All Freight Forwarder Articles – Page 54
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NewsAramex expands in the UK with Heathrow move
Logistics firm Aramex UK has moved its operations into a new warehouse facility at London Heathrow as it looks to cater for growth. The new 80,000 sq ft is located at Poyle; a long established industrial and logistics centre minutes from Heathrow airport. The company said the ...
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Lufthansa Cargo launches new booking portal
Lufthansa Cargo has launched a new online booking portal that it hopes will speed up the process for customers.The Frankfurt-hubbed carrier said that the new portal, eBooking, has simplified the process into three steps: define the shipment, choose the product and confirm the route."The system guides customers through the booking ...
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DP DHL prepares for "very strong" peak season as Q3 revenues rise
Deutsche Post DHL Group (DP DHL) achieved increased revenues and operating profits during the third quarter of this year, despite the period being "an economic climate dominated by Covid-19".As the company prepares for a very strong peak season, the company said its third-quarter performance was a result of its "strong ...
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NewsChapman Freeborn teams up with ISS GF on Doha flights
ISS Global Forwarding (GF) Qatar and Chapman Freeborn Air Chartering recently teamed-up to deliver urgent construction materials from Bangkok to Doha.The urgent order consisted of 88 tonnes of material required for a unnamed "prestigious project" in Qatar.ISS GF Qatar along with Chapman Freeborn operated multiple charter flights to airlift oversized ...
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NewsNew airfreight wholesaler hits the market
A new airfreight wholesaler has been launched by cargo stalwart Rinaldo Vels, particularly targeting non-IATA-licenced forwarders, courier companies, trucking companies, e-commerce forwarders and digital forwarders.The new company, Wholesale by Vels, is based near Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and is fully licenced by IATA.The company's initial focus is on outbound services to ...
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NewsGeodis extends transatlantic freighter flights to meet capacity shortage
Geodis AirDirect TransatlanticFreight forwarder Geodis has continued to expand its use of freighter flights, extending its transatlantic operation into next year.Geodis said its Own Controlled Network (OCN) linking Europe to the US three times per week in each direction would now run throughout 2021.The service will run between Amsterdam Schiphol ...
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Pilot Freight takes over franchise as part of growth efforts
Pilot Freight has acquired its Metro New York franchise as part of efforts to capitalise on the growing e-commerce market.The forwarder said that the franchise is a strategic asset due to the high concentration of deliveries for the Pilot system and the sustained sales growth across all service offerings.The leadership ...
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NewsK+N renews with NAM on Africa freighter deal
Freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel has renewed its freighter deal with Network Airline Management covering the Africa-Europe trade.The deal has been extended by 12 months covering a minimum of four flights per week from Nairobi, Kenya, to both Liege, Belgium and Doncaster, UK.Network Airline Management provides Boeing 747 Freighter capacity with a ...
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NewsAllport to rebrand as EV Cargo Global Forwarding
Clyde Buntrock: Stuart Walker Photography 2020Allport Cargo Services will re-brand as EV Cargo Global Forwarding as part of brand consolidation efforts by its owner.As one of five business divisions within logistics and technology business EV Cargo, the forwarder will continue to offer international supply chain services, with investments ...
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NewsLogistics Plus branches out into the cargo charter market
Logistics Plus (LP) has created a dedicated LP Air Charter Group within the company to focus on expanding its air cargo capacity and to develop global air charter business opportunities.The new group, based in Houston, is being headed up by industry veterans Russell Means and Axel Kaldschmidt.Means brings over 25 ...
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NewsCharter operation switches from sea to air
Charter firm deugro Air Chartering devised a modal shift from sea to airfreight to transport an oversized compressor from Germany to the US with an An-124 freighter aircraft.Together with deugro Houston, deugro Air Chartering planned initially to ship the cargo by sea, but due to the impact of the Covid-19 ...
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NewsDSV targets e-commerce with Prime deal while air cargo improves in Q3
DSV Panalpina has acquired e-commerce specialist forwarder Prime Cargo, while it has also announced continued growth in its airfreight business in the third quarter.The Denmark-headquartered forwarder has agreed to purchase Prime Cargo, including its activities in Denmark, Poland and China, from the Mitsui-Soko Group in Japan for an undisclosed sum.Prime ...
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NewsAramex recruits Kipp to COO role
Aramex has announced the appointment of Thomas Kipp as the company’s new chief operating officer.Kipp brings over 25 years of experience across logistics, e-commerce and management consulting in Europe, Asia and North America.He will be responsible for overseeing Aramex’s global operations, business development, improving operational efficiencies, and championing crucial process ...
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NewsForwarder LILA looks to the horizon after PPE win
Ian Antonio, LILA managing directorUK-based freight forwarder LILA International Logistics is aiming to expand next year after a success 2020.The start-up forwarder was launched in 2018 and is currently a team of four but hopes to expand numbers next year and move to larger offices after bringing on PPE provider ...
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NewsDSV expands airfreight charter network to meet peak season demand
To accommodate anticipated high demand during peak season, DSV has increased its airfreight capacity with the addition of charter services.From this week, the logistics giant is operating part charters twice weekly from Belgium to New York, where trucking connections "support reliable feeding and distribution within the US".It has also added ...
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NewsCargo-partner the latest forwarder to expand airfreight charter operation
Copyright: cargo-partnerFreight forwarder cargo-partner has taken the decision to extend its air cargo charter programme because ongoing capacity concerns.The company said that to help maintain customers’ supply chains, cargo-partner has been offering multiple weekly air charters from China and Hong Kong to Europe since March 2020.In reaction to the growing ...
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Nippon Express USA implements CHAMP’s Traxon cargoHUB
Nippon Express USA, the US freight forwarding division of the Japan-based Nippon Express Group, has started using CHAMP’s Traxon cargoHUB for its digital data exchange.The Traxon cargoHUB platform enables Nippon Express USA to have electronic access to more than 100 airlines and 3,000 forwarders, operating from 9,000 branches worldwide. It ...
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NewsK+N reports improved airfreight market in Q3
Kuehne+Nagel's airfreight operating profits and revenues were up in the third quarter of the year on the back of improved market and despite a decline in volumes.The Switzerland-headquartered forwarder saw third-quarter air cargo revenues increase by 8.7% year on year to Sfr1.2bn, gross profits were down 4.3% to SFr315m and ...
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The challenge of securing temp-controlled facilities for the Covid-19 vaccine
One of the key challenges the air cargo industry faces when it comes to the Covid-19 vaccine supply chain is ensuring there is enough temperature-controlled capacity at airports.However, building these facilities costs money and takes time. Under normal circumstances handlers would also want to secure a return on their investment.But ...
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NewsMaersk launches airfreight forwarding operations with charter flights
Shipping giant Maersk has launched airfreight forwarding operations with the addition of charter flights between Thailand and Japan.The company said that it launched the first of multiple charter flights moving cargo for a leading tyre manufacturer from Thailand to Japan on October 11.The expansion in airfreight forwarding comes following the ...