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Cyber Freight receives IATA CEIV Pharma-certificate
Cyber Freight Amsterdam has received its IATA Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators’ Pharma (CEIV Pharma) certificate.The Hoofddorp-based subsidiary of family-owned Cyber Freight International is a member of Pharma Gateway Amsterdam (PGA) at Schiphol Airport.PGA, launched by the Netherlands airport, is a community-based cool chain logistics programme for the niche ...
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WCA builds dedicated e-commerce network
WCA, the independent freight forwarder alliance, is developing what it says is the world’s first dedicated e-commerce logistics network, open to all those involved in the cross-border e-commerce supply chain.The new network was created, WCA said, “in response to the changing global economy and a marked shift towards online consumerism”.David ...
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AMI celebrates its 40th birthday
AMI is celebrating its 40th birthday this month after being launched in 1976 and growing to become the world's largest airfreight wholesaler.The company was originally launched as part of the Air Marketing International group in 1976 but two years later split away under founder and managing director Tony Realff.AMI’s trade-only ...
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CEVA sees airfreight improvement but stays in the red
CEVA Logistics recorded double-digit airfreight growth during the third quarter of the year but revenues declined on currency effects and it reported another loss.The world’s twelfth largest airfreight forwarder recorded a 1.2% year-on-year decline in revenues during the period to $1.7bn and its net loss for the period stood at ...
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BDA Logistics adds new hub at Birmingham airport
BDA Logistics Innovation, which operates its own freighter flight, has moved into a new, larger base at Birmingham Airport in the UK from its previous base further away from the airport.The time critical logistics firm’s new facility will act as a base for its national through-the-night delivery service and its ...
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NewsDP DHL: More work to be done on airfreight despite volume improvement
Deutsche Post DHL (DP DHL) has said there is more work to be done for its airfreight business despite the segment recording its first improvement in demand since the first quarter of last year.Speaking on an investor call shortly after the company’s third quarter results were announced, DP DHL chief ...
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NewsDHL Global Forwarding sees first pick-up in airfreight demand since Q1 2015
DHL Global Forwarding has managed to record its first quarterly year on year improvement in airfreight volumes since the start of 2015 but revenues and earnings continued to come under pressure.The world’s leading airfreight forwarder recorded a 2% year-on-year increase in export tonnage during the third quarter of the year ...
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CHAMP has a solution for forwarders sending pre-arrival data to Canadian Customs
Air cargo IT provider CHAMP Cargosystems has extended the scope of its Traxon Global Customs (TGC) solution to freight forwarders in response to a change in freight filing regulations by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).The third phase of the CBSA’s Advance Commercial Information program (ACI) — eManifest — makes ...
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K+N expands San Juan pharma hub
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has expanded its KN PharmaChain logistics network with temperature-controlled warehousing space at the growing pharma hub of San Juan in Puerto Rico.“With the new facility, we expand our KN PharmaChain footprint to now over 150 global fully GXP compliant stations,” said Bob Mihok, president and chief ...
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Gateway supply chain strategy 'under siege' from growing belly capacity at secondary hubs
The gateway airport supply chain strategy for air cargo is “under siege” as increasing belly capacity flying to secondary airports has allowed forwarders to switch to a point-to-point operation.During a debate at last week’s Air Cargo Forum, speakers looked at how excess belly capacity and a rise in the number ...
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GEFCO lands €8bn logistics contract with car maker PSA
Car maker PSA of France has signed a new €8bn "exclusivity" agreement with fourth party logistics (4PL) provider GEFCO to manage and optimise the automaker’s entire global manufacturing supply chain.The five year agreement, which includes airfreight in a multimodal supply chain solution, will take effect from January 2017.GEFCO will design ...
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Logistics Plus expands in East Africa
Logistics Plus has expanded its presence in east Africa with four new locations in Nairobi and Mombasa in Kenya, Kampala in Uganda and Juba in South Sudan.The expansion will allow the US-headquartered supply chain specialist to provide additional logistics and warehousing throughout the entire east Africa corridor, including Burundi, Tanzania, ...
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DSV continues to see double-digit airfreight growth after UTi purchase
DSV Continued to see growth in its airfreight volumes, revenues and gross profits following the acquisition of UTi at the start of this year.The Denmark-based forwarder saw overall airfreight volumes for the third quarter increase by 84.5% year on year to 147,744 tonnes on the back of the UTi purchase, ...
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Dachser organises for growth in Asia
German forwarder Dachser has opened a branch office in Hanoi to support its other Vietnamese location in Ho Chi Minh City.Many manufacturers, particularly of textiles, shoes, and electronics have established production sites in northern Vietnam. The new branch office will provide air and sea freight to Europe, Central Asia, and ...
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Boeing pays tribute to Yusen's hurricane efforts
Plane-maker Boeing has played tribute to Yusen Logistics (Americas) for its role in helping its own employees send relief shipments to the Charleston area after Hurricane Matthew struck the area earlier in October.The forwarder coordinated supplies from Seattle and provided warehouse services, including receiving, sorting, labelling and re-packing, as well ...
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Fast footwork speeds pumps to China
Taiwan-based freight-forwarder Dimerco Express moved quickly to fly 30 tons of petrochemical pumps from Los Angeles to Tianjin in China, just two weeks after being invited to bid.Dimerco split the shipment into two routes into China and arranged to have them cleared at Tianjin Customs within 24 hours. Customers and ...
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Rhenus sets up South Korean bridgehead
German-owned forwarder Rhenus is opening its own office in South Korea at the beginning of November and has set up a Rhenus Logistics Korea arm. The new location in the capital, Seoul will organise air and sea freight, third-party logistics and domestic transport services.Rhenus aims to establish itself as a ...
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E-commerce spurs Aramex growth
Middle East based logistics company Aramex saw revenues up 15% in the third quarter of 2016 to AED1.05bn but net profit was down 3% at AED72.2m compared with like period last year.However, for the first nine months of the year, net profit was up 16% to AED294.8m while revenue was ...
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Regions see opportunities and threats from Heathrow runway
There was a mixed reaction from the UK regions to the news that Heathrow Airport is to be allowed to build a new third runway.Birmingham Chambers of Commerce chief executive Paul Faulkner said that while the new London runway might fix the problems of capacity in south-east England, Birmingham airport ...
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Arvato opens Shanghai bonded site
Logistics firm Arvato SCM Solutions is to open a new bonded warehouse for high-tech, entertainment and consumer products close to Shanghai airport, its third facility in China. Services available will include processing of imports and exports, warehousing, multi-channel distribution, returns management and other value-added services. The access-controlled location has a ...