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NewsDHL achieves CEIV Pharma re-certification
DHL Global Forwarding has been re-certified to IATA's CEIV Pharma standard.The standard requires auditors to review certificated companies every three years.At each location, IATA examines and compares the station's correspondence to its temperature control regulations (TCR), as well as GDP (good distribution practices) guidelines from the European Union, WHO and ...
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Time:matters continues expansion with US subsidiary
Time-critical logistics firm time:matters is continuing its recent expansion with the addition of a US subsidiary.The company has established time:matters Americas based out of Miami.Target customers include US and international companies from the automotive, aviation and aerospace, high-tech and semicon, life and health, medtech, machinery and component, and logistics sectors."It ...
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DP DHL reports "significantly increased earnings" in Q2 2020
Deutsche Post DHL Group experienced "significantly increased earnings" in the second quarter of 2020, despite global disruption caused by the global Covid-19 pandemic.The logistics giant saw its operating profit (ebit) increase by 16%, from €769m in 2019 to €890m this year."This number includes the already expected negative impact of around ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr and Geodis partner on 48 An-124 flights
June 30 Volga-Dnepr Airlines An-124 crew on the arrival to Vatry of the last flightVolga-Dnepr recently teamed up with freight forwarder Geodis to complete 48 An-124 flights carrying medical supplies to France.The freighter operator said the flights took place within a 90-day period between April and June delivering urgent supplies ...
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NewsDSV invests in new logistics centre to accommodate growth
DSV plans to invest DK2bn in a new 700,000 sq m logistics centre in Horsens, Denmark, that will accommodate its recent and forecast growth.The company also plans to consolidate its Horsens warehouse and cross-docking terminals to increase efficiency and productivity, as well as reducing its CO2 emissions.The office will cover ...
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NewsAir Menzies International announces additions to NZ branch
Air Menzies International (AMI) has announced its new New Zealand branch manager: Shane Pillanger.Pillanger, who has more than 24 years of freight forwarding experience, will oversee operations at the AMI Auckland and Christchurch branches.He has previously held positions at Fliway International New Zealand, Vanguard Logistics Services and Nippon Express New ...
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DHL GF launches Chitose–Hong Kong charter service to serve scallop market
DHL Global Forwarding (GH) has launched a thrice-weekly charter service from Chitose in Japan to Hong Kong in order to serve scallop producers in the region of Hokkaido, Japan.Harvesting for scallops in Hokkaido typically begins in June and ends in October.The charter is the only direct air freight service from ...
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AF KLM Cargo and DHL team up on pharma shipment visibility
DHL Global Forwarding and Air France KLM Martinair (AFKLMP) Cargo have connected their systems to improve the visibility of pharma shipments.The joint solution is based on a host-to-host connection through an application-programming interface that allows information sharing about the shipment journey, including all shipments’ important milestones and temperature checks for ...
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NewsForwarder Maurice Ward opens Antwerp office
300-20180601-MWG-WEBSITE-WF-2-0.inddIrish freight forwarder Maurice Ward Group, which has a presence across Europe, has expanded its network with a new office in Antwerp, Belgium.The new facility will be led by branch office manager Nancy Verstraeten, who is new to the Maurice Ward Group team.Verstraeten commented: "As a Branch Manager with more ...
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NewsDachser announces Robert Erni as new CFO
Robert Erni will become CFO at Dachser on January 1, 20201Dachser has announced that Robert Erni will become chief financial officer (CFO), succeeding Buckhard Eling, effective January 1, 2021.Erni, who will begin at Dachser as deputy director from September 1, previously held the role of CFO at Panalpina.Prior to Panalpina, ...
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Forwarder One World Express joins e-commerce network
One World Express has become a member of independent forwarder network WCA's e-commerce group.One World Express, headquartered in London, gained WCA e-commerce certification after establishing a portfolio of services for the sector as well as IT infrastructure that allows it to integrate with other firms as part of any trade ...
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NewsU-Freight subsidiary Shanghai Renaissance names vice general manager
Shanghai Renaissance (RENSHA), a subsidiary company of Hong Kong-based U-Freight Group, has promoted Lily Tao to vice general manager.Tao started her career in the freight industry as an operations executive with RENSHA in 1995 and for the past decade, prior to her promotion, she was assistant to the company's general ...
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Kuehne+Nagel reports completion of sustainability goals
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has revealed in its Sustainability Report 2019 the "successful completion of our environmental goals" set out in its 2010 KN Green its sustainability strategy.K+N's Sustainability Report 2019 follows the 17 goals for sustainable development set out by the United Nations. In the report, K+N reveals that "all targets ...
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NewsGEODIS appoints managing director Indonesia
GEGOIS has named Tomy Sofhian as its Indonesia managing director.Sofhian, who has almost 20 years of experience working in the freight delivery sector, will report to Rene Bach-Larsen, sub-regional managing director ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations).GEODIS said its professionals in Indonesia are "involved in supporting customers in the oil ...
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Bin Yousef Cargo charters flights for PPE to Qatar
Qatar-based freight forwarder Bin Yousef Cargo has chartered multiple Boeing 777-200 freighters for a number of its clients in 180 countries.The freighters were loaded with more than 100 tonnes of medical supplies, and medical equipment for use in Covid-19 treatment centres in Doha.The charters were organised after the Qatar government ...
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NewsCEVA Logistics expands in Africa with acquisition
Source: CEVA LogisticsCEVA Logistics is expanding its operations in Africa after having acquired a controlling shareholding in third-party logistics provider AMI Worldwide, which has a presence in East and Southern Africa.On July 1, employees at AMI Worldwide offices in 12 countries in East and Southern Africa will join join the ...
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NewsPerishable logistics firm PML adds charter role due to market uncertainties
Perishables logistics firm PML has appointed Gustavo Mundel into the newly-created role of charter freight manager in response to market uncertainties caused by Brexit and the Covid-19 outbreak.Mundel joins the business having worked on both sides of the airfreight business, acting for airlines as well as operating as an independent ...
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NewsChina rail services takeoff during air cargo capacity crunch
Rail freight services from Xi'an - considered the starting point of the silk road - to Europe have seen an increase in volumes this year in response to lengthier air cargo supply chains.Statistics from the Xi’an Xinzhu Station of China Railway Xi’an Group show that as of May 6 the ...
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NewsRhenus opens new office at Liège Airport
Rhenus Air & Ocean has moved from Herstal in Belgium to a new location at Liège Airport, as cargo volumes handled by the airport continue to grow.The forwarder said that with 900,000 tonnes of cargo transported each year, Liège Airport (LGG) is Belgium's largest airfreight airport and the fastest growing ...
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NewsConroute Logistics achieves AEO accreditation
Johan Hagman, financial director (left) and Joakim Hagman, sales director of the Conroute group (right)Conroute Logistics, sister company of Swedish firm and U-Freight Group (UFL) partner Conroute Air & Sea, has achieved AEO-F accreditation.The European Union AEO scheme is co-ordinated by the World Customs Organisation. By meeting AEO standards, businesses ...