British International Freight Association (BIFA) has defended forwarders “tarred as having a reputation as technology laggards”. The defence follows yesterday’s…
Freight forwarding
Jeff Bezos invests in digital forwarder Beacon
01 / 06 / 2020
UK-based digital freight forwarding and supply chain finance company, Beacon has secured $15m in its Series A fundraising round, from…
Aero Africa announces new chief commercial officer
31 / 01 / 2020
Aviation logistics provider Aero Africa has named Jade Da Costa as its new chief commercial officer. South Africa-born Da Costa…
Dublin’s EFL recruits Byrne Air Freight staff as founder Eddie retires
29 / 01 / 2020
Dublin-based freight forwarder EFL International has recruited the staff of Byrne Air Freight after its owner and founder, Ex-Aer Lingus…
First Africa office for Heppner
13 / 11 / 2019
French freight forwarder Heppner has opened a branch in Dakar, Senegal – its first on the African continent. The company said…
Bolloré keeps track of goods in transit
04 / 06 / 2019
Freight forwarder Bolloré Logistics has launched real-time shipment monitoring at the Transport Logistic exhibition in Munich on 5 June. A…
Biggest-ever airfreight piece for Martin Bencher
03 / 06 / 2019
Freight forwarder Martin Bencher has handled its largest-ever airfreight charter move. Its project department in Denmark and Martin Bencher Airfreight…
BIFA welcomes UK Customs’ decision to extend Transitional Simplified Procedures
25 / 03 / 2019
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has welcomed UK Customs’ (HMRC ) decision to extend the declaration and import payments…
Heppner and Gebrüder Weiss form partnership
12 / 03 / 2019
Heppner has formed a strategic partnership with the Air & Sea division of Gebrüder Weiss, in order to expand its…
E-commerce boom and trade growth fuel DP DHL Group revenues in 2018
07 / 03 / 2019
The boom in e-commerce and sustained growth in international trade flows saw Deutsche Post DHL Group’s (DPDHL) 2018 group revenue…