All Freight Forwarder articles – Page 94
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Forwarders unfazed by air cargo carriers’ e-tailer links
Are the "disrupters" from the e-commerce world, such as Amazon, about to derail the historical air cargo carrier-forwarder link by cutting out the cargo agent?For their part, some carriers appear confident they can venture into the airfreight retail space with offerings targeting e-commerce.Amazon, the 900-pound gorilla in on-line selling, if ...
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DHL: No problem with Atlas/Amazon deal
DHL says it has no problem with its aircraft lessor Atlas striking a deal with potential express customer Amazon to lease 20 freighters in the US.During a first quarter results conference call, Deutsche Post DHL Group chief executive Frank Appel said: “Atlas can work with other customers and [the deal] ...
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UK forwarders want more detail on Brexit plan
The British International Freight Association (Bifa) has said freight is "none the wiser" after the UK prime minister yesterday outlined the government's plan for leaving the European Union.Yesterday, UK prime minister Theresa May revealed that as part of exiting the European union it would also leave the single market, which ...
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BIFA urges caution amongst members on Brexit
The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the UK forwarder association, is encouraging members to “carefully consider the options when seeking advice on the likely implications to their business and services of the UK’s decision to leave the EU”.On the subject of Brexit, director general Robert Keen observed: “There has been ...
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Forwarders failing to click with online freight sales
A secret shipper survey of the twenty top forwarders found that it was “mostly talk, but also a little action” when it comes to developing online freight sales.Online booking portal Freightos repeated a mystery shopping survey in late 2016, comparing the results with the first one in 2015.The online freight ...
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Why automation alone won’t kill the freight forwarder says BIFA
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has reacted to speculation that Amazon and Uber may be about to launch their own global freight brokerage businesses.BIFA director general Robert Keen underlined “the vastly challenging and circuitous landscape” that traditional freight forwarders and brokers operate in on a daily basis.The trade association ...
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BIFA and ASM speak out on Brexit concerns
Robert Keen, director general of the British International Freight Association (BIFA), has told delegates at the ‘Brexit Briefing’, part of the ongoing 3-day Multimodal 2017 event in Birmingham, the UK, that no-one really knows what the effect on trade will be of Britain’s withdrawal from the EU and its economic ...
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Forwarders say stop procrastinating on aviation as UK heads to the polls
UK freight forwarder group the British International Freight Association (BIFA) has urged the winner of today's UK general election to "stop procrastinating" over the expansion of aviation capacity.In a statement issued as the UK heads to the polls, BIFA director general Robert Keen also said the group would highlight the ...
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Comment: Has Amazon really added flights to China? UPDATED
Reports circulating this morning [June 1] suggest that Amazon has launched “direct air cargo flights” between the US and China.The report, originating from the Xinhua news agency, suggests that the e-commerce giant has added flights from New York, Chicago and Los Angeles to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport in the Henan ...
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FTA urges EU Customs Union exit re-think after UK election
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has called for the new UK government to review its decision to leave the EU Customs Union following yesterday's general election.The election result leaves no single political party with a majority, although it seems the Conservatives will form a coalition with the DUP.The snap election ...
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UK aerospace calls for "refresh" on Brexit strategy
Britain’s £32bn turnover aerospace industry, second in size only to the US, has called for a “refresh” of the UK government’s Brexit strategy as talks on terms for leaving the European Union (EU) begin in earnest next week.The UK’s Aerospace Defence Security (ADS) trade organisation has also repeated “serious doubts” ...
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FTA says seamless trade and logistics must be priorities as Brexit talks begin
Negotiations get underway this morning (Monday June 19 2017) as politicians meet in Brussels to begin setting the terms for Britain's leaving of the European Union (EU) or 'Brexit'.The UK's Freight Transport Association (FTA) has repeated its calls for the Westminster government in London to prioritise logistics and trade, and ...
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Air cargo industry needs to prepare for big data or face losing out to rivals and disruptors
Big data and digitisation are two of the big topics that the air cargo industry is currently grappling with.While the air cargo industry has been moving increasingly into the digital world over recent years, it is often accused of being too slow in adopting new technologies that can automate the ...
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BIFA joins calls for softer Brexit
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is calling for UK negotiators to push for a deal that keeps Britain in the European Union (EU) customs union.BIFA's call came on the day that representatives of the British government and the European Commission sat down in Brussels to begin complex negotiations over ...
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Forwarders bemoan lack of infrastructure detail in Queen's speech
UK forwarder association BIFA said it was disappointed that the Queen's speech, which outlines UK government plans for next couple of years, lacked any mention of pre-election pledges to invest in transport infrastructure.BIFA said it was no surprise that the speech, which took place earlier today, was dominated by bills ...
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Why forwarders have the algorithm & blues
Internet start-ups using algorithms to offer airfreight bookings are seen as disruptors for traditional ‘bricks and mortar’ freight forwarders.Air Cargo News decided to seek out a virtual forwarder, to see what it can offer.We chose HangarA, launched in August 2016 after a year of background technology work. It specialises in ...
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FTA warns that the UK's freight sector could 'grind to a halt' without European workers
The UK's Freight Transport Association (FTA) has warned that the country's freight and logistics sector could "grind to a halt" without European workers.The organisation issued the warning days after the UK government announced its approach to allowing already resident European workers to stay in the country after its exit from ...
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Kuehne + Nagel begins work on Switzerland pharma hub
Kuehne + Nagel has begun building its new “Pharma Hub Switzerland” that aims to strengthen the forwarder's position in the pharma and healthcare industry.The Pharma Hub will be part of the KN PharmaChain network, providing multimodal temperature-controlled door-to-door shipping, visibility and traceability of deliveries, as well as intensive and proactive ...
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Venema takes over as chairman of the Cargo iQ board
Henk Venema, senior vice president and global head of network carrier management at DHL Global Forwarding, has been named the new chairman of the Cargo iQ Membership Board.Venema, who has over 15 years of experience in air cargo, takes over from Max Sauberschwarz, vice president and global head of carrier ...
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Forwarders to face margin challenge after year of volume growth
The global freight forwarding market is estimated to have grown by 2.7% last year, but revenues were down and margin pressure is expected to intensify over the next five years.Analyst Transport Intelligence’s (Ti) Global Freight Forwarding 2017 report found that the global forwarding market is estimated to have grown by ...