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DHL Global Forwarding to open Paris cargo warehouse
DHL Global Forwarding (GF) has strengthened its presence at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport with the signing of a contract for this new 16,000-sq m airfreight warehouse and office building.GF has experienced “significant growth” in its cargo activities in the region and needs to relocate to bigger premises, admits Jean-Claude ...
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DB Schenker: How air cargo can be green
COMPANIES like to boast about what they are doing to combat climate change, but does it influence the way they design their supply chains? And what does that mean for air cargo? Will it inevitably always be seen as the bad boy for carbon emissions, or is there anything it ...
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Panalpina beats the market in 2013
PANALPINA increased its airfreight business by three per cent last year, beating the market’s one per cent growth.It transported some 24,000 tonnes more, reaching an annual total of 825,000 (2012: 801,000].At the same time, increasing competitive pressure led to gross profit per tonne decreasing by approximately two per cent.In total, ...
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K+N air freight volumes edge ahead
KUEHNE + NAGEL saw airfreight volumes increase 1.4 per cent in the 2014 first quarter to 285,000 tons, although divisional air cargo turnover fell 0.9 per cent to just over SFr1bn.The Switzerland-based logistics operator said that the volume increases in air cargo were mainly realised in Europe and North America, ...
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GEFCO appoints new sales and marketing director
AUTOMOTIVE logistics specialist GEFCO UK has appointed Charlie Weale as its new sales and marketing director.He is charged with leading the development of sales and promotional strategies as the company focuses on increasing visibility and generating commercial opportunities in air, ocean and international logistics, says a statement.With more than 30 ...
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WACO enjoys members boost
GLOBAL forwarder network WACO has welcomed four new businesses from the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.Kuwait Maritime and Mercantile Co, Lyn Cargo Express of the Dominican Republic, Iraq-based BCC Logistics and OMA Group, representing Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Togo in West Africa, were officially appointed as members during ...
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New air cargo head at DB Schenker UK
THE UK arm of global logistics services provider DB Schenker Logistics has appointed Matthias Kraus as its new director of airfreight.Kraus, who has been working for the DB Schenker Group since 1997, has held several roles including business development manager and assistant to the managing director at Schenker Taiwan.In 2012, ...
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Norbert Dentressangle’s €1,078m revenue hike
NORBERT DENTRESSANGLE’s consolidated revenues rose by 13.6 per cent to €1,078m in the first quarter of 2014.The forwarding giant also enjoyed a 5.5 per cent increase in its transport business revenues to €527m and a 19.8 per cent hike to €522m from its logistics activities “reflecting a more positive trend ...
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SDV sets up in Myanmar
FRENCH logistics company SDV is growing its network in south-east Asia by setting up a new office in Yangon, Myanmar, formerly Burma.The development is happening with the support of KG Polestar, its long-standing partner since 1998.As of this month, experienced staff from both entities have joined forces to create SDV ...
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Panalpina gains airfreight market share
PANALPINA continued to gain airfreight market share in in the first quarter of 2014, with a 6.3 per cent rise in volumes that outpaced the industry’s 4 per cent benchmark growth.“We had a decent start into 2014,” says Panalpina chief executive Peter Ulber. “In the first three months of the ...
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Saudi Arabia's first e-AWB shipment
SAUDIA Cargo has operated the country’s first e-AWB export shipment, flown on behalf of local agent Express Forwarding Services (EFS).The ground-breaking 0.5-tonne consignment was successfully transported on a Saudia flight from Jeddah to Cairo.A number of major challenges were overcome, including the refinement and enabling of the airline’s systems and ...
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New chief commercial officer at CEVA
GLOBAL supply chain management company CEVA Logistics has appointed Hakan Bicil as its new chief commercial officer.Bicil, formerly executive vice-president, head of strategic business development at Panalpina, has held several senior roles within the logistics industry during a career spanning 20 years, says a company statement.Xavier Urbain, chief executive officer ...
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UTi opens Houston oil and gas facility
UTi Worldwide has opened a new global hub and forwarding facility in the Houston, Texas area, with special capabilities centered on the energy sector.The global logistics company has stepped up its energy, mining and related projects (EMP) presence there because it understands the special requirements of oil and gas clients.“We ...
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DP DHL air cargo volumes flat in Q1
Weak demand from major customers saw Deutsche Post DHL’s first quarter 2014 air cargo volumes remain flat at 933,000 tonnes, while its containerised sea freight volumes rose 4.7%.The Germany-based logistics giant reported that air freight volumes started to improve towards end of quarter as its global forwarding and freight division ...
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Two-driver service cuts UK-Scandinavia times
DSV Road UK has launched an express trucking service between the UK and Scandinavia for time-sensitive shipments.The Daily Flyer service – operated by vehicles with two drivers –reduces transit times between the UK and Scandinavian destinations by between 24 and 48 hours.The premium product will eventually be rolled out across ...
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DHL expands Thermonet life sciences stations
DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING will see 15 more certified life sciences stations go live in the second quarter of 2014, primarily in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa regions.Adding to the existing Thermonet network, DHL is expanding the global service for life sciences and healthcare customers with temperature-controlled airfreight shipment ...
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Agility profits up, but cargo revenue drops
KUWAIT-BASED logistics company Agility’s profits rose 11 per cent to KD11.24 million in the first quarter of this year, even though overall revenues dropped by 11 per cent.Weak demand in air cargo continued to impact on the company’s Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) business, which saw its revenues decrease by 15 ...
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Cargo Champion – Gary Schultheis
THERE was no getting away from airfreight for Gary Schultheis. It was there long before he started his career.“I grew up just outside JFK airfield,” he remembers. “Everybody in the neighbourhood worked at the airport.”After his stint in the navy, Schultheis went to work for United as an airfreight agent, ...
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Norbert Dentressangle’s express Russia service
NORBERT DENTRESSANGLE’S freight forwarding division Norbert Dentressangle Overseas, has launched new express services from the UK to Russia, to assist companies trying to break into the Russian market.From June, the company will operate a consolidated airfreight service (daily and weekly), along with an ocean freight/road service option, says a statement. ...
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IJS Global acquired by Dutch investor
GLOBAL logistics service provider IJS Global has been acquired by Dutch investment company Nimbus.IJS will provide the Netherlands-based entity with its first involvement in the transport and logistics sector, but IJS will continue to be driven from its Amsterdam headquarters with its senior management remaining very much in place, says ...