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Responding to Covid-19: Kerry outlines the challenges faced by airfreight supply chains
Emma Rowlands, strategic sales director, Kerry Logistics UK, outlines how the company responded to the coronavirus outbreakThe Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the airfreight industry, as capacity has been heavily reduced due to the cancellation of most passenger flights and the crisis has all but decimated the ...
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NewsDHL Supply Chain appoints Foreman to e-commerce role
DHL Supply Chain has appointed Kraig Foreman as president of e-commerce in North America.Foreman will focus on building out the operational and commercial platform that DHL Supply Chain has established in recent years to support e-commerce supply chains, which already includes 25 dedicated e-commerce sites shipping 150m units annually.“DHL Supply ...
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NewsBaxter Freight hires UK operations manager
Baxter Freight has appointed Luke Braddow as its new UK operations manager.In his new role, remote-based Braddow will work with Baxter Freight’s network of partners and suppliers for the UK and Ireland.Braddow will report to Jari Rasmussen, director and head of operations at Baxter Freight.Rasmussen commented: "Braddow will be hugely ...
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BluJay launches digital supply chain analysis tool
Supply chain software provider BluJay Solutions has launched 'BluIQ by BluJay', an analysis tool that enables users to check supply chain data in real time via a configurable dashboard.BluIQ by BluJay allows users to create and view their supply chain data — including loads, pickup times, delivery times and saved ...
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UK's young forwarders rise to the challenge with virtual bake off
The British International Freight Association’s (BIFA) Young Forwarder Network (YFN) will be relaunched online later this month, with members asked to prove themselves with a virtual ‘Bake Off’.BIFA said that “The virtual ‘Bake Off’ will be the first of various online events that will be held including web-based quizzes, guest ...
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Covid-19 outbreak pushes DHL e-Commerce volumes to peak season levels
DHL eCommerce Solutions has seen its volumes reach peak season levels as consumers turn to online shopping as a result of the coronavirus lockdown.The company said that consumers in the US have been ordering health, wellness and home office supplies over the last five weeks.As a result, the DHL division ...
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NewsCoronavirus pandemic: DAMCO outlines response to crisis
Zera Zheng, head of Damco business resilience and securityZera Zheng, head of business resilience and security at DAMCO, outlines how the freight forwarder responded to the coronavirus outbreak to keep supply chains movingOur business resilience (BR) program kicked into play at the beginning of January when we started to monitor ...
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NewsDachser expands China charter network to the US
Freight forwarder Dachser is adding dedicated charter flights from China to the US as it looks to offset the ongoing air cargo capacity crunch.The company said that effective immediately, it will charter several B777 passenger flights via American Airlines with flights departing from both Hong Kong and Shanghai and arriving ...
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NewsDP DHL says the outlook is cloudy as forwarding revenues take a hit
Deutsche Post (DP) DHL said the coming months are difficult to predict due to the coronavirus outbreak, while its airfreight forwarding business saw revenues and profits decline in the first quarter.DHL Global Forwarding saw its first quarter airfreight revenues fall by 3.9% year on year to €1.1bn, volumes declined by ...
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Kerry Logistics targets textiles sector with South Asia joint venture
Kerry Logistics has formed a joined venture with Sri Lanka-based IAS Holdings to increase its global freight forwarding capabilities in South Asia.The joint venture, dubbed Kerry Logistics Lanka (Kerry Lanka), is headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka — conveniently located to act as a crossroads between East Asia, South and South ...
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NewsK+N achieves IATA CEIV Pharma re-certification of entire cold chain network
Freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has achieved IATA CEIV Pharma re-certification of its KN PharmaChain GxP Compliant Air Logistics network, which is present in 94 locations around the world.After conducting a thorough review, IATA CEIV Pharma auditors confirmed K+N the high standard of K+N PharmaChain network and granted re-certification ...
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CEVA launches Southeast Asia rail-truck service as alternative to air
Logistics firm CEVA has launched a truck-rail-truck operation between China and Southeast Asia in response to airfreight capacity shortages in the region.CEVA said China and the Southeast Asia region are facing flight suspensions and reductions, space limits and operational restrictions in addition to long waits at border crossings due to ...
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NewsU-Freight continues to support growing e-commerce sector
William Potter/Shutterstock.comHong Kong-based freight forwarder U-Freight is continuing to develop logistics solutions for the e-commerce sector after having observed its growth in the last few years.According to UNCTAD, the UN’s trade and development body, global e-commerce sales reached $25.6tr in 2019 — an 8% increase from 2017 — and this ...
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Cargo-partner launches new pharma centre in Mumbai
Freight forwarder cargo-partner has launched a new competence center for pharmaceuticals and healthcare in Mumbai, India.Cargo-partner has been operating in India since 2007 and currently has 135 employees working in 11 offices across the country.The company's operations in India are led by the region managing director, Rajiv Singh, who has ...
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NewsStretton re-joins Crane in EMEA role
Jason StrettonJason Stretton has re-joined Crane Worldwide Logistics to lead the future growth of the Europe, Middle East and Africa region (EMEA).The company said that Stretton was one of the key players in opening up Crane Worldwide in the EMEA when the business first started to operate in the region.His ...
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NewsVIDEO: DB Schenker launches China cargo network with PAX-Freighters
Schenker China Shuttle - Copyright Deutsche Bahn AGIcelandair has converted three Boeing 767 passenger aircraft as part of forwarder DB Schenker's daily air cargo operation between Shanghai and Munich (video below).DB Schenker launched the new air cargo operation in response to capacity bottlenecks out of China as a result of ...
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Forwarders' air divisions predicted to be hit hardest by Covid-19
The freight forwarding market could contract by more than 7% this year as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a worst case scenario projection from consultant Transport Intelligence (Ti).A white paper published by Ti also predicted that the air cargo part of forwarders' businesses could take the hardest ...
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Bolloré Logistics expands Nordic presence
Bolloré Logistics has expanded its presence in the Nordics with the acquisition of a majority stake in the Swedish company Global Freight Solutions (G Solutions) and its Finnish affiliate.The forwarder said the acquisition was a strategic move to complement the Nordic regional network having previously established a structure in Norway, ...
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NewsGEFCO Air and Sea to open new Amsterdam facility
SEGRO Logistics Centre SchipholLogistics firm GEFCO will open a new Amsterdam warehouse near Schiphol, in June, to support expansion in its air and sea business operations.The 7,000 sq m facility will provide storage and transport management services for customers across the high tech and home equipment; aerospace and defence; automotive; ...
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NewsK+N airfreight volumes slide in Q1 as Covid-19 takes its toll
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) saw its airfreight volumes, revenues and operating profits decline in the first quarter of the year as the coronavirus outbreak took its toll on performance.The Switzerland-headquartered freight forwarder's airfreight business saw first-quarter revenues fall 6.8% to SFr1.1bn. Meanwhile, earnings before interest and tax (ebit) was down 5.8% to ...