All Freight Forwarder Articles – Page 84
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LATAM expands European services with new Lisbon route
LATAM Cargo kicked off its new Guarulhos to Lisbon route carrying a full load of six tonnes of cargo on behalf of freight forwarder Panalpina.The five-times-a-week service took off for the first time on September 3 utilising a Boeing 767 passenger aircraft. The airline said the flights are part of ...
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Europa Air & Sea posts record growth
The Air & Sea division of UK-based freight forwarder Europa Worldwide Group has posted second-quarter revenues of £35m, with record growth seen across both modes.Europa Air & Sea director Angus Hind said: “We’ve … seen a steady increase in UK exports for both air and seafreight, which I feel is ...
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K+N invests in overland pharma fleet
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) is strengthening its European pharma fleet as the market for temperature-controlled shipments continues to grow.The forwarder has deployed 35 new pharma trailers and will add a further 45 before the end of this year – plus another 200 in the coming years – in order to ...
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Trinity Logistics sticks with Etihad Cargo
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Cargo has signed up to continue operating three weekly Boeing 777 Freighter flights into Rickenbacker International Airport on behalf of Trinity Logistics USA.Trinity’s business focuses on the high fashion industry, forwarding garments from exporters in Colombo (Sri Lanka) and Hanoi (Vietnam) to Rickenbacker – a dedicated cargo ...
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SEKO Logistics continues recruitment drive with Ian Oliver appointment
SEKO Logistics has recruited Ian Oliver to the new post of vice president, domestic operations.Based at the company’s Chicago headquarters, he will lead SEKO’s strategic partner engagement in the US and have responsibility for domestic operations, including its rapidly expanding linehaul operations and supporting its home delivery services.It is the ...
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DSV takes aim at e-commerce with S&H acquisition
DSV has expanded its e-commerce capabilities with the acquisition of Benelux logistics firm S&H.S&H offers a range of services: warehousing; response handling; financial fulfilment; product fulfilment; European distribution; customer service; returns handling; e-fulfilment and supply chain management.It covers both business-to-business and business-to-consumer markets.“S&H has proven itself as a champion within ...
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Dubai’s ISS Global Forwarding: ‘a regional powerhouse’
The Investment Corporation of Dubai has launched ISS Global Forwarding as part a strategic directive by the Government of Dubai to separate Inchcape Shipping Services Holding into two standalone companies focused on marine services and – in the case of ISS Global Forwarding – supply chain logistics.The new venture will ...
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CEVA adds Malaysian distribution facility for Honeywell
Honeywell Aerospace Trading (HAT) has appointed CEVA Logistics to operate its first distribution centre in the Asia Pacific region.The bonded facility, located in Kuala Lumpur’s Bukit Jelutong Industrial Park, will house both raw materials and finished goods for export and local distribution. CEVA will also be one of the companies ...
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AirBaltic picks B&H Worldwide for AOG at Gatwick
UK-based aerospace logistics specialist B&H Worldwide has won a contract with airBaltic to handle all of the airline’s AOG traffic, including time-critical spares and routine shipments, to and from London Gatwick.B&H Worldwide said it will “take care of the entire shipping process providing a new level of shipment transparency to ...
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Cargo-partner breaks ground on logistics centre in Ljubljana
Vienna-headquartered freight forwarder cargo-partner held a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday (August 30) as it began construction of a new warehouse near Slovenia’s Ljubljana Airport.The iLogistics Center will provide 25,000 sq m of storage space, as well as 6,000 sq m of small parts and single-pick area, 5,000 sq m of cross ...
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CH Robinson expects peak season capacity constraints
Freight forwarder CH Robinson has declared the current air and ocean freight markets represent something of a ‘perfect storm’ and once again expects capacity constraints during the peak season.The peak shipping season has heated up early, the forwarder noted. Rates are up on the spot market, and air and ocean ...
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New SEKO CTO looks to the future
US-headquartered logistics services provider SEKO has appointed Mike Powell as its new chief technology officer (CTO).He has – the company stated – been tasked with “taking the company’s award-winning technology suite to the next level to support customers’ global demand chains”.Powell has oversight and leadership of all matters relating to ...
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DSV wins multimodal contract from GEO Specialty Chemicals
The UK business of Denmark-headquartered logistics operator DSV recently inked a two-year contract with GEO Specialty Chemicals to provide domestic and multi-market export fulfilment services for chemicals manufactured at the company’s facility in Hythe, Southampton.The contract, which extends up to April 2020, with the possibility to extend by a further ...
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Kerry reports on successful first half to 2018
Kerry Logistics has announced its interim results for the first half of 2018, the six months up to the end of June.The Hong Kong-based logistics specialist’s turnover rose by 27% year on year to reach HK$17,461m, while core net profit increased by 22% to reach HK$700m.Its International Freight Forwarding (IFF) ...
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Hermes Germany takes over SEKO Logistics GmbH
On 1 September 2018, Hermes Germany will formally take over SEKO Logistics GmbH.SEKO Logistics GmbH has offices in Bremen and Frankfurt and all employees of both these offices in Germany will be incorporated into the new Hermes structure.Hermes provides international logistics services to the retail industry. Headquartered in Hamburg, it ...
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K+N restructures in Europe
Switzerland-headquartered supply chain services provider Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) is to establish a single integrated region of Europe within its business on January 1 next year.The new Europe region business will have its head office in Hamburg, and within its remit will be consolidated K+N’s management for all European countries.The ...
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SEKO appoints Matthew Brown as new CFO
US-headquartered supply chain services specialist SEKO Logistics has appointed Matthew Brown as its new chief financial officer (CFO).He has replaced Dan Sarna, who retired as CFO at the beginning of August.Brown brings to the role over 25 years of experience in international business and financial management. He is based at ...
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U-Freight points to boom in AOG business
Hong Kong-based freight forwarder U-Freight has reported a significant increase in its shipments related to aircraft-on-ground (AOG) business, in large part thanks to its ongoing collaboration with SOAR, a US-headquartered provider of services for emergency AOG repairs, as well as of scheduled airframe repairs.Among recent projects involving U-Freight has been ...
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CEVA names Binetti as its new CCO
Supply chain services giant CEVA Logistics has confirmed that Laurent Binetti will take up the position of chief commercial officer at the company on September 1.According to a CEVA statement: “Binetti brings a wealth of experience in developing and managing different sales channels, from small enterprises to leading global multinationals.”And ...
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Mark Rollinson to head up Dachser UK
Germany-headquartered logistics giant Dachser has announced that Mark Rollinson will take over as managing director of Dachser UK at the end of September.After more than 17 years in the position of MD for Dachser UK, Nick Lowe is taking early retirement from the company, and he will be succeeded by ...