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DHL forwarding expands along US-Mexico border
DHL Global Forwarding has expanded its US presence with six stations along the country’s border with Mexico, employing 300 staff in San Diego, Tucson, Nogales, El Paso, Laredo and McAllen.According to Alejandro Palacios, head of southern border stations at DHL Global Forwarding: “These six stations are located in some of ...
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Shawn Richard takes on newly-created air cargo role at SEKO
SEKO Logistics has appointed Shawn Richard vice president global airfreight – a new position set up in response to increasing demand driven by booming cross-border e-commerce.Chief commercial officer, Americas, Terry Unrein, said: “SEKO’s roots are in airfreight but the real significance today is how it is driving the growth of ...
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Logistics software giant Descartes buys Aljex for $32.4m
Logistics software specialist Descartes Systems Group has acquired New Jersey-based Aljex Software, a cloud-based provider of back-office transportation management solutions for freight brokers and transport providers.Descartes acquired Aljex for $32.4m in cash, satisfied from Descartes’ existing acquisition line of credit.Aljex's platform is used by nearly 400 customers in North America ...
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Forwarders lose appeal against €169m fines for air cargo cartel between 2002 and 2007
The European Court of Justice has upheld the €169m in fines imposed six years ago by the European Commission on freight forwarders which participated in an air cargo cartel between 2002 and 2007.Kühne + Nagel International, Schenker, Deutsche Bahn and Panalpina World Transport have now lost their appeal regarding a ...
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CEVA appoints new managing director for UK, Ireland and Nordics
CEVA Logistics has appointed Eddie Aston to the position of managing director, UK, Ireland and Nordics (UKIN).Aston joins CEVA from Northgate, the commercial van hire and leasing organisation, where he was UK managing director.Said Aston: "Driving growth further is my key priority, and having been away from logistics for a ...
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Speedy logistics needed to earn e-commerce revenues says SEKO
Retailers and e-tailers that react quickest to the shift in e-commerce consumer behaviour for speed of delivery and product returns will earn customer loyalty and revenue growth, states SEKO Logistics.The UK is currently the third largest e-commerce market in the world, with 46% of UK small and medium enterprises (SMEs) ...
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Flexport launches recruitment drive as it opens new German office
Flexport has opened a new office in Hamburg, Germany, and will recruit more than 100 employees over the next three years to fill positions at the facility.The new office will be the company's second European station and comes as the forwarder has set an ambitious revenue growth target of 300% ...
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Swissport to seek IPO and listing on SIX Swiss Exchange
Swissport Group is to seek an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and listing of its shares on the SIX Swiss Exchange.Swissport's sole shareholder, China’s HNA Group, is expected to retain a long-term strategic shareholding following the IPO.The Switzerland-based global leader in ground handling and cargo services will continue to function as ...
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DHL launches global trade barometer, and the mercury is rising
Logistics giant DHL has introduced what it claims is an early indicator for the current state and future development of global trade.The DHL Global Trade Barometer, published quarterly, is based on large amounts of logistics data from the deepsea container market that are evaluated with the help of artificial intelligence.The ...
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Logistics executives optimistic for emerging market cargo growth in 2018
Logistics industry executives expect emerging markets to grow this year at their fastest rate since 2013, according to the latest Agility Emerging Markets Index.The annual index, which is put together by logistics firm Agility and consultant Transport Intelligence (Ti), includes a survey of the expectations of 500 logistics industry executives.For ...
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Video: GEFCO opens Heathrow pharma facility
GEFCO has opened a dedicated pharma handling facility near Heathrow Airport, its third such temperature-controlled warehouse in Europe for the life sciences and healthcare sector.This new 15,000 sq ft facility in the UK complements the forwarder's pharma warehouses’ in Frankfurt, Germany and Amsterdam, the Netherlands.The facility features different temperature areas: ...
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Crane Worldwide promotes Nielitz to country manager role
Crane Worldwide Logistics has promoted Christian Nielitz to country manager for Germany.Nielitz joined the company in June 2014, starting his career as gateway development manager and was appointed to branch manager for Duesseldorf in 2017.Gerard Ryan, regional vice president Europe, Middle East, India and Africa at Crane Worldwide Logistics, said: ...
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The 'freight and the good' celebrate awards success
The British International Freight Association has revealed the winners of its Freight Service Awards Competition 2017.The winners of the eight general, modal, and specialist categories in the awards are: Superior Freight Services UK, TR Logistics, Dachser, B&H Worldwide, Metro Shipping, Moto Freight, Pharmafreight, and Morgan Cargo.In the Individual category, the ...
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FedEx expands freight forwarding business
FedEx is expanding freight forwarding division, FedEx Trade Networks, with the addition of its speciality logistics and e-commerce solutions businesses from March.FedEx Trade Networks (FTN), which is led by Richard Smith, son of FedEx founder Fred Smith, will include a new company called FedEx Forward Depots, with responsibility for critical ...
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Crane Worldwide opens new Saudi Arabia office
Crane Worldwide Logistics has opened a new office in the “upcoming logistics hub” of Saudi Arabia.The freight forwarder said its new Dammam office would offer airfreight, seafreight and logistics services.The operation is strategically located in Al-Khobar, served by King Fahd International airport and King Abdul Aziz Port.“Saudi Arabia is seen ...
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Reuter retires after 39 years at Dachser
Thomas Reuter has retired after 39 years at Dachser, the Germany-headquartered global logistics services provider.As previous announced, Reuter is stepping down as chief operations officer of air and sea logistics, handing over his responsibilities to Jochen Müller who joined Dachser from Schenker in October 2016 as part of the transition ...
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K+N partners with Temasek to invest in supply chain start-up firms
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has teamed up with Singapore investment firm Temasek to invest in start-up tech firms that are developing products for logistics and supply chain operations.The joint venture is targeting investments in companies which are developing technologies and services with the potential to “transform traditional business models in logistics, improve ...
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Harrell to lead UPS freight forwarding arm in Europe
UPS has named Michael Harrell as president of freight forwarding for Europe.Harrell will be responsible for the strategy, performance and revenue growth of the US parcel and logistics giant's freight forwarding services across Europe. He will report to Nando Cesarone, president of UPS Europe.“Mike has the global perspective and industry ...
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Rhenus Group swoops on Brazilian forwarder to strengthen regional presence
The Rhenus Group has taken over Brazil-based freight forwarder and customs broker Pirâmide SeaAir in part to help speed up the flow of goods into and out of the country.The German logistics group said that Pirâmide SeaAirhas been operating as a licenced customs clearance broker for more than 20 years ...
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Brussels Airport to introduce slot booking for trucks
Brussels Airport will launch its slot booking app for certain gates at the warehouses of Aviapartner and WFS to help reduce waiting times next week.The BRUcloud slot booking app, first revealed in May, will go live on January 15, allowing trucking companies and freight forwarders to book time slot at ...