All Freight Forwarder articles – Page 17
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NewsOnBoard Logistics partners with Raft for digital efficiency
Rodrigo Sosa Quiroga, co-founder and vice president, OnBoard Logistics. Photo: OnBoard LogisticsUS-based freight forwarder OnBoard Logistics has partnered with logistics platform Raft to make its operations more efficient and further its digitalisation efforts.OnBoard Logistics now boasts a fully automated warehouse pre-check process, utilising Raft’s platform to optimise the receipt and ...
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DHL Global Forwarding calls for more SAF with shipper demand rising
DHL Global Forwarding has called for a "substantial" increase in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production as it reports rising demand for sustainable solutions from customers.The freight forwarder said a growing number of customer tenders and discussions included greenhouse gas transparency.Customers are also willing to explore the use of sustainable solutions ...
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NewsB&H Worldwide adds New Zealand airside trucking
(L-R) Darren Sutton, Lee Hedges and Joel Toali'i. Source: B&H WorldwideAerospace logistics firm B&H Worldwide will add its own trucking operation at both Auckland and Christchurch airports in New Zealand.B&H’s own trucks will now operate daily at New Zealand’s two leading airports for both collections and hand deliveries so ...
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NewsDachser eyes acquisitions
Burkhard Eling, DachserAcquisitions are on the growth agenda for German logistics company Dachser.Chief executive Burkhard Eling said the company is “definitely looking for some targets” across its Air & Sea Logistics (ASL) division.However, while in its Road Logistics (RL) business Dachser has traditionally waited for opportunities to acquire partners it ...
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NewsCrane Worldwide celebrates 15 years of operations
Source: Crane WorldwideFreight forwarder Crane Worldwide is celebrating 15 years of operations.The company was launched in Houston in 2008 and has since expanded to more than 130 locations across the globe."The organisation has developed an international footprint through organic growth in fifteen years of cultivating solid partnerships with clients worldwide," ...
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NewsDHL Global Forwarding appoints new head of airfreight
Max Sauberschwarz. Photo: DHLDHL Global Forwarding has appointed a new executive vice president, global airfreight.Thomas Mack will leave the position effective October 1, and will be succeeded by Max Sauberschwarz, who currently holds the role of senior vice president Global StarBroker, DHL Global Forwarding’s air charter organisation.Sauberschwarz will assume the ...
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Cargo-partner adds US-UK airfreight consol service
Cargo-partner is continuing the expansion of its airfreight consolidation services with the addition of an operations between the US and UK.The weekly service covers flights between Chicago O’Hare International Airport and London Heathrow via Toronto Pearson International Airport and was launched on June 1.The cut-off date for goods arriving to ...
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NewsWinter of discontent predicted as air cargo rates plummet
With volumes down and capacity up, July saw global air cargo rates continue their downward trajectory – foreshadowing a tough winter season for airlines, according to market analysis by Xeneta-owned CLIVE Data Services.“The month of July rarely provides any surprises in terms of unexpected performance levels in the global air ...
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DHL Express to expand at CVG Airport
DHL Express is to invest $192m at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky (CVG) International Airport in the US as it expands its existing operations there.The investment will include a new 305,200 sq ft aircraft maintenance facility on a 50-acre site next to DHL’s current CVG hub, as well as the addition of eight ...
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NewsVideo: What events have had the largest impact on the industry in the last 40 years?
Air Cargo News is celebrating 40 years of breaking news and views. As well as looking back through time ourselves at the biggest stories of the last 40 years, we decided to ask a selection of industry stakeholders what events have had the largest impact on the industry in the ...
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NewsAGI opens Leeds office
Dale Cross. Photo: AGI Global LogisticsAGI Global Logistics has opened a new office in Leeds, UK to increase its coverage in the north of England, where it already has a presence in Manchester, Immingham and Newcastle.The Leeds office is an extension of AGI’s Derby operation, and will be run by ...
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NewsDHL airfreight volumes continue to fall
Melanie Kreis, DHL Group chief financial officer. Photo: DHLDHL Group’s second quarter airfreight volumes reflect what the company called a “less dynamic market environment”, having declined by 13% year on year to 415,000 tons – while revenue plummeted 46.8% to €1.48bn.Looking at airfreight performance during the first half of the ...
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Deutsche Bahn mulls DB Schenker sale options
Rail and logistics giant Deutsche Bahn (DB) is continuing to assess its options for selling its forwarding subsidiary DB Schenker.Levin Holle, member of the Management Board for Finance and Logistics, noted that the business is performing well, despite much more challenging market conditions than in 2022.Speaking during the DB Group's ...
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InterviewsDB Schenker aims to keep its freighters flying
How did Covid change airfreight and how can the logistics industry protect and maintain air cargo supply chains during any future pandemic? Those are the questions being considered by air cargo professionals and their customers as Covid-induced supply chain disruption and sky-high airfreight rates become a footnote in history. Freight ...
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Tables selling fast at the Air Cargo News Awards
Tables at the Air Cargo News Awards are selling fast following the announcement of shortlisted entrants last week.This year's exclusive awards take place in the UK at the Hilton London Syon Park near Heathrow Airport on Thursday, October 12, where attendees can network with their peers and colleagues.With the shortlist ...
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UPS talks with unions set to resume as strike action looms
Talks between UPS and union representatives are set to resume next week with potential strike action less than two weeks away.The express giant urged quick action to finalise a deal with the Teamsters union saying that members would not work beyond July 31 when the current deal is due to ...
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Cargo On Demand fraud lawsuit against Polar Air Cargo thrown out
Polar Air Cargo's efforts to dismiss a fraud lawsuit brought by freight forwarder Cargo On Demand (COD) have been successful.The civil Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) lawsuit was filed late last year in the Southern District of New York Court.And in April, 10 individuals were charged with defrauding ...
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US forwarders told to brace for UPS strike action disruption
US freight forwarders have been told to brace for the impact of potential strike action at UPS and major trucking firm Yellow Freight going insolvent.Brandon Fried, executive director of the Airforwarders Association, said that supply chains are facing a "perfect storm" that would disrupt the flow of goods across the ...
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NewsAir Cargo News Awards: This year's shortlist revealed
Air Cargo News is delighted to announce the companies that have been shortlisted for a prize at this year's awards.The team of seven independent judges pored over more than 80 entries across nine categories.The winners will be honoured by Air Cargo News and the wider air cargo industry at an ...
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Seafrigo targets airfreight with takeover of UK forwarder
Seafrigo Group has acquired UK-headquartered forwarder Perishables Movements Limited (PML) in a move that will provide the Group with more airfreight business.Effective immediately, all PML employees will join the Seafrigo Group, and in the coming months all PML locations will operate using a new co-branding, with a view to eventually ...