All Freight Forwarder articles – Page 34
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SGL predicts another challenging year for airfreight
Fast-growing freight forwarder Scan Global Logistics (SGL) is predicting another challenging year for airfreight as strong demand, ocean freight problems, ground handling issues and slow to recover air cargo capacity combine to keep the industry under pressure.On the capacity side, the Denmark-based company said that it does not expect belly ...
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NewsBifa Freight Services Award winners revealed
Kerry Logistics receives the Air Services Award. Source: Kerry LogsiticsThe Bifa Freight Service Awards took place yesterday, hosted by ex-England rugby star Matt Dawson and attended by more than 500 people.The freight organisation’s director general, Robert Keen, congratulated all the companies and individuals that won each category, as well as ...
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NewsGeodis appoints contract logistics MD
Antje Lochmann. Photo: GeodisGeodis’ freight forwarding managing director in Germany, Antje Lochmann has expanded her role to also become managing director of the company’s contract logistics activities in Germany.Since Lochmann took over the role as the managing director of Germany’s freight forwarding activities in 2018, she and her team have ...
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NewsNippon Express Belgium gains GDP for pharma facility
Nippon Express facility at Brussels Airport. Photo: Nippon ExpressFreight forwarder Nippon Express Belgium has obtained Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification for operations at a Medexi-owned pharma facility in Brussels Airport's cargo area.The GDP certification is effective December 21 2021 for air and ground forwarding operations, inclusive of inventory control, evidencing ...
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NewsSeko promotes Dalton in legal role
Char Dalton. Source: Seko LogisticsSeko Logistics has promoted Char Dalton to chief legal officer and chief of staff to focus on the company’s long-term growth objectives.In her new role, Dalton will support the chief executive, James Gagne, with execution of strategic initiatives across all portfolio companies.Responsibilities include building and leading ...
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NewsB&H reports huge rise in OBC demand
Gustavo Mundel. Source: B&H WorldwideThere has been a “rapid expansion” in demand for onboard courier (OBC) services, according to aerospace logistics firm B&H Worldwide.The company said that it experienced a “huge rise” in requests for OBC services at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and this has continued to gather ...
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NewsSeko Logistics launches e-commerce unit
Dave Emerson. Source: Seko LogisticsSeko Logistics has launched a new e-commerce business unit as it looks to grow cross-border e-commerce volumes.The new business unit, Seko ECommerce, will offer four core solutions: international e-commerce shipping and delivery services; e-commerce fulfilment; parcels returns and re-commerce and heavyweight e-commerce shipping and last mile ...
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Freightos Group acquires 7LFreight
The Freightos Group has acquired North American rate management company 7LFreight.The deal means that the WebCargo booking solution will be integrated into 7LFreight's platform, giving the company access to a wider market.WebCargo said that the acquisition solidifies its North American presence, bringing 7LFreight customers onto its booking platform which connects ...
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Logistics groups urge Australian government to extend cargo support scheme
Australian logistics firms and shippers have called on the government to extend its Covid scheme to support air cargo operations.The Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and the Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) have written to Australia's Federal government to implore them to extend the Austrade International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM) ...
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NewsDHL GF roars ahead with lion transport
Source: DHL Global Forwarding. Copyright: Mike BaxterDHL Global Forwarding helped transport five lions and a tiger from Ukraine to South Africa as part of a conservation effort.The lions and tiger were transported from a private zoo in Chernivtsi and a zoo in Nikolaev in the south of Ukraine to Boryspil ...
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NewsFlexport appoints head of Europe
Douglas Brown. Photo: FlexportFlexport has appointed Douglas Brown, currently vice president Flexport Asia, as the company’s new leader for Europe.Brown replaces Jan van Casteren, who is leaving the company.After relocating to Flexport’s Europe headquarters in Amsterdam this March, Brown will focus on diversifying the digital freight forwarder and customs broker’s ...
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NewsDB Schenker adds new charter flight to meet constraints
Copyright: Munich AirportDB Schenker has added charter capacity out of India as it looks to meet capacity constraints.The forwarder will offer charter capacity on a weekly flight operating on the route: Bengaluru-Doha-Munich-Chicago.The flight is in addition to its existing charter operation covering Mumbai, Frankfurt and Atlanta.Both flights connect three continents ...
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Carousel and DANX to merge following private equity investment
Time critical logistics firms Carousel and DANX will merge after being purchased by private equity firm Axcel.The merger will expand the two firms' networks by combining DANX's presence in the Nordics and Baltics with Carousel's UK, Ireland, Germany and Iberia offices. The two firms have combined annual revenues of around ...
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NewsRock-It adds new Heathrow warehouse to smooth cargo screening
(L to R) Chris Palmer and Martin Corr, co-managing directors EMEA. Source: Rock-It GlobalEvent logistics firm Rock-It Global has opened a dedicated warehouse facility at Heathrow Airport as it looks to avoid screening congestion at the airport.The 1,394 sq m facility at Heathrow Airport offers 377 cu m of caged ...
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NewsEuropa expands into mainland China
Angus Hind: "This new office marks the start of further Europa Air & Sea expansion in 2022." Photo EuropaEuropa Air & Sea is expanding its footprint into mainland China with the launch of a new office in Shanghai.Europa Shanghai is expected to facilitate the business’ growth plans and allows for ...
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DSV responds to Asia Covid restrictions with extra freighters
DSV has responded to Covid restrictions and lockdowns in Asia by adding extra freighter capacity from Hong Kong and Singapore.The freight forwarder is adding two extra weekly flights - offering 100 tonnes of capacity each - to its Hong Kong-Liege-Hong Kong loop, bringing its weekly flights on the route to ...
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NewsSeafrigo targets online grocery sales with New Jersey facility
Source: SeafrigoFreight forwarder Seafrigo Group will open a new warehouse in the US state of New Jersey to cater for growing online demand for food products.The new 85,000 sq foot facility - the French forwarders' fifth in the area - is scheduled to open this year and will provide additional, ...
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How to ensure airports don't become the next supply chain crisis
In his latest Air Cargo News column, Brandon Fried, executive director of the US Airforwarders Association, looks at how air cargo hubs can avoid becoming supply chain bottlenecks.As 2021 draws to a close, forwarders and their customers are staring down one of the most stressful business environments in recent memory.However, ...
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Samskip targets airfreight project cargo
Multimodal shipping firm Samskip has expanded its airfreight portfolio by adding project cargo to its offering.The company, which launched a dedicated airfreight forwarding division last year, will bring together its Bremen-based project cargo business and air cargo team in Schiphol to target the market.The initiative aims to create a "one-stop ...
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K+N targets Africa with network expansion
Freight forwarding giant Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has expanded its presence in Africa through the addition of several new offices across the continent.The Switzerland-headquartered company told Air Cargo News that it began the expansion project in 2021 with the second phase being completed this year.In total, K+N has added 10 countries to ...