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NewsRock-It acquires Dell Will Customs Brokers
Rock-It Global car shipment. Photo: Rock-It GlobalRock-It Global, the provider of time-critical freight forwarding and logistics services for the live event, entertainment, sports, and broadcast industries, has acquired customs broker Dell Will to drive growth in the motorsports sector.Founded in 2000, Dell Will specialises in providing customs clearance services for ...
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DSV volumes fall once more in Q3
Multimodal freight forwarder DSV saw its third quarter air cargo volumes fall 14% year on year.DSV recorded a decline in volumes from 375,990 tonnes in the third quarter of 2022 to 324,436 tonnes in the same period of this year.Echoing its analysis of the first quarter of the year, DSV ...
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Korean Air poised to sell off Asiana cargo business
Korean Air Lines Co. has offered to sell Asiana Airlines' cargo business and divest routes to four EU cities to obtain European Union approval for its planned acquisition of the carrier.This is according to a Reuters report on October 17. The report added that Korean Air is now in talks ...
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NewsIATA ONE Record in sea-air first
Source: Cathay CargoMilestones for the IATA ONE Record data sharing initiative have been used on a sea-to-air shipment for the first time.Cathay Cargo, IATA, the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) used the milestones on a shipments accepted at the Dongguan Logistics Park in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) that were ...
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Flexport confirms it will cut its global workforce by 20%
Flexport has confirmed it will shrink its global workforce by "approximately 20%" as part of its plans to cut costs in a move that follows a series of changes at the company.Recently back at the helm of Flexport, chief executive Ryan Petersen said in a blog post on October 12: ...
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NewsAre recent air cargo improvements the start of a full market recovery?
There is no doubt that the air cargo industry has seen some improvement over the last few weeks but there is debate over whether this represents the start of a full recovery for the market.The latest rate figures indicate a tightening of supply and demand with last week's numbers from ...
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NewsIATA awards Saudia Cargo CEIV Pharma certification
Saudia Cargo aircraft. Photo: Saudia Cargo - brandcodeSaudia Cargo has received IATA's Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification for the transport and handling of pharma shipments.The cargo carrier announced last September that it would work with IATA to gain its CEIV Pharma certification.The certification follows Saudia Cargo's ...
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NewsDHL takes complete control of Danzas AEI
Source: DHL Global ForwardingDHL Global Forwarding (DHL) has taken complete control of freight forwarder Danzas AEI Emirates.Before the full takeover, DHL had owned 40% of the UAE-based forwarder with the remaining 60% owned by Investment Trading Group, which is in turn owned by the Al Tayer Group.DHL said that the ...
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NewsDHL completes MNG Kargo acquisition
Frank-Uwe Ungerer, DHL eCommerce chief commercial officer; Pablo Ciano, DHL eCommerce chief executive; Hale Ozsoy Biyikli, MNG Kargo shareholder; Kagan Gunduz, MNG Kargo chief executive; and Haydar Sancak, MNG Kargo shareholder. Photo: DHL GroupDHL Group has now completed the acquisition of Turkish parcel delivery company MNG Kargo and its subsidiaries ...
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NewsAir cargo improvements push shippers to longer term deals
The air cargo market continued to find its way out of the doldrums in September, resulting in an increase in longer term deals.The latest figures from Xeneta show that air cargo volumes in September were flat on a year ago and spot rates were down by 34% - the lowest ...
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Clark hits out after Flexport exit
Former Flexport chief executive Dave Clark has declared the company is "facing serious internal and industry challenges" following his sudden departure last month.Clark, who previously spent more than 12 years working at Amazon, resigned from the chief executive role last month after just one year in service.Flexport founder Ryan Petersen ...
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NewsIATA: First air cargo demand growth in 19 months
IATA has delivered some positive news for the airfreight industry with new data that shows year-on-year air cargo demand grew for the first time in 19 months, but it said the trajectory of global trade is a concern.As part of its air cargo market analysis for August, the industry body ...
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NewsSGL plans to continue acquisition spree after Portugal purchase
Lars Syberg, Scan Global Logistics, and António Beirão, FLS. Source: Scan Global LogisticsFast-growing Scan Global Logistics (SGL) has continued its acquisition spree with the purchase of Portugal-based FLS and has more planned in the coming months.SGL said that the purchase of FLS would strengthen its position in the government and ...
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NewsUPS swoops on time-critical logistics firm MNX
Source: UPSExpress giant UPS has today announced a deal to acquire time-critical logistics firm MNX Global Logistics as it looks to ramp up its healthcare capabilities.Long Beach-headquartered MNX provides services covering next flight out (NFO), air charter, on-demand courier, managed transportation, service parts logistics (SPL) and specialty freight.Its clients include ...
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DB Schenker to be sold as a complete unit and not split up
Deutsche Bahn will sell its logistics business, DB Schenker, as a complete unit rather than splitting it up into smaller units.Air Cargo News sister title DVZ reported that the Deutsche Bahn supervisory board was this week told that after months of examining various options, a complete sale was the most ...
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Cainiao files for IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
E-commerce giant Alibaba will list its logistics business Cainiao on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in an IPO that could raise as much as $1bn.On Tuesday, Alibaba submitted its application to list its logistics business on the stock exchange, although the financial terms and size of the offering were not ...
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Nippon Cargo Airlines takeover delayed
The transfer of freighter operator Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) from logistics group NYK to All Nippon Airways (ANA) has been delayed until next year.In an investor note, shipping group NYK said that the transfer of shares had been moved back from October 1 to February 1 next year.Explaining the move, ...
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SAL Saudi Logistics Services announces IPO
Saudi Arabian cargo handling and logistics firm SAL Saudi Logistics Services has announced an initial public offering (IPO).SAL Saudi Logistics is 70% owned by Saudi Arabia-headquartered airline Saudia (Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation) and 30% by Tarabot Air Cargo Services."The offering will consist of 24,000,000 ordinary shares representing 30% of the ...
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Is the air cargo market finally showing signs of improvement?
Emerging reports suggest that the air cargo market may finally be showing signs of a slight improvement after a year and a half in the doldrums.The latest market report from data provider WorldACD shows that air cargo demand last week increased by 4% on the previous seven days, which itself ...
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NewsFedEx fights market weakness with continued cost cutting
FedEx said it has continued to focus on cost saving initiatives in response to weak express demand as it reported revenue of $21.7bn in its first quarter 2024, ended August 31.The company attributed a 19% improvement in reported net income to $1.1bn to its 'DRIVE' programme t0 improve operational efficiency ...