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NewsBlacksmith Freight Services invests in Manchester Airport warehouse
Roger Black and Tom Black. Photo: Blacksmith Freight ServicesThe Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has let 33,000 sq ft of its warehouse space at World Freight Terminal to 3PL and freight forwarder Blacksmith Freight Services.The large warehouse unit will be used by Blacksmith for storage and distribution functions, whilst the business ...
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NewsAF KLM Cargo and Bolloré Logistics expand SAF partnership
Source: AF KLM CargoAF KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) and Bolloré Logistics are expanding their partnership on the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as part of their wider efforts to reduce their environmental impact.The original agreement from 2021 covered the use of SAF for Bolloré's shipments on AFKLMP Cargo flights ...
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NewsCEVA expands in Africa with latest acquistion
Source: CEVAFast-growing CEVA Logistics is expanding its presence in Africa through the purchase of forwarder Spedag Interfreight.Spedag has offices in several countries in east Africa and specialises in energy and infrastructure, aid and relief, oil and gas, and commodities.The company employs around 400 people in 24 locations in Kenya, Uganda, ...
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NewsCardinal Global Logistics appoints marketing and sustainability boss
Kelly Hobson. Photo: Cardinal Global LogisticsUK-headquartered freight forwarder Cardinal Global Logistics has appointed its first chief marketing and sustainability officer.Kelly Hobson began in the role on July 1 and is responsible for the overall creation and implementation of a global marketing and sustainability strategy.In 2021, Cardinal Global Logistics saw a ...
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NewsNew MD for time:matters Singapore
Jon Norvald Haugen. Source: time:mattersTime-critical logistics firm time:matters Singapore has appointed Jon Norvald Haugen as its new managing director.Haugen started the role on July 1 and succeeds Wolf-Dieter Schwarz, who led time:matters Singapore since 2013 but has now retired.Prior to his new role, Haugen held various management roles within Lufthansa ...
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NewsGeodis appoints executive vice president, commercial and marketing
Laurent Melaine. Geodis’ executive vice president, commercial and marketing. Credit: Thomas LaisnéFreight forwarder Geodis has appointed Laurent Melaine as executive vice president, commercial and marketing.He is a member of the executive committee, reporting to Marie-Christine Lombard, chief executive.Melaine began his career at Transports Graveleau and then Dachser, holding various business ...
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NewsDHL eCommerce ramps up near Coventry Airport
Photo: DHLDHL eCommerce Solutions will invest in a new e-commerce hub near Coventry Airport in the UK.The company has announced plans to invest €560m across its UK ecommerce operation, DHL Parcel UK. Nearly half of the investment will be in a new 25,000 m2 hub in SEGRO Park Coventry Gateway, ...
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NewsRhenus Air & Ocean appoints co-CEOs
Tobias König (L) and Jan Harnisch. Source: Rhenus GroupRhenus Air & Ocean has appointed Jan Harnisch and Tobias König as co-chief executives as the company focuses on "transformational growth".Under the new co-leadership structure, Harnisch and König will jointly chart the "strategic direction to further accelerate Rhenus Air & Ocean growth ...
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Geodis completes Keppel purchase as it expands in Asia Pacific
Geodis has completed the acquisition of e-commerce specialist Keppel Logistics as the forwarder expands its presence in Asia.The deal was first announced at the start of the year but Geodis has now obtained all regulatory approvals allowing completion.Geodis said the acquisition would bolster the two firms' respective e-commerce offerings by ...
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InsightsAfrican airfreight on the ascent
As it emerges from the pandemic, Africa’s airfreight and logistics market is in expansion mode, attracting significant investment, writes Roger Hailey.There is investment in new and converted freighter aircraft, upscale cargo drones, consolidation in the cargo ground handling sector and the acquisition of a large specialist freight forwarder by a ...
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NewsRhenus opens UK life sciences centre near Heathrow
Photo: Rhenus GroupRhenus Air & Ocean UK has opened a life sciences and healthcare hub in Ashford, Middlesex near Heathrow Airport.The freight forwarder – the UK arm of the German-owned Rhenus Group - said the waerhouse is the first facility of its kind in Europe for Rhenus Group and will ...
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IAG Cargo joins Neutral Air Partner network
IAG Cargo has joined the Neutral Air Partner (NAP) network as an airline partner.NAP, which also includes consolidators, general sales agents, charter brokers, forwarders and express operators among its members, said it would work with IAG Cargo jointly in various initiatives to support small and medium sized forwarders.IAG Cargo includes ...
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Dispute between K+N and energy shipper goes to arbitration
A dispute between Kuehne+Nagel and oil and gas field services company Baker Hughes has been ordered to arbitration by a US federal court judge.The case centres on the September 2020 transportation of an air cargo shipment that was seized by customs authorities at its destination in Brazil.In court documents seen ...
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NewsDHL Global Forwarding signs up for Frankfurt Airport warehouse
Frankfurt CargoCity South. Source: FraportDHL Global Forwarding has signed up to take one of the remaining warehouse slots at Frankfurt Airport's CargoCity South development as it looks to expand charter operations.Construction will start in mid-2023 on an area of around 60,000 sq m. Once complete, the warehouse, including office spaces, ...
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DSV unaware of any CH Robinson divestment process
DSV has said it is unaware of any divestment process at CH Robinson after reports emerged that the Danish forwarder was interested in buying the US firm's forwarding business.In a statement to Air Cargo News, DSV, which has expanded rapidly through acquisitions over the past few years, added that would ...
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Firms to move away from just-in-time supply chains
Companies are making a long-term move away from just-in-time (JIT) supply chains as they look to combat the disruption experienced over the last couple of years.Panellists at the Multimodal conference and exhibition in the UK said that the last few years had seen companies move away from transporting shipments to ...
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NewsTop 25 airfreight forwarders: Kuehne+Nagel takes top spot from DHL
There is no doubt that 2021 was a bumper 12 months for airfreight forwarders with revenues, profits and volumes reaching new highs, but it was also a year of change at the top as Kuehne+Nagel knocked DHL off the top spot (see full list at end of article).The latest annual ...
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Forwarders must prepare for airfreight volume crunch, says Airforwarders Association
Better communication is key to managing an oncoming air cargo capacity crunch in the US caused by worsening oceanfreight capacity issues.The forecasted surge in demand for US air cargo capacity will be largely driven by a lack of sailings with ocean suppliers, but air cargo forwarders must “learn to be ...
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NewsEuropa Air and Sea adds Dubai office
Nathan Lynn. Source: EuropaFreight forwarder Europa Air & Sea will continue its recent expansion with the opening of an office in the UAE.The company said that the new office will open in Dubai later this year and follows on from the addition of an office in Shanghai at the start ...
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NewsNew Zealand freight forwarders penalised for cartel agreements
Photo: Freedomz/ ShutterstockNew Zealand's High Court has imposed penalties totalling over NZ$9.7m on two international freight forwarding companies, Mondiale Freight Services Limited and Oceanbridge Shipping Limited, and on four individuals associated with the companies, for engaging in longstanding cartel agreements with their competitors.Air Cargo News first reported on the legal ...