All Freight Forwarder articles – Page 92
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Perspex sees clear advantages from Tigers deal
Logistics and transport company Tigers is to partner with acrylic products maker Perspex SA Gauteng in South Africa for all its warehousing and distribution needs.Perspex South Africa manufactures extruded acrylics, styrenics, polycarbonate, aluminium composite sheeting, polypropylene, polyethylene and extruded polyurethane products.Through the partnership, it aims to will improve its service ...
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VIDEO: DHL completes 'smart glasses' pilot programme
Deutsche Post’s contract logistics arm, DHL Supply Chain, has completed a pilot programme using smart glasses in its warehouses in the US and Europe.The high tech eyewear provide visual displays of order picking instructions along with information on where items are located and where they need to be placed on ...
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German drinks forwarder sets up in the UK
German-owned freight forwarder Robert Kukla has launched a UK subsidiary to focus on beverage logistics.Based in Brentwood, north-east London, it will be Robert Kukla’s first UK - based company and also the largest in terms of investment and potential.It is led by new managing director, Steve Wood, along Lynda Simms ...
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Muted airfreight growth for DSV as it digests UTi
Danish-headquartered forwarder and transport company DSV said its airfreight division increased volume by 10% in the first half of 2017, helped by its acquisition of UTi at the start of last year.This put it slightly ahead of the market, which was up 8%, it said in its interim financial report, ...
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Geodis sees strong growth
French freight forwarder Geodis saw a 3.4% rise in activity, driven by a strong showing at Geodis America (formerly OHL) and also a range of other commercial successes, said owners SNCF (French Railways) in its half-year annual results, published on 31 July.SNCF Logistics, which includes the freight arm of the ...
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Tigers pounces on Brexit logistics opportunity
Hong Kong-based forwarder Tigers Global Logistics has gained Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) certification in the UK as part of a raft of measures to counter any disruption caused by the country leaving the European Union (EU) in 2019.It has also opened a new office in Leeds. With AEO in place, ...
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The drinks are on us, says UPS
UPS is expanding its ability to ship alcohol, wine and beer to consumers on its express or standard shipping services.Wine connoisseurs can now use the express logistics firm to ship cases of wine shipped directly from the vineyards to their home.UPS says that according to industry studies, Italy, France and ...
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Rising star at Crane Worldwide
Specialist logistics company Crane Worldwide has promoted Chris Mitchell from director of global specialized solutions in Asia to vice president, global specialized solutions based in Singapore.Originating from the UK, Mitchell has been based in Asia since 1998 and has been involved in the development and execution of projects primarily in ...
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Ahead of market growth for DB Schenker airfreight
German-owned forwarder DB Schenker’s airfreight business grew by 11.4% to reach 613,000 tonnes in the first half of 2017, said Deutsche Bahn AG’s chief executive Dr. Richard Lutz at a press conference to announce the holding company’s interim results.The overall airfreight market was estimated to have grown by around 9% ...
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DHL offers high-tech logistics for the high-tech industry
DHL is combining its competencies to the computer industry as DHL Semiconductor Logistics to provide a full suite of end-to-end solutions and is launching a Global Capital Support Center with dedicated teams in Europe, Asia Pacific and the US.The suite of services covers the entire value chain from inbound to ...
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New Zealand forces recruit freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel
The New Zealand Defence Force has signed a multi-year contract with forwarder Kuehne + Nagel.Under the agreement, the forwarder will be the global supplier of domestic and international freight forwarding and customs services to the Defence Force, which consists of the Royal New Zealand Navy, the New Zealand Army and ...
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Shippers warned to book now or face rate spikes and delays in busy peak for air cargo
Panalpina has warned shippers to book their airfreight shipments as early as possible to avoid a spike in prices and capacity shortages during what is expected to be a busy peak period.The Switzerland-based freight forwarder said that the summer period is traditionally a calmer period, but this year has been ...
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VIDEO: Improving air cargo security in the US
The US air cargo industry has been debating how it believes the sector can make supply chains more secure (see video at end of article).Air cargo participants presented their thoughts on air cargo security to a Homeland Security subcommittee chaired by Republican John Katko.President of the Cargo Airline Association Stephen ...
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Forwarder-to-forwarder online marketplace launched
A new online cargo marketplace, Transnations, has been launched, this time targeting the intra-freight forwarder market.Transnations said its solution will save companies time and money wasted when using less focused platforms, leading to improved margins, increased business leads, optimised consolidation and minimal email communications. Forwarders can publish and update their ...
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Airfreight prices climb in June but growth rate narrows
Global average airfreight rates continued to track ahead of last year’s levels in June, but the rate of improvement has slowed compared with a month ago.The latest Sea and Air Shipper Insight report from Drewry shows that average all-in buy rates across 21 major east-west trade lanes increased by 1.1% ...
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DHL and Huawei announce 'internet of things' partnership
Deutsche Post DHL (DP DHL) and communications giant Huawei Technologies have announced a new partnership that aims to develop supply chain solutions using the internet of things.Under a memorandum of understanding (MoU), Huawei and DP DHL Group will collaborate on innovation projects focusing on cellular-based internet of things technology, which ...
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Bolloré to open state-of-the-art Singapore site
Bolloré Logistics Singapore has revealed plans for a $10 million automated logistics facility in cooperation with the LVMH French luxury products group.The 20,000sq m facility will include a Dematic 12,000 tote multi-shuttle system – claimed as the first of its kind in the region - that will raise throughput tenfold ...
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Online portal Freightos expands services to the UK
Online forwarder portal Freightos is expanding internationally with the addition of services for the UK market.The online freight marketplace was launched in the US in 2016 and provides instant freight comparison, booking, and management of freight services for thousands of US importers and exporters of all sizes. The UK has ...
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Healthcare supply chains to digitise and automate, says new report
The automation and digitisation of healthcare supply chains will drive the development of future pharmaceutical supply chains, according to a report by DHL.The report identified six transformational trends that would affect future healthcare supply chains: big data analytics; the internet of things; healthcare on demand; robotics and automation; augmented reality ...
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Online quotes increase AMI's express imports business
Airfreight and express wholesaler AMI UK has seen a 10% rise in traffic during the first three months of its trade-only online service, Click2ship Express Imports.AMI said that the recently-launched service aims to make handling imports "less labour-intensive and more profitable for couriers and freight agents," by enabling customers to ...