All Freight Forwarder articles – Page 103
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CH Robinson swoops on Australian forwarder
CH Robinson has expanded its presence in Australasia with the acquisition of forwarder and customs brokerage provider APC Logistics.The US forwarder and trucking giant said it would pay around $225m for APC, with which it has had a long standing exclusive agent relationship.The agreement is subject to certain customary closing ...
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CHAMP and Pangea sign forwarding system co-operation
CHAMP Forwarding Systems and the Pangea Logistics Network, Great Britain, have announced a strategic cooperation that will give the network's members access to the IT company’s Logitude forwarding system.This enables Pangea air and ocean freight forwarders to manage quotes, shipments, bookings and consolidations more efficiently and cost-effectively without any major ...
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DHL scoops new ATR supply chain contract
Turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR has renewed its contract with DHL Supply Chain to provide global inventory management and orders of aircraft spare parts.The new contract covers a three-year period and it is the third time ATR has renewed its contract with DHL.The new contract includes inventory management, international distribution of ...
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Air cargo demand recovery eases in July
Hopes of a recovery in airfreight demand suffered a setback in July as year-on-year volume growth during the month eased off compared with June levels.The latest figures from WorldACD show that in July air cargo demand in terms of weight increased by 1.8% worldwide, compared with the 3% improvement seen ...
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Logistics firm sets up new Rickenbacker operation
Logistics firm Morrison Express has opened a new hub close to Rickenbacker International Airport to serve the fashion, electronics and retail industries.Morrison’s new 8,250sq m facility is located around 15km from the airport and will allow the company to reach more than 70% of the US and Canada’s population within ...
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Crane Worldwide opens new Heathrow office and reveals new customer portal
Freight forwarder Crane Worldwide Logistics is set to reveal a new customer IT portal following on from the opening of its latest office and warehouse at London Heathrow.The US-headquartered company, which began its UK and Ireland operations in 2009, yesterday held an opening ceremony to celebrate the opening of its ...
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Samsung SDS forms logistics partnership with ALS to capitalise on Vietnam's growth
Samsung SDS – the IT solutions and logistics arm of Samsung – hopes to expand its business in Southeast Asia through a new partnership with Vietnam-based airfreight terminal operator Aviation Logistics Service (ALS).Through the partnership, Samsung SDS, which provides logistics services to non-Samsung companies as well as the electronics giant, ...
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Aramex lands NewBridge pharma contract
Dubai-based Aramex is partnering with specialist shipper NewBridge Pharmaceuticals to provide logistics services in the Middle East, Africa, Canada and the UK.Also based in Dubai, NewBridge’s customers include pharmaceuticals, biological, genomics and other healthcare companies.Through the partnership, Aramex is managing the logistics of patient samples across clinics and hospitals from ...
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Wilson appointed divisional director of Toll Global Express
Australia's Toll Group, owned by Japan Post, has appointed Bruce Wilson as divisional director of Toll Global Express, effective immediately.Wilson has been acting in this role since April, managing the express freight operations and business logistics solutions in Australia, including the Toll IPEC, Toll People and Toll Priority businesses.Wilson’s career, ...
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Panalpina moves Cairo operations to the new cargo city location
Panalpina Egypt has moved its country head office and all of its Cairo operations to the newly developed Cairo Cargo City at Cairo International airport.Fouad A. AbouElela, country head of sales and marketing, said: “Being in the heart of action and close to the government’s business related entities, such as ...
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Dimerco adds new India office
Taiwanese logistics company Dimerco is opening a new office in Hyderabad, India, to cater for a major customer.The new office is being opened in line with one of its mobile phone customers decision to establish a new production facility in the city.It will also strengthen Dimerco's customs brokerage service.Dimerco India ...
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DHL locks up security contract for another four years
DHL’s Global Forwarding air and ocean freight arm has renewed its contract with security hardware specialist Southco for four more years.DHL Global Forwarding has provided Southco with logistics services for the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific since 2009, providing air, ocean, domestic and customs brokerage services on various trade lanes, ...
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Flexport goes online in Hong Kong
US-owned forwarder Flexport has opened an Asian regional headquarters in Hong Kong.Backed by Founders Fund, Google Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, Y Combinator and others, Flexport is a licensed freight forwarder built around an online system which provides clients with real-time shipment visibility and analytics for international routes, rates, speeds and customs ...
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Yusen boosts airfreight footprint in Mexico
Yusen Logistics, a Japan-headquartered third-party logistics provider, has opened an airfreight forwarding office branch in Guadalajara, Mexico.The Guadalajara Branch, which opened for business on 1 August, had added to what the company said is its “rapidly growing presence in Mexico and enables it to add new capability and flexibility and ...
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SEKO Logistics invests in new Hong Kong e-commerce facility
SEKO Logistics has added further warehousing and fulfilment capacity in Hong Kong as part of its effort to develop an ‘e-commerce gateway’ for retail and high-tech customers targeting China’s booming online consumer market.The global logistics services provider’s most recent investment in Hong Kong has seen it open a new 50,000 ...
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DSV confirms further stride towards full UTi integration
DSV has confirmed and added further details to what was announced in the recent press conference revealing the group’s second-quarter results: that the former UTi operation in the US has been fully integrated into the company.A statement explained: “DSV Air & Sea in the USA have completed the office and ...
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Bolloré to let Heathrow Skyline facility
French logistics giant Bolloré has signed a 15-year lease on an 80,000 sq ft facility adjacent to London Heathrow International Airport.This facility, due to be completed this month (August), forms one part of a development called Skyline that consists of two warehouse units with a footprint of 80,000 and 74,000 ...
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Agility reports on challenging quarter
Supply chain services provider Agility Logistics has reported on its second-quarter financial results, revealing that the group’s revenue fell slightly year on year to 309m Kuwaiti dinars ($1,024m) but that net profit rose by 11% to reach KD15m ($50m).The company’s Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) business, which handles freight forwarding operations, ...
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NewsDSV sees airfreight growth but profits slide as UTi acquisition takes effect
DSV saw double-digit growth in airfreight volumes and gross profits in the second quarter of the year but margins took a hit as the integration of UTi continues to take effect.Announcing its second-quarter results, the Denmark-based logistics company saw revenues increase by 34.1% year on year to DKr17.6bn, while operating ...
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CEVA stays in the red but air volumes grow ahead of market
Logistics company CEVA has reported ahead of market growth in air volumes in the first half of the year while revenues decreased and it remained in the red.The world’s twelfth largest airfreight forwarder saw revenues decline by 7.8% year on year to $3.2bn, while adjusted earnings before interest tax, depreciation ...