
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NewsBifa launches campaign to promote a career in forwarding
Source: BifaUK freight forwarder association Bifa is launching a campaign to encourage its members to work with schools to promote careers in logistics, forwarding and the supply chain.During September, Bifa members will be receiving copies of literature that provides ideas of how to promote their business and the industry as ...
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NewsAir Cargo News Awards winners revealed
Andy Cornwell of American Airlines Cargo picks up the Cargo Airline of the Year Award from award sponsor FlyUs Aviation Group's James Gidlow and host Julia Hartley-BrewerA total of 14 companies walked away with a prestigious Air Cargo News Award last night at a glittering ceremony in the UK.The ...