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NewsDSV Panalpina integration continues in North America
DSV Panalpina AtlantaPanalpina personnel in North America are currently undergoing training to use DSV Air & Sea’s transport management system as the two companies continue their integration.Ultimately, the goal is to transfer all customers and volumes from Panalpina’s to DSV’s system, and to have all freight forwarders within Air & ...
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NewsRock-It invests in Triple M
Philippe Marecaux, managing director of Triple MRock-it Cargo, a specialist provider of global logistics services to shippers of equipment for live events, has made what it calls a “significant incremental investment” in Triple M Entertainment Logistics.Triple M’s business focuses on four categories of shipping activity – live entertainment, stage, performing ...
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NewsK+N reports continued pressure on airfreight
Detlef TrefzgerA Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) earnings call yesterday (October 22) offered more detail on the supply chain services giant’s third-quarter and year to date performances that had previously been outlined in a press release and reported in ACN.The financials present a mixed picture. Over the first nine months of ...
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NewsTigers to build new Rotterdam mega hub
Logistics firm Tigers is building a new mega hub facility in Rotterdam as global customer demand and the e-commerce sector continue to grow.The hub is currently under construction and is scheduled to be officially opened in April 2020.“Rotterdam is the biggest port in Europe and a key gateway to the ...
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NewsKuehne+Nagel sees airfreight volumes decline again in Q3
Kuehne+Nagel saw airfreight volumes and revenues decline in the third quarter, but it managed to maintain profitability.The company reported a 7.5% year-on-year drop in third-quarter airfreight volumes to 406,000 tonnes, revenues declined by 6.7% on a year ago to SFr1.3bn but earnings before interest and tax (ebit) were flat at ...
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B&H targets Asia Pacific expansion with CEO move
Aerospace logistics firm B&H Worldwide chief executive Stuart Allen has relocated from the UK to Singapore to spearhead the company's ongoing Asia Pacific (Apac) expansion.Based at the B&H Worldwide facility within the Free Trade Zone at Changi Airport, he will be leading the company's global growth plans from the nation ...
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NewsBCUBE adopts IATA's DG Autocheck solution
Cargo handler BCUBE Air Cargo has adopted the IATA Dangerous Goods (DG) AutoCheck solution to improve procedures around the handling of DG.The digital tool allows companies to check compliance of the shipper’s DG declaration against all relevant rules and regulations contained in the IATA regulations.It will also enable electronic consignment ...
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NewsCEVA appoints head of healthcare business development
CEVA Logistics has appointed Niels van Namen to the position of global head of healthcare business development.He has more than 20 years’ of experience in healthcare and over a decade in the healthcare logistics industry, including positions as business development director healthcare for DSV and vice president of healthcare Europe ...
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NewsDachser Air and Sea appoints Podestá as COO
Edoardo PodestáDachser has appointed Edoardo Podestá as chief operations officer (COO) of its Air & Sea Logistics business.Podestá replaces Jochen Müller who agreed with Dachser not to extend his contract when it expires in 2020. Müller will stop working for Dachser with immediate effect.The forwarder said that Müller was responsible ...
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NewsEuropa's Hong Kong branch receives Freight Forwarder Network membership
www.wildsmith.photographyEuropa Air & Sea's Hong Kong branch has announced that it has become a member of the Freight Forwarder Network.Freight Forwarder Network is a non-profit organisation that only allows two members to represent each country (with the exemption of larger countries such as China and the US).Members make up a ...
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Time critical airfreight needs specialist handlers, says NAP
Time critical airfreight is a specialised area of logistics that not every forwarder, broker or carrier can handle, according to Christos Spyrou, chief executive, NAP (Neutral Air Partner).He was speaking to 100 delegates from across the international air cargo supply chain at the Time Critical Logistics Conference in Amsterdam organised ...
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NewsVIDEO: Airfreight TV show set to air later this month
A TV series about air cargo is set to air in the UK later this month.Mega Air, which will be broadcast on October 26 at 2pm on digital channel Dave, follows major airlines and logistics companies as they transport products around the world.Companies featured in the programme include UPS, Cobalt, ...
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NewsNo rest for DSV Panalpina as it plans for more acquisitions
DSV Panalpina is planning to once again hit the acquisition trail in 12-18 months time, with “larger rather than smaller” companies targeted, says its new chairman Thomas Plenborg.He specifies that “additions within road are likely to be on the radar next” especially when the road division’s new transport management system ...
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NewsFIATA launches course to help prevent wildlife trafficking
A three-hour digital course has been developed to help forwarders detect, respond to, and report instances of wildlife trafficking.Available free of charge, “Prevention of Wildlife Trafficking” was launched by FIATA, the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations, and TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, at the FIATA World Congress 2019 ...
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NewsFevzi Gandur Logistics opens new hub at Istanbul Airport
Fevzi Gandur Logistics' facility at Istanbul AirportTurkey-based transport firm Fevzi Gandur Logistics has opened a warehouse at the new Istanbul Airport.The non-bonded facility measures 2,700 sq m and is one of only four warehouses located at the airport's cargo city area.A spokesperson for Fevzi Gandur Logistics said that the facility ...
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FIATA issues guide to help forwarders combat corruption
Freight forwarder organisation FIATA has published a guide to help freight forwarders combat corruption.The group pointed out that The Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 of Transparency International reported more than two-thirds of 180 countries and territories scored below 50 on a scale of between 0, highly corrupt, and 100, very clean, ...
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NewsMilitzer & Münch forms logistics JV with Invictus in Serbia
The Militzer & Münch Group – a logistics business within the St Gallen, Switzerland-based TransInvest Group – has founded a joint venture (JV) with Serbian logistics company Invictus System Transport & Logistics.The new enterprise is called M&M Militzer & Münch Transport & Logistics.“With this joint venture, we add to our ...
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WACO names ScanEX as member for Azerbaijan
ScanEX Enterprises has been appointed WACO System’s member for Azerbaijan.WACO’s freight forwarder network encompasses nearly 120 members in 114 countries, with a combined network of more than 400 locations, employing over 21,000 freight professionals who handle over 1.85 million shipments each year – including a million tons of airfreight.ScanEX offers ...
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NewsNew technology is focus of FIATA congress in Cape Town
The influence of new technology will come under the spotlight at the FIATA World Congress 2019 being held in Cape Town, South Africa, this week.Babar Badat, president of FIATA (International Federation of Freight Forwarding Associations) says delegates will come together to “discuss the changes in the logistics and freight forwarding ...
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NewsPilot Freight Services promotes Brian Flower
Pilot Freight Services (Pilot) has promoted Brian Flower to vice president of operations.In his new role, Flower will be responsible for setting all operational policies and key performance indicators as well as defining standardized station procedures.Additionally, he will establish pricing protocols, manage vendor relationships, and oversee TSA compliance.Prior to his ...