All Freight Forwarder articles – Page 51
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Cargo-partner provides charter services update
Logistics provider cargo-partner is operating weekly charter flights throughout June from China and Hong Kong to Frankfurt, Vienna, Amsterdam and Budapest.In addition to its regular charter services, cargo-partner has carried out requests for full and part-charter flights to transport urgent cargo such as pharmaceutical, healthcare and personal protective equipment (PPE).For ...
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NewsAMI moves to new Brisbane facility ahead of airport expansion
Airfreight wholesaler Air Menzies International (AMI) has moved its Brisbane operation to a new purpose-built facility within the Brisbane Airport Industrial Park development as it prepares for the opening of the airport's new runway.Compared with AMI's previous building, the new facility offers an increase in warehouse space, improved docking space, ...
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NewsDHL turns to charter flights and rail to avoid capacity crunch
DHL Global Forwarding is utilising charter flights and rail services from China to keep coronavirus-related supply chains moving in light of capacity shortages.In a market update, the forwarder said that supply chains are facing bottlenecks in supplying medical equipment, stricter controls at international borders, and a lack of airfreight capacity."Despite ...
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NewsPriority Freight expands Europe network with new Frankfurt office
Logistics provider Priority Freight has expanded its presence in Europe with a new office located at Frankfurt Airport.The company named Marco Sauer as general manager of the new facility, which opened early this year.In his new role, Sauer will use his experience to drive and grow Priority Freight’s German and ...
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NewsTop 25 air forwarders 2019: DHL leads the pack in a tough year
In a year marked by an ongoing trade war between China and the US, DHL Global Forwarding extended its lead as the world’s busiest airfreight forwarder in 2019 ahead of Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) and DB Schenker, while DSV Panalpina pushed into the top four (full table at the end of article).According ...
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DSV Panalpina details sustainability targets
Following the release of its Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), released in 2019, DSV Panalpina has specified how much and how quickly it will aim to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.The company said its ambitious targets set "a clear direction for its sustainability efforts".DSV Panalpina explained that 'scope 1' ...
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BIFA defends forwarders "tarred as being technology laggards"
British International Freight Association (BIFA) has defended forwarders "tarred as having a reputation as technology laggards".The defence follows yesterday's news that digital freight forwarder Beacon had secured $15m in fundraising from investors including Jeff Bezos, the founder and chief executive of Amazon, and US venture capital firm 8VC.In a press ...
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NewsThe longer term impact of the coronavirus outbreak on forwarders
Richard Charles, WACO CEORichard Charles, chief executive of independent forwarding network WACO, outlines how supply chains could change following the coronavirus outbreak.The coronavirus has changed airfreight, with the majority of passenger aircraft parked, some never to return to airline schedules, and freighter capacity at a premium as global demand for ...
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NewsForwarders offer other modes in response to China air cargo congestion
Expeditors and DSV Panaplina have both been promoting alternatives to air cargo, such as road, rail and express ocean, as an option out of China in response to ongoing congestion.In a circular sent out last night, Expeditors senior vice president global ocean transportation Karl Fransisco said express ocean services could ...
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NewsCargo-partner adds new Liège hub to cater for air cargo growth
Source: cargo-partnerLogistics firm cargo-partner has opened a new office at Liège airport (LGG) to meet recent demand growth.The company said that the new office comes on the back of strong volume growth at the airport as a result of an "absence of flight restrictions and customer-friendly solutions" while "other European ...
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NewsK+N extends at Heathrow South to meet pharma requirements
AIPUT Heathrow South Cargo CentreGlobal forwarder Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has signed a lease extension to 2030 for its Heathrow South Cargo Centre warehouse at Heathrow Airport.Landlord Aberdeen Standard Investments’ AIPUT fund (Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust) said that the agreement secures the site’s pivotal role as a nationally important facility for ...
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NewsGEFCO re-organises air and sea division
Paul-Henri FreretGEFCO’s air and sea business has announced leadership changes and a reorganisation to boost the industry, automotive and life science/healthcare sectors.Paul-Henri Fréret, executive vice president, has been leading GEFCO’s Air & Sea division since February. With broad experience at GEFCO, Fréret has managed all areas of the business in ...
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NewsAirfreight rates from Shanghai decline as outlook remains uncertain
Seabury Consulting air cargo capacity May 28Airfreight rates out of Asia Pacific appear to have peaked, with prices from Shanghai to Europe and North America both declining last week.The latest figures from TAC Index show that after seven weeks of rapid increases, rates from Shanghai to North America last week ...
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Hellmann to roll out CargoWise digital platform
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has signed up to the CargoWise transport management system (TMS) for all air and sea freight operations.The platform can execute transactions covering freight forwarding, customs clearance, warehousing, shipping, tracking, land transport, e-commerce, and cross-border complianceHellmann said using the platform would standardise systems and databases "enabling more efficient ...
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NewsDAMCO in Antarctica cargo relief flight
DAMCO has helped to deliver over 120 parcels containing gifts and personal items to US Antarctic Program personnel spending extra months in Antarctica because of the Covid-19 pandemic.Chocolate bars, DVDs, contact lenses, and gifts from family were just some of the deliveries to reach the National Science Foundation-managed McMurdo Station, ...
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UK forwarders fear Brexit customs staff shortage
A survey carried out by UK forwarder group BIFA has shown that half of respondents are concerned that they will not have enough staff to carry out customs work should the country leave the European Union (EU) without a trade deal.The survey revealed "considerable concerns" regarding the recruitment of staff ...
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Blacker scoops senior airfreight role at Expeditors
Expeditors International has appointed Kelly Blacker to the role of senior vice president, global air.Blacker has held several leadership positions over her 25-year career at Expeditors and she is a licensed US customs broker and IATA/FIATA certified. Currently based in Atlanta, she will relocate to the Seattle corporate office.Blacker’s promotion ...
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K+N controlling owner expects job losses
The controlling shareholder of Kuehne+Nagel expects the company to cut up to 25% of its workers as a result of the coronavirus' impact on supply chains.Reuters reports that Klaus-Michael Kuehne said in an interview with Die Welt that warehouse workers will be the most affected, while in terms of location ...
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NewsDHL launches new online freight forwarding platform
DHL Global Forwarding (GF) has launched a pilot of myDHLi, a fully-integrated online platform for its freight forwarding customers, as part of Deutsche Post DHL's Strategy 2025 — Delivering excellence in a digital world.The forwarder said it believed the coronavirus outbreak would push companies to develop digital solutions.The new myDHLi ...
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DSV and K+N take differing approaches to job cuts during the Covid-19 crisis
In late April Copenhagen-headquartered DSV Panalpina announced that it would cut around 3,000 jobs as a result of the coronavirus outbreak and its impact on the market.The logic to the move could be seen in the volume declines reported by many of the major forwarders – if you aren’t selling ...