Agility

Airfreight rates continue to rise as capacity crunch goes global

Airfreight rates continued their rapid ascent last week, breaching the $5 per kg mark on the transpacific trade lane for…

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Agility names new chief executive for logistics division

Global logistics provider Agility today announced its new chief executive of global integrated logistics (GIL) business: Chris Price (pictured), effective…

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Challenging year for Agility’s logistics arm

Agility Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) saw full year 2019 revenue fall 2.5% to KD1.1bn, in what was described as “a challenging…

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Supply chain professionals fear a recession in 2020

A new survey shows that the majority of supply chain industry executives anticipate a recession in 2020 amid concerns about…

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Logistics industry continues to view US-China trade war as biggest threat

The logistics industry continues to see the trade war between the US and China as the biggest threat to global…

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Forwarders up their digital offering but there’s more work to be done

The leading freight forwarders are making progress in improving their digital services, but there is still more work to be…

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Agility see Q3 airfreight volumes fall

Logistics and infrastructure company Agility has announced Q3 results showing falling airfreight volumes amidst “challenging market conditions” for its Global…

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Forwarders predict a slower peak season for 2019

Freight forwarders are not expecting to face the same cargo capacity shortages as they experienced on major trades in 2017…

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Agility profits up despite tough airfreight market

Logistics and infrastructure firm Agility saw net profits increase by 8.1% year on year in the second quarter despite its…

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Agility on a growth trajectory despite market slowdown

Michael Blaufuss’ CV reads like a Who’s Who of the freight forwarding industry over the last 30 years, but surprisingly…

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