All Freight Forwarder articles – Page 83
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U-Freight cements its West Coast US presence
U-Freight America has opened a wholly-owned logistics hub in the City of Industry in Lost Angeles. The forwarder will offer air and ocean services from the 80,000sq ft facility and it will also contain an e-commerce fulfillment centre (EFC).U-Freight America chief executive, Rick Keller, said: “The establishment of U-Freight's new ...
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FedEx Freight’s Mike Ducker to bow out
Mike Ducker, president and chief executive of Fedex’s forwarding arm, FedEx Freight, is to retire on August 15. Ducker, a 40-year FedEx veteran, took the helm at FedEx Freight in 2014. His successor will be named later.FedEx Corporation chairman and chief executive Fred Smith said: “For more than 43 years, ...
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Kuehne + Nagel is on the move in Yorkshire
Kuehne + Nagel has moved its Leeds branch in the north of England to a new site in nearby Wakefield.The forwarder said that the new location was two miles from the centre of Wakefield and 15 miles south of Leeds, adjacent to J39 of the M1 motorway and close to ...
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Another KOG for Rhenus’s project forwarding machine
German-owned forwarder Rhenus has rebranded recently-acquired KOG Worldwide as Rhenus Project Logistics following completion of integration with the parent company.Rhenus’s project arm now has 24 companies in 20 countries including Europe, Asia North Africa and North America and has recently opened new sites in Chicago, Bremen and Tashkent.Managing director of ...
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WCA achieves 100% validation
WCA’s Time Critical Network has now validated all its members to its internal standard for companies operating within the movement and execution of urgent, time sensitive logistics.The forwarder group said accreditation would allow it to compete at international level.The Group’s global partners can now fully validate trade lanes to ensure ...
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DHL Global Forwarding adds start-up helpdesk
DHL Global Forwarding has launched a helpdesk in Berlin that is aims to meet the specific needs of start-ups.The forwarder said the new helpdesk will assist new and expanding start-up companies in the areas of logistics and supply chain development in and beyond Germany.“Our customer base of start-ups with global ...
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Dimerco Express app opens the 'virtual office'
Taiwanese forwarder Dimerco Express Group has rolled out the latest version of its global supply chain management platform, offering customers "a virtual office".Dimerco is using new Web 3.0 infrastructure to make all data exchanges "seamless and instantly accessible" via mobile networking and applications.A company statement said: "The new system means ...
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CEVA confirms $1.36bn IPO
CEVA Logistics has confirmed plans for an initial public offering (IPO) and to list its shares on the SIX Swiss Exchange in a move that will raise an expected SFr1.3bn ($1.36bn).The announcement by the $7bn revenue third party global logistics player based in Switzerland confirms earlier industry speculation.The objective of ...
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Agility partners for event tracking
Logistics firm Agility and software company UnaBiz have launched a new partnership that they hope will improve tracking for event logistics projects.The partners said that event logistics requires more precise tracking and monitoring than general logistics.Agility Fairs & Events will deploy a range of UnaBiz sensors and trackers with built-in ...
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Forwarders enhance digital sales platforms but there is more work to be done
Major freight forwarders continue to make progress in developing online sales offerings but there is much more work to be done if they are to capitalise fully on the opportunity presented.The latest annual survey by freight rate portal Freightos looked at the online offering of the world’s top 20 freight ...
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Kerry Logistics on the up in 2017
Kerry Logistics saw profits and revenues improve last year on the back of demand growth in Asia.The Hong Kong-headquartered freight forwarder registered a 28% year-on-year increase in revenues in 2017 to HK$30.8bn, while its net profit was up 7% to HK$1.2bn.Its freight forwarding business saw profits for 2017 increase by ...
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Forwarders urge early vote on Heathrow runway
UK freight forwarders are urging parliament to hold a vote on adding a third runway at Heathrow airport at the earliest opportunity.Last week, a Transport Select Committee issued a report backing a new runway at Heathrow, although it also recommended some additional measures be put in place to offset concerns ...
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DHL flies water purification vehicle from Israel to India
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight forwarding specialist within Deutsche Post DHL Group, has flown a water purification vehicle from Israel to India.The first-of-its-kind vehicle from Hadera, Israel-based G.A.L. Water Technologies produces high-quality drinking water from contaminated water within seconds and was a gift from Israeli Prime Minister ...
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AGX and Knot Global Japan respond to call to action
Freight forwarders AGX and Knot Global Japan have co-operated on a critical aircraft on ground (AOG) logistics shipment after an aircraft made an unscheduled landing as a result of engine trouble.The aircraft, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Honolulu, made the unplanned stop at Naha Airport on the Japanese island ...
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Panalpina management report stresses positive development of airfreight
Panalpina handled 995,900 tons of airfreight in 2017, the highest in the company’s history.The global supply chain services provider gave the figure in its second Integrated Management Report, summarising the company’s activities during 2017 in terms of business performance and sustainability.Plus, both profitability and earnings before interest and taxation (EBIT) ...
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Damco to streamline cross-border e-commerce
Damco has revealed plans to streamline cross-border e-commerce for its clients, with an initial priority of tackling the lack of a proven returns solution in China.The Netherlands-based forwarder and supply chain solutions specialist noted that domestic e-commerce sales rates are expected to flatten in the coming years, while the cross-border ...
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DHL gears up for Formula 1 season
DHL and Formula 1 are extending their global partnership ahead of the start of the 2018 season, which will open with the Rolex Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 23-25.DHL remains the Official Logistics Partner, and the agreement also makes it the first official partner of the F1 eSports ...
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Geodis offers online quotes and bookings
French freight forwarder Geodis has begun offering online quotations and bookings for air and ocean shipments via its Intelligent Real-time Information System – IRIS.The new features of the system, which automate key steps in the booking process to improve data accuracy and efficiency, are already live in Belgium, Indonesia, Sweden ...
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Blockchain has “exciting potential”, says DHL
DHL and technology consultant Accenture have produced a report regarding the potential of blockchain technology in logistics – including initial findings on a working prototype the companies have developed together, which tracks pharmaceuticals from point of origin to consumer and prevents tampering or errors.Blockchain maintains, records and authenticates data and ...
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DHL to amalgamate Vienna operations
DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Freight, part of Deutsche Post DHL Group, have signed a contract to purchase land near Vienna Airport in order to develop a 60,000 sq m freight hub for Eastern Europe.The DHL Campus Vienna Airport will bring together land, air and ocean freight capabilities that were ...