All Freight Forwarder Articles – Page 71
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Cargo-partner to expand with new offices
Logistics firm cargo-partner is expanding with new offices in Australia, the UAE, Austria and Malaysia as it pursues organic growth.The most recent addition in cargo-partner’s global presence is Melbourne, Australia, which became fully operational as of July 15.In Malaysia, the company has taken up operations with a sales and customer ...
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NewsJF Hillebrand appoints new CFO
Beverage industry logistics firm JF Hillebrand has appointed Jeroen Visser to succeed Thorsten Beer as group chief financial officer and executive board member.Visser joins from family-owned retail company Blokker Holding where he held the position of group CFO. He has also held various senior level finance roles at Air France-KLM ...
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NewsPanalpina sees airfreight increase despite competitors targeting its customers
Panalpina recorded an increase in airfreight volumes in the first half of the year despite competitors targeting its volumes and the overall market downturn.The freight forwarder recorded a 5% year-on-year increase in first-half airfreight tonnage to 512,000 tonnes thanks to acquisitions, while air revenues declined by 2.6% to SFr1.5bn and ...
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NewsGeodis expands at Schiphol to meet growing demand
Image: GeodisGeodis Netherlands has opened a new airside gateway at Schiphol airport to help expedite the processing of cargo through the Dutch hub and meet increasing demand.The Geodis Amsterdam Gateway comprises 2,500 sq m of warehouse and office space and is located directly next to the airport’s runway.The company said ...
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NewsAgility on a growth trajectory despite market slowdown
Michael BlaufussMichael Blaufuss’ CV reads like a Who’s Who of the freight forwarding industry over the last 30 years, but surprisingly he has only really worked for two different companies.Blaufuss is currently Agility Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) senior vice president of airfreight but began his career in logistics in 1989 ...
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NewsSEKO expands in Chicago with new hub
SEKO Logistics' new Chicago facilitySEKO Logistics has opened a new facility in Chicago following its January acquisition of freight forwarder GoodShip International.The new facility is three times the size of the existing SEKO hub in the US city will act as "a cross border e-commerce parcel processing hub" for "its ...
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NewsRhenus partners with Wings for Aid on relief drone operations
Rhenus Air & Ocean and drone charity Wings for Aid have signed an agreement to work together to explore the feasibility of a strategic alliance for the 'last mile' delivery of relief goods in disaster areas.The two companies currently work together with Wings for Aid providing unmanned small airplanes and ...
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NewsTime:matters expands into China
Time critical logistics firm time:matters has added seven stations in China to its sameday air transport network as it continues with its global expansion strategy.The move will allow the logistics firm to offer services to and from stations in Shanghai (PVG), Shenyang (SHE), Beijing (PEK), Nanjing (NKG), Qingdao (TAO), Chengdu ...
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Kuehne+Nagel signs up with Vienna Airport's pharma handling centre
Kuehne+Nagel has signed up to use the Vienna Pharma Handling Center at the city's airport.The freight forwarder said that as a result of the deal it would have access to its own, exclusive handling area, at the new 1,600 sq m centre.Julian Jäger, member of the Management Board (COO) of ...
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Forwarders sign up for IATA's new rate platform
DB Schenker, Agility Logistics and Hellmann Worldwide Logistics have signed up to IATA's new air cargo rates platform, IATA Net Rates.IATA Net Rates aims to digitise the process of airlines and GSAs distributing rate sheets to forwarders using Excel spreadsheets and email, which the airline group said is "labor-intensive and ...
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NewsAir Menzies International signs up for new supply chain software
Airfreight and express firm Air Menzies International has signed up to use BluJay Solutions' new supply chain software across its global operations.The new platform, comprised of BluJay’s Transportation Management, Customs Management, and Control Tower applications, will replace AMI’s current operating systems.Steven Ritchie, Vice President, Information Technology at AMI, said: “This ...
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Retailers hopeful as US holds back on plan for more tariffs on Chinese goods
US retailers have expressed hope that progress made during talks between President Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit in Japan will lead to the end of the two countries’ trade war.On Saturday, the US President said that he would hold off imposing 25% tariffs on ...
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NewsCargolux freighter flights a work of art
Cargolux Airlines has transported 230 tons of artwork from the US to Basel, Switzerland, ahead of the Art Basel Fair 2019.The priceless commodities, totalling 104 pallets, were spread out over eight flights, three originating from Los Angeles and five from New York.Upon arrival in Luxembourg, the precious cargo was loaded ...
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NewsSwedish forwarder to offer 'carbon free' airfreight
Sweden-based freight forwarder Scandinavian Logistics Partners (Scanlog) will cease selling traditional airfreight and is now launching Always Carbon Offset Airfreight programme as it becomes the latest transport firm to make an environmental pledge.The company will from now on offset for the CO2e* emissions caused by the airfreight, including pre- and ...
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NewsDigital platform FreightBro signs MoU with Middle East logistics group
NAFL MoU SigningIndia-based freight forwarder platform FreightBro has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The National Association of Freight and Logistics, (NAFL), Dubai, to help its 400 members to digitise their services.With this partnership, the forwarders in the Middle East region will be able to access import rates for ...
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NewsDB Schenker’s tailor-made outfit for textile hub Bangladesh
DB Schenker has opened a new entity in textile hub Bangladesh, identified as a priority market for the global freight forwarder with headquarters in Germany.Said a spokesperson for the logistics player: “Whereas before, customers relied on the service of a partner, Schenker Logistics (Bangladesh) Limited will now be fully operational ...
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Seminars aim to tackle Heathrow truck congestion
CCS-UK User Group – the not-for-profit body which represents users of the UK’s air cargo community data system – is hosting a series of seminars to showcase its solution for streamlining collections and deliveries of airfreight at Heathrow’s cargo terminal.Advance Information System (AIS) is a bolt-on module for CCS-UK that ...
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NewsCrane Worldwide opens Guyana office
Crane Worldwide Logistics has opened a new office in Guyana on the back of the South American country's growing economy.The office is located in Georgetown and offers airfreight, ocean freight, project cargo, customs brokerage and warehousing solutions in addition to services such as storage, packing, transportation and distribution.The Guyana operations ...
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NewsKerry Logistics teams up with Spanish postal service to target Chinese e-commerce
(L) George Yeo, Senior Advisor and former Chairman of Kerry Logistics, and Juan Manuel Serrano Quintana, President of the Board of Directors of CorreosKerry Logistics has announced a new partnership with Spanish national postal service Sociedad Estatal de Correos y Telégrafos as the two target Chinese e-commerce demand.The two groups ...
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NewsPolmans and Gadhia to take the reins at TIACA
Source: TIACASteven Polmans, Director Cargo and Logistics at Brussels Airport Company will take over as Chairman of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), with Sanjeev Gadhia, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Astral Aviation, as Vice Chairman from next month.Polmans, who joined the TIACA Board in 2016, and has ...