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e-AWBs made easier for Connecta forwarders
CHAMP Forwarding Systems has signed a partnership agreement with UK-based Connecta Airfreight Network to accelerate electronic air waybill (e-AWB) adoption among small and medium size forwarders.Connecta’s members will access the CHAMP Cargosystems subsidiary’s web-based freight forwarding system Logitude, enabling them to manage quotes, shipments, bookings and consolidations "more efficiently and ...
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DHL Express: air cargo volumes lost to express won't come back
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Airfreight forwarders should not expect to be able to win back the market share they have lost to integrators over recent years because of fundamental differences in their offering.Speaking at a media event at its European regional hub in Leipzig, DHL Express Europe chief executive John Pearson told ...
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Hungry XPO to buy US trucker Con-way for $3bn
Fast growing XPO Logistics is to buy US trucking and logistics company Con-way for $3bn, including debt, making it the second largest provider of less-than-truckload services in North America.Deep-pocketed XPO said that its latest logistics takeover - it acquired Europe’s Norbert Dentressangle for $3.2bn in June - will expand the ...
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Kerry adds robots to Hong Kong warehouse
Kerry Logistics has introduced six robotic butlers at its flagship facility in Hong Kong to speed up the picking process in line with trends in e-commerce.The robots operate 24/7 and can pick 280 items per hour compared to 50 items normally, and the pick rate is four times faster.Kerry said ...
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K+N signs cool chain deal with Ortho Clinical Diagnostics
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics has awarded a six-year contract to Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) to manage its cold and temperature-controlled warehousing and distribution in the US.“We need a partner with demonstrated capability managing high volume cold chain distribution operations and who understands the strict regulatory rules and logistics challenges of our industry,” said ...
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Speed with safety for Toll’s Perth site
Toll Group’s Express arm has completed a A$20m renovation of its depot at Perth Airport, part of a A$80m programme of property investments and improvements in Western Australia.It includes a 172 metre steel overhead walkway between the main office and the training room to keep pedestrians away from moving equipment ...
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Schiphol milk run to save CO2 emissions
Schiphol airport’s logistics community are trialing a ‘Milk Run’ concept to reduce CO2 emissions by replacing forwarders' truck collections from handling agents with a single delivery.The partnership project, organised by the forwarders’ steering committee of Air Cargo Netherlands, aims to optimise the inbound supply chain at Amsterdam hub Schiphol by ...
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American execs join Episcale’s eAWB team
Two former American Airlines executives have joined Florida-based Episcale, which specialises in transforming paper-based transactions into digital form with its eFreight360 e-air waybill solution.Former AA cargo chief David Brooks has joined Episcale as an advisor. He became president of the cargo division in 1996, having joined American as a financial ...
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Horse specialist firmly on course for Australia
Equine specialist New Zealand Bloodstock (NZB) has gained approval from the Australian government’s veterinary department for its new UK quarantine station in Sussex.Approval allows NZB’s airfreight arm to offer a monthly horse transport service ex UK to Australia from November this year. NZB Airfreight already offers a similar service from ...
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Jochen Thewes new chief executive of Schenker AG
Jochen Thewes has been appointed chief executive of Schenker AG and will lead the Germany railway Deutsche Bahn’s DB Schenker Logistics business unit.He will take up his new position on September 1, 2015, replacing Karl-Friedrich Rausch, who held the position on an interim basis. Dr Rausch has now left the ...
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Hong Kong and Taiwan boost Kerry interims
Hong Kong-based logistics firm Kerry Logistics Network showed little sign of the Chinese financial crisis in its interim results for the six months ended 30 June.However, group managing director William Ma warned that the global economy “continued to be plagued with volatility in the first half of 2015” although its ...
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South Africans ready to click to ship
AMI has extended its click2ship service to its South African operations. The system allows bona fide freight agents to obtain online, all-inclusive quotations for shipments, including collection and delivery, which can subsequently be converted to bookings. Additional services such as insurance can also be booked online.The service was first launched ...
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NetDespatch smooths AMI service
Airfreight and express wholesaler Air Menzies International (AMI) is using NetDespatch’s data management platform to improve its customers’ international deliveries.AMI provides neutral airfreight and express wholesale services exclusively to freight forwarders and couriers, using its buying power to purchase large volumes of capacity and passing the benefits on to its ...
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The heat is on: Ruslan transports steam superheater to Saudi Arabia
A Ruslan International AN124-100 freighter has transported a 60 tonne steam superheater from Linz in Austria to Dammam, Saudi Arabia.The flight, arranged in partnership with Swiss forwarder Panalpina, involved a 450 km journey by road to Linz Airport.The road journey required several special permits, due to its width of 620 ...
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Kerry Logistics' perfect fit for Debenhams
A UK regional rather than Heathrow-centric approach to airfreight helped Kerry Logistics Network secure a contract with Debenhams that cuts by two days the outbound supply chain process to growing markets in the Middle East.Kerry Logistics will handle all airfreight from Debenhams’ UK distribution centre in Peterborough to various destinations ...
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Geodis' US expansion was expected for some time
French logistics firm Geodis’ acquisition of US-based third party logistics operator Ozburn-Hessey Logistics (OHL) for an undisclosed amount had been “on the agenda for some time”, according to one industry analyst.Transport Intelligence said that a Geodis acquisition in the US had been expected and earlier in the year the company ...
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Geodis to buy logistics operator OHL
French global forwarder Geodis has entered into an agreement to acquire US-based third party logistics operator Ozburn-Hessey Logistics (OHL) for an undisclosed amount.The number four European supply chain operator said that OHL will be rebranded “in time” under the Geodis banner.Geodis, 100% owned by French railways subsidiary SNCF Logistics, has ...
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Agility Logistics records Q2 revenue decline despite airfreight yield boost
Logistics firm Agility Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) reported a 4% decrease in revenues during the second quarter and a softer airfreight market.The Kuwait-headquartered company said that second-quarter revenues slid to KD259m largely as a result of currency volatility.With currency effects stripped out of the result, it would have recorded a ...
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UTi joins forwarders offering China-Europe rail alternative to air
UTi Worldwide has joined the growing number of forwarders offering railfreight alternatives to ocean and air cargo between China and Europe.The global supply chain services provider launched its weekly Iron Silk Road rail service between Harbin and Hamburg to provide clients “more cost-effective transport options in these markets and beyond”.UTi ...
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Forwarder Damco records first quarterly profit since 2013
Freight forwarder Damco recorded a quarterly profit for the first time in more than a year during the second quarter but airfreight volumes decreased.The AP Moller Maersk-owned logistics company recorded a second-quarter profit of $7m compared with a $32m loss during the same period in 2014, while revenues decreased by ...