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NewsNew regional MDs at Dachser Air and Sea
Dachser Air and Sea Logistics has appointed two new regional managing directors.Tobias Burger has been appointed as managing director of its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) business, while Ralph Riehl will occupy the same position in the Americas.Burger is currently responsible for the strategic development of the forwarder's air ...
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Dachser USA notes constant near-full capacity of Frankfurt-Chicago service
Dachser USA has provided an update about its weekly Frankfurt-Chicago air cargo service that was launched in response to increased demand for airfreight capacity when the pandemic hit.The company said that since the service was launched 17 weeks ago, it has consistently operated at near-full capacity.Dachser USA estimated that key ...
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More forwarders expand airfreight operations as capacity outlook remains uncertain
Geodis and DSV are the latest freight forwarders to secure air cargo capacity as they note an uncertain supply outlook.Geodis said that as a result of a short supply of both freighter and passenger bellyhold space, it had taken the decision to announce a permanent weekly freighter charter operation on ...
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NewsDB Schenker adds charter flights while high-tech firms turn to airfreight
DB Schenker has expanded its air charter operation as it responds to a tightening of capacity.The German freight forwarder said that its new "global flight operations programme" will connect Beijing, Shanghai, Zhengzhou and Hong Kong to Chicago and Frankfurt ten times a week with exclusive full charter flights."While scheduled air ...
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NewsDachser US expands airfreight capacity with Chicago-Frankfurt route
Dachser's US division has launched a weekly airfreight service between the North America and Europe, in response to growing demand.The service, which commenced on July 26, operates on rotation between Chicago, US, and Frankfurt, Germany.Dachser's road transport network provides links to other destinations in Germany, as well as Austria, Belgium, ...
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NewsDachser starts work on Kassel facility
Left to right: Mathias Oetter, branch manager of Dachser Kassel-Lohfelden; Norbert Thiele, deputy mayor of Lohfelden; Michael Schilling, chief operating officer road logistics at Dachser; Alexander Friedrich Wachter, vice-President of the Kassel presidential board; Alexander Tonn, managing director European logistics Germany at Dachser; and Andreas Fritsch, general manager Dachser ...
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NewsDachser announces Robert Erni as new CFO
Robert Erni will become CFO at Dachser on January 1, 20201Dachser has announced that Robert Erni will become chief financial officer (CFO), succeeding Buckhard Eling, effective January 1, 2021.Erni, who will begin at Dachser as deputy director from September 1, previously held the role of CFO at Panalpina.Prior to Panalpina, ...
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NewsDachser Mexico adds key Europe freighter destinations to support mango season
Dachser Mexico has announced that it is operating direct freighter services to five key destinations in Europe and that this in turn it will help to support the Mexican perishable export community during mango season.With the European Union representing 28% of the global import market of mangoes, Dachser Mexico's weekly ...
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NewsDachser expands China charter network to the US
Freight forwarder Dachser is adding dedicated charter flights from China to the US as it looks to offset the ongoing air cargo capacity crunch.The company said that effective immediately, it will charter several B777 passenger flights via American Airlines with flights departing from both Hong Kong and Shanghai and arriving ...
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NewsDachser Ireland appoints van den Berg as managing director
John van den Berg, MD Dachser IrelandJohn van den Berg has taken over as managing director of Dachser Ireland, succeeding Albert Johnston, who is retiring.Van den Berg has been with the company since 2006, joining the Irish country organisation in July 2019.The 49-year-old began his Dachser career in Waddinxveen near ...
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Dachser Mexico ships masks in coronavirus relief flight
Dachser Mexico provided air transportation for the shipment of more than 3m surgical and respiratory masks to Germany, to help combat the spread of Covid-19.A fully-loaded Boeing B787-9 airliner arrived in Frankfurt from Mexico City on March 24. The flight represents Dachser Mexico’s first-ever international charter flight.From Frankfurt the supplies ...
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NewsDachser announces changes to senior management
Left to right: Alexander Tonn, Michael Schilling, Burkhard Eling, Bernhard Simon, Edoardo Podestà, Stefan HohmDachser has announced changes to its supervisory board, all of which will come into effect in January 2021.Chief executive Bernhard Simon and his deputy Michael Schilling, chief operating officer of road logistics, will join Dascher’s supervisory ...
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NewsGeodis the latest forwarder to launch charter services
Geodis B747 air charterGeodis has become the latest forwarder to launch charter services as it looks to secure air cargo capacity for its customers.The SNCF-owned company said that ocean freight continues to be disrupted and air cargo options severely restricted by established passenger carriers cancelling scheduled flights i light of ...
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Forwarders brace for transatlantic capacity crunch
Freight forwarders are bracing for capacity shortages on the transatlantic as airlines axe capacity between Europe and the US.Over the weekend, the US announced that travellers from the UK and Ireland would join 26 other European nations on its banned list.As a result, carriers have been ramping up capacity reductions ...
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NewsDachser the latest forwarder to add freighter flights
Dachser Air & Sea Logistics is the latest freight forwarder to announce an expanded charter operation as it looks to head off a coronavirus-related capacity crunch.The company said that it would expand its existing Frankfurt-Shanghai freighter operation by adding flights to the US and Latin America.Dachser explained that the service ...
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Dachser urges shippers to prepare for Chinese New Year
Freight forwarder Dachser has urged shippers to be proactive in preparing for the Chinese New Year.The forwarder's America-based business warned that Chinese manufacturers would close factories for one to four weeks for the Chinese holiday, which this year begins on January 25.All suppliers will wind down operations one to two ...
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NewsDachser Air and Sea appoints Podestá as COO
Edoardo PodestáDachser has appointed Edoardo Podestá as chief operations officer (COO) of its Air & Sea Logistics business.Podestá replaces Jochen Müller who agreed with Dachser not to extend his contract when it expires in 2020. Müller will stop working for Dachser with immediate effect.The forwarder said that Müller was responsible ...
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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 and 2018.Flexport’s global head of airfreight Neel Jones Shah said that in Greater China and Hong Kong, the peak season would be less pronounced that the last couple of years ...
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NewsDachser Air & Sea moves into Sweden market
Germany-based Dachser Air & Sea Logistics division has entered the Swedish market, opening an office for air and sea freight shipping in Gothenburg. It will also handle rail transport, as well as customs clearance and warehousing.The office will work with Dachser’s Swedish road transport operation, which operates from four offices ...
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NewsSilva is the new managing director for Dachser's European Logistics Iberia
Celestino Silva, Dachser managing director, European Logistics IberiaCelestino Silva will take over as managing director of Dachser’s European Logistics (EL) Iberia business unit.He succeeds Juan Quintana, who has opted to leave the freight forwarder to pursue new professional opportunities.Silva began his career at Azkar—the predecessor of Dachser EL Iberia—over 20 ...
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