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NewsMaersk launches airfreight forwarding operations with charter flights
Shipping giant Maersk has launched airfreight forwarding operations with the addition of charter flights between Thailand and Japan.The company said that it launched the first of multiple charter flights moving cargo for a leading tyre manufacturer from Thailand to Japan on October 11.The expansion in airfreight forwarding comes following the ...
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Damco brand to be axed as part of re-organisation
Damco parent AP Moller Maersk has announced that it will integrate the forwarder into its own logistics business.The shipping giant said that as a result, the Damco brand will disappear from the market by the end of 2020.The move will see Damco's air and less than container load (LCL) offering ...
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NewsDAMCO's Beirut team back online after offices damaged in Beirut blast
DAMCO’s Beirut-based team has restarted operations following this month’s devastating blast at the Port of Beirut, which badly damaged its offices.The forwarder said that it was able to get back up and running within 24 hours of the disaster by relocating all office functions to its warehouse facility in Dekwaneh, ...
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NewsDAMCO in Antarctica cargo relief flight
DAMCO has helped to deliver over 120 parcels containing gifts and personal items to US Antarctic Program personnel spending extra months in Antarctica because of the Covid-19 pandemic.Chocolate bars, DVDs, contact lenses, and gifts from family were just some of the deliveries to reach the National Science Foundation-managed McMurdo Station, ...
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NewsCoronavirus pandemic: DAMCO outlines response to crisis
Zera Zheng, head of Damco business resilience and securityZera Zheng, head of business resilience and security at DAMCO, outlines how the freight forwarder responded to the coronavirus outbreak to keep supply chains movingOur business resilience (BR) program kicked into play at the beginning of January when we started to monitor ...
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NewsDAMCO adds new head of Americas and 'cargo rescue program'
DAMCO has appointed Mike Meierkort as head of Americas as it launches a new "Cargo Rescue Program" in the US aimed at helping supply chain congestion caused by the coronavirus outbreak.Meierkort has more than 32 years’ experience in logistics, including senior roles with Panalpina, Vanguard Logistics, and, most recently, Livingston ...
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NewsDAMCO moves into new Heathrow facility
DAMCO's Heathrow facilityFreight forwarder DAMCO has moved into a new 36,000 sq ft warehouse at London’s Heathrow Airport as part of ongoing investment in its airfreight offering.The company has moved its airfreight operations into offices at the North Feltham Trading Estate, within three miles of Heathrow’s cargo terminal, to support ...
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Damco: Finding fresh focus
Freight forwarder Damco is looking to take advantage of a rising market this year with a new business focus targeting specific areas, as its global head of airfreight, Ferwin Wieringa, tells Damian BrettThe last few years have been a period of change for the airfreight market, but also for freight ...
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Damco launches three-tier product offering
Freight forwarder Damco will begin offering three different service levels across its air and sea operations.The Netherlands-headquartered company has branded the service levels: standard, plus and customised.All products offer full track-and-trace functions and online booking, with the customised services including tailored benefits such as customised reports, an order management system ...
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NewsDamco appoints new head of EMEA and network strategy
Naomi Landman, Damco Head of Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Network StrategyDamco has appointed Naomi Landman as head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and network strategy to drive growth in 2020.Landman brings two decades of forwarding experience and air freight expertise in senior management roles, most ...
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NewsDamco: airfreight set for improvement in second half
Ferwin Wieringa[In 2019] the market has clearly gone down and there are multiple reasons for this, one of the significant ones being the uncertainty generated by the US/China trade war, writes Ferwin Wieringa, global head of airfreight, Damco.In addition, since consumer demand has also reduced this year, airfreight has not ...
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Damco renews with BluJay for digital services
Freight forwarder Damco has expanded its deal with supply chain software provider BluJay to include cloud services.The two companies have been working together since 2011 but will now change from an 'on-premise' to a cloud-based setup.Damco will also bring invoicing, vendor payments, and master data into the Transportation Management for ...