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Top 25 air forwarders: K+N keeps the lead in a tough year for airfreight
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) maintained its position as the world’s leading airfreight forwarder in 2023 ahead of DHL Global Forwarding despite overall market volumes coming under pressure (full chart at end of article).Figures produced by consultant Armstrong and Associates show that top air forwarder K+N last year saw its cargo volumes decline ...
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GEFCO to be re-branded as CEVA following takeover
Automotive logistics firm Gefco will be re-branded as CEVA Logistics and become part of a newly created Finished Vehicles Logistics (FVL) division at the forwarder.The integration of Gefco into the wider CEVA organisation follows the purchase of the automotive logistics firm in July 2022 by the CMA CGM Group, which ...
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CEVA expands in Africa with latest acquistion
Source: CEVAFast-growing CEVA Logistics is expanding its presence in Africa through the purchase of forwarder Spedag Interfreight.Spedag has offices in several countries in east Africa and specialises in energy and infrastructure, aid and relief, oil and gas, and commodities.The company employs around 400 people in 24 locations in Kenya, Uganda, ...
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CEVA 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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Qatar Cargo's Halleux calls on regulators to step up on lithium batteries
Source: Air Cargo NewsQatar Airways chief officer cargo Guillaume Halleux issued an impassioned call for regulators to take steps to counter the threat of rouge lithium-ion battery shipments.Speaking at IATA's World Cargo Symposium in Dublin, Halleux said the airline had suffered three near misses with rogue battery shipments in recent ...
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CEVA opens pharma hub in Singapore to serve Asia Pacific
CEVA Logistics has opened a pharma airfreight facility near Singapore’s Changi International Airport, which will serve as its "strategic healthcare logistics hub" in the Asia Pacific region.The hub is located in the Free Trade Zone within the airport's logistics park, facilitating "seamless regional distribution" and "quick turnaround times" for connecting ...
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CEVA targets Latam perishables with Cargex takeover
CEVA Logistics has signed an agreement to purchase all shares in Colombian freight forwarder Cargex as it looks to expand in the Latam region.The Bogotá-headquartered firm has been established for more than 25 years and its primary focus is export management of perishable goods.The company has operations in Bogotá, Medellin, ...
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CEVA secures air cargo capacity with own-controlled network
Image: CEVACEVA Logistics has launched its own-controlled airfreight network as it looks to counter market volatility.The forwarder said that it has purchased recurring capacity on key routes to create a "global network of available capacity" as part of its SKYCAPACITY programme.The network covers destinations to and from North and South ...
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African air cargo market set to benefit from forwarder investments
It is hoped that recent investments by large forwarders in Africa will lead to infrastructure improvements.In January this year, DHL expanded its capabilities in South Africa by investing in new 10,000 m sq warehouse with pharma facilities near Johannesburg Airport.Also in January, CEVA Logistics acquired Moroccan freight forwarder ASTI Group.In ...
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CEVA relocates Thailand head office to Bangkok
CEVA Logistics has relocated its Thailand head office to Bangkok, as it continues to expand in Asia.The announcement follows CEVA moving its Thailand airfreight team to a new office at Suvarnabhumi Airport.The company's Thailand head office is now located in a 28-story building close to the city’s two airports and ...
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CEVA wins Airbus logistics contract
A320 hangar - credit AirbusCEVA Logistics has been awarded a contract to manage production supply for Airbus at the aircraft manufacturer's assembly site in Hamburg, Germany.The forwarder will be responsible for production supply for the A320 family structural assembly and the equipping of fuselage sections as well as the manufacturing ...
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Long-term air cargo capacity outlook remains uncertain
While air cargo capacity is expected to remain constrained in the short term, opinion is divided on the supply-demand balance in the longer term.Speaking during Cargo Talks, an online event hosted by from Turkish Cargo, Wouter Dewulf, academic director, C-MAT, University of Amsterdam, said that it was likely that cargo ...
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CEVA continues expansion in Africa with another investment
CEVA Logistics has continued its "strategic" African expansion with an investment in a Moroccan freight forwarder.The freight forwarder today announced the purchase of the ASTI Group in Morocco.CEVA said the two companies had been working together for more than two decades and have delivered a range of multi-modal services to ...
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CEVA rebrands recent African acquisition
CEVA Logistics has completed the rebranding of its summer 2020 acquisitions in Africa, with AMI and MANICA becoming CEVA Logistics from January 2021.The immediate rebranding does not include MANICA in Zimbabwe, Malawi and the borders, which will be branded MANICA a company of CEVA Logistics through to January 2022.As a ...
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CEVA expands in Africa with deals in Ethiopia and Egypt
CEVA Logistics has expanded its presence in the African market through investments in companies in Egypt and Ethiopia.In Egypt, the company has taken a majority stake in IBA Freight Services, its exclusive partner for the past 20 years, while in Ethiopia CEVA has taken a minority stake in MACCFA, a ...
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Shipping group CMA CGM invests in air cargo
French shipping group CMA CGM has acquired a 30% stake in Groupe DUBREUIL Aéro as it looks to gain access to air cargo capacity.CMA CGM, which also owns logistics company Ceva, injected €50m into the airline group, which owns the Air Caraïbes and French Bee companies, for its stake.This deal ...
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CEVA expands in Latin America with new offices
Freight forwarder CEVA Logistics has opened its own offices in Ecuador and Uruguay as part of a "strategic expansion".The company said that is has been established for many years in both countries through network partnerships and decided to open its own offices in each location to offer customers a "full ...
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CEVA Logistics begins rollout of CargoWise platform
CEVA Logistics has started rolling out logistics platform CargoWise across its network to replace multiple legacy systems, standardise operations and deliver "greater efficiency" throughout its business.The move to CargoWise is a key part of CEVA's "IMPACT 2020" plan, which also includes the purchase of a majority stake in AMI Manica ...
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CEVA launches new cargo booking platform
Freight forwarder CEVA has launched a new booking portal as it continues its digital drive.The system will initially be used for ocean transport but will eventually also be rolled out for air and road, although it has yet to announce a timeline for the roll out to these modes.The myCEVA ...
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All change at CEVA Logistics
CEVA Logistics has appointed a new head of airfreight and head of its European operation.Peter Penseel will take over as the forwarder's head of airfreight, while Peder Winther will head its European business.At this stage it is not clear when the two will take up their new positions.According to his ...