Freight forwarders – Page 37
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InsightsAirfreight reacts to challenges in energy logistics
Demand remains steady in the energy airfreight market with rising oil prices and renewables development helping to fuel business, writes Yvonne Mulder.The general consensus in the energy airfreight market is that the pressure from governments, consumers and campaigners to end the use of fossil fuels will not significantly impact their ...
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Top forwarders not expecting globalisation to end
Global supply chains have been battered by constant disruption for more than two years, leading some to warn that there could be an upswing in nearshoring.First there was the Covid outbreak, then capacity challenges across all modes of transport, issues with worker shortages due to quarantine requirements, the impact of ...
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NewsDimerco delivers Covid self-test kits to Taiwan
Freight forwarder Dimerco has transported 165 pallets of Covid self-test kits with a total weight of nearly 50 tons from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) as infections continue to climb in Taiwan.The shipment for an unnamed customer in the rapid diagnostics sector was carried ...
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NewsCEVA Logistics delivers BAE Systems scale replica aircraft
Source: CEVAThe need for speed was critical for the CEVA Logistics Showfreight team last week as they managed the logistics for a full-scale replica of a Typhoon fighter jet for a movie premiere in London’s Leicester Square.The CEVA team had just seven hours to unload and install the scale model ...
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NewsForwarders need more understanding of digitalisation, says AfA chief
Brandon Fried, executive director, Airforwarders Association (AfA). Photo: AfAForwarders are ready to invest in digitisation but need to understand better its worth beyond being a shipper or regulatory requirement.That was the message from Brandon Fried, executive director of the Airforwarders Association (AfA), when addressing delegates at the CNS Partnership ...
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New functionality added to the myDHLi platform
DHL Global Forwarding has added new features to its customer portal that makes it easier for them to track and offset the environmental impact of their shipments.The myDHLi platform now allows users to select sustainable aviation fuel for their shipments while they will also be able to track emissions down ...
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Forwarders soon to offer real-time pricing to shippers through WebCargo
WebCargo is in the process of launching a new service that will enable freight forwarders to offer shippers live rate quotations and real-time capacity, and allow shippers to finalise bookings themselves.The new service allows forwarders to send through PDF quotes for the services that the shipper has requested that includes ...
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K+N teams up with IAG Cargo on Saf flights
IAG Cargo and Kuehne+Nagel are partnering on the purchase of 8m litres of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (Saf) as they tackle airfreight emissions.The Saf will be manufactured from sustainable waste feedstocks and sourced from Phillips 66's Humber Refinery in Lincolnshire to be delivered over the course of 2022.The partners said the ...
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NewsCMA CGM to invest in AF KLM and partner on freighters
(L) Benjamin Smith, AF KLM and Rodolphe Saade, CMA CGM. Source: AF KLMCMA CGM is planning to purchase a 9% stake in Air France-KLM Group as part of a new partnership that also includes combining their freighter operations.The two firms today announced that they had signed a 10-year exclusive strategic ...
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InsightsNordic air cargo market weathers turbulence
Challenges created by ongoing reduced airfreight capacity and Ukraine war constraints have seen the Nordic air cargo market continue to invest and innovate to meet new challenges, writes Damian Brett.Times have been turbulent for the Nordic air cargo market over the last couple of years.Like much of the industry, companies ...
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Maersk completes acquisition of Pilot
Shipping giant AP Moller Maersk has completed its acquisition of US forwarder Pilot Freight Services in a deal worth $1.7bn.As a result of the acquisition, international and domestic supply chain provider Pilot Freight Services will be rebranded to Pilot – A Maersk Company.The transaction price of $1.7bn equals to an ...
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DHL airfreight volumes edge up but revenues fly
DHL Global Forwarding saw its airfreight revenues jump in the first quarter of the year despite volumes increasing by a much lower amount.The forwarder's airfreight business saw revenues increase by 55.% year on year to €2.9bn. Gross profits improved by 10% to €488m but volumes were up by just 3% ...
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DSV and K+N outline a complex market with higher rates to continue
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) and DSV highlighted a complex logistics market in their recent quarterly updates, with higher freight rates to stay, softening consumer demand and ongoing supply chain disruption.K+N was the first to reveal its results, with revenues and profits continuing to surge on the back of acquisitions on higher prices ...
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NewsScan Global Logistics targets emissions with SAF deal
Source: Neste/Scan Global LogisticsScan Global Logistics (SGL) is partnering with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) producer Neste to offer customers the opportunity to reduce their carbon emissions when using airfreight.The freight forwarder said that the agreement means that customers can choose the level of emissions they want to reduce from their ...
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NewsBAFCO joins WACO
Mohammad Aslam Kazi, chairman, BAFCO. Photo: BAFCOGlobal freight management and logistics network The WACO System (WACO) has announced that BAFCO International Shipping and Logistics Co., Ltd. (BAFCO) will be the latest addition to its global freight forwarding network as the representative for Saudi Arabia.Along with services including airfreight, ocean freight, ...
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DSV gross profit grows 61% in Q1 2022 bolstered by air and sea freight
Freight forwarder DSV reported gross profit grew 61% in the first quarter of 2022 with the Air & Sea division achieving an EBIT growth of 109%.The Air & Sea division’s revenue amounted to DKr45,887m for the first three months of 2022, compared to DKr22,924m for the same period last year.For ...
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Cargo-partner buys UK partner as it expands in western Europe
Logistics firm cargo-partner has fully acquired its UK-based partner, Aztek International Freight, following its purchase of a third of the company in 2021.The move will add two new offices to the cargo-partner network, in East London and Bradford, in addition to the company's existing office in Manchester, and continues the ...
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NewsBolloré to open new Abidjan airport logistics facility
Source: BolloréBolloré Transport & Logistics Cote d’Ivoire will open a new logistics facility close to Abidjan airport.The CFA3.4bn centre will cover a total area of 9,000 sq m and is being developed to support cargo import and exports from the country.The centre is due to open in September and will ...
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Dimerco's China-Mexico Air+Road service off to a flying start
Freight forwarder Dimerco's recently launched Air+Road service from South China to Mexico handled more than 70 shipments since its launch.The company said that so far the bonded service, which utilises freighter services from China to either Los Angeles or Dallas and then cross-border trucking to Mexico, has handled 76 shipments ...
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Profits continue to soar at Kuehne+Nagel in Q1
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) saw its overall and airfreight profits continue to soar in the first quarter of the year as supply chains remained under pressure and demand continue to improve.The forwarder reported an increase in airfreight revenues of 91% year on year to SFr3.1bn on the back of a 32.6% increase ...