All Freight Forwarder articles – Page 55
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NewsDachser the latest forwarder to add freighter flights
Dachser Air & Sea Logistics is the latest freight forwarder to announce an expanded charter operation as it looks to head off a coronavirus-related capacity crunch.The company said that it would expand its existing Frankfurt-Shanghai freighter operation by adding flights to the US and Latin America.Dachser explained that the service ...
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NewsKerry Logistics opens new Heathrow facility
Kerry Logistics UKKerry Logistics has moved its airfreight division in the UK into a new facility close to London Heathrow Airport as it continues to grow its air volumes.Operating 24/7, the facility provides a fully temperature-controlled bonded warehouse including deep frozen storage, pick and pack machinery, vacuum cooling and other ...
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Bolloré Logistics launches China freighter flights
Paris-headquartered Bolloré Logistics has launched a series of freighter flights from China to Europe in order to meet customer demand.The freight forwarder said the B747F flights between Shanghai and Luxembourg started in early February and are due to end in early April.The schedules are weekly, but every other week a ...
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NewsDSV sees German airfreight volumes take a hit
In 2019, the airfreight division of Denmark-headquartered freight forwarding DSV lost around one third of its German airfreight export cargo compared to the previous year, writes Oliver Link from Air Cargo News' sister title DVZ.The IATA CASS figures show that DSV Air & Sea suffered by far the greatest loss ...
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NewsDHL airfreight volumes down 4.6% in 2019
The world’s largest airfreight forwarder DHL Global Forwarding saw airfreight revenues and volumes decline last year, but gross profit improved (see charts at end of article).The DHL Global Forwarding, Freight division saw total airfreight volumes for 2019 decline by 4.6% year on year to 2m tonnes, while revenues were down ...
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NewsKintetsu and Chapman partner on Sudan relief flights
Freight forwarder Kintetsu World Express, in partnership with charter broker Chapman Freeborn, recently completed a series of seven Airbus A300F charter flights from Dubai World Central Airport (DWC) to Juba, the capital of South Sudan, uplifting over 230,000kg of aid and relief materials.The project was completed in "less than three ...
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Damco launches three-tier product offering
Freight forwarder Damco will begin offering three different service levels across its air and sea operations.The Netherlands-headquartered company has branded the service levels: standard, plus and customised.All products offer full track-and-trace functions and online booking, with the customised services including tailored benefits such as customised reports, an order management system ...
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NewsCEVA Logistics expands in Bangladesh
CEVA Bangladesh management teamAs part of its strategic expansion in the emerging Southeast Asian markets, CEVA Logistics has opened its own offices in Dhaka and Chittagong.The logistics firm has been operational in textiles hotspot Bangladesh for 17 years through a network partner, providing logistics services to a number of multinational ...
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NewsForwarder Delmar expands US presence with Rotra acquisition
Canadian freight forwarder Delmar International has announced the acquisition of Rotra, LLC and Rotra Brokerage Services, Inc.Delmar said the transaction significantly raises the capabilities and size its US footprint and workforce, which now exceeds 200 employees and operates from coast to coast with seven branches throughout the country.Established in 1984, ...
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DP DHL takes a €70m hit from the coronavirus
Deutsche Post DHL took a €70m hit on its operating profits in February as a result of the coronavirus.The express, parcel and logistics giant said that it had a very good start to the year in January and was prepared for the usual effects around Chinese New Year.However, since then, ...
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Kuehne + Nagel highlights "stable" 2019 airfreight results
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has released its full-year results for 2019.The Group overall saw its net turnover increase by 1.5% to CHF21.1bn in 2019. The business grew its gross profit by 3.5% from CHF7.7bn in 2018 to CHF8bn in 2019.Meanwhile, earnings before interest and tax (ebit) increased by 7.5% to ...
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NewsDavies Turner goes electric for greener forklifts
UK freight forwarder Davies Turner has powered up with Doosan electric forklift trucks, a greener replacement in the warehouse for the existing diesel fleet.Davies Turner, with 23 UK branches and more than 1.6m sq ft of warehousing space nationwide, handles around 2,000 tonnes a month at its 24/7 operation Heathrow ...
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DSV Panalpina confirms thousands of jobs to go as integration continues
Freight forwarder DSV has confirmed to Air Cargo News reports that suggest thousands of jobs will be cut as a result of the integration of Panalpina.A spokesperson confirmed a Wall Street Journal article that stated headcount would be reduced by between 3,000 to 4,000 during the integration of the two ...
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Challenging year for Agility's logistics arm
Agility Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) saw full year 2019 revenue fall 2.5% to KD1.1bn, in what was described as “a challenging year for the freight forwarding industry as a whole”.GIL, the freight forwarding arm of the Kuwait-based Agility logistics and warehousing group, reported a full year 2019 decline versus 2018 ...
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Turkish logistics firm Fevzi Gandur passes GDP audits
Turkey-based Fevzi Gandur Logistics has been awarded Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification at two of its facilities.In order to achieve the certification, the company went through several audits carried out by ASB Intl Certification Surveillance, Auditing and Training Service .The certification covers Fevzi Gandur's facilities in Buyukcekmece and Istanbul airport.“The ...
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BIFA welcomes new approach to new customs system roll out
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has welcomed a review of the timetable for implementation of the UK's new customs declarations processing system.BIFA said that UK Customs (HMRC) will now implement a dual-running of both the new (CDS) and existing (CHIEF) systems until confident that the new system is fully ...
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NewsWilson scoops new role at Pilot Freighter Services
Rochelle Wilson, Pilot Freight ServicesFreight forwarder Pilot Freight Services has promoted Rochelle Wilson to vice president, field sales.In this newly-created role, Wilson will be responsible for growing local sales and working closely with the regional vice presidents and local sales team to increase productivity and results.The company said that Wilson ...
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Forwarders need to prepare for Brexit following latest government update
Forwarders and hauliers should start to prepare for Brexit now they have more clarity on when the transition period will come to an end, according Peter MacSwiney, chairman of Customs clearance solutions provider Agency Sector Management (ASM).MacSwiney said there is limited time to implement the systems needed to tackle trade ...
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NewsSea-air solutions set to help alleviate coronavirus capacity crunch
Sea-air solutions could help shippers to avoid airfreight shortages and price spikes as production lines in China soon get back underway following the extended New Year holiday break.As reported, airlines have cut swathes of capacity on their China and Hong Kong services in response to a collapse in passenger demand ...
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DSV Panalpina opens new Canada base
Danish-owned freight forwarder DSV has opened a new Canadian head office and logistics facility near Toronto.The new facility is located in the suburb of Milton, 20 miles (30km) from Pearson International Airport and close to Canada’s busiest highway (401).DSV Panalpina says the 1.1 million sq ft (100,000 sqm) facility is ...