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Index shows "slight upswing" in world trade
World trade experienced a slight upswing in recent months and reached a new high in November, while international merchandise trade has risen by 10.6% so far this year.Emerging markets and North America are the main growth drivers. Despite new tariffs on exported products, China is benefiting from the strong US ...
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Bangladesh exports fly out of Kolkata in first bonded cargo land-air transhipment
Bonded cargo from Bangladesh was flown out of the Indian airport of Kolkata after EFL created a tailor-made logistics solution to handle the very first bonded, cross-border, land-air transhipment between the two countries.The EFL offices in Bangladesh and India collaborated in handling the cargo of apparel at the point of ...
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Tigers' enhanced platform helps customers adopt a dual hub Brexit strategy
Logistics firm Tigers’ recently upgraded supply chain portal is helping companies prepare for Brexit by enabling them to implement a dual-hub strategy in the European region.The Hong Kong-headquartered company has recently added freight management capabilities (air and ocean) to its SmartHub:Connect customer portal, which already offered logistics and e-commerce visibility.Speaking ...
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Kuehne+Nagel reveals new customer portal
Kuehne+Nagel has launched a new booking portal that will allow customers to get quotes, book and track shipments.The myKN service offers customers a single point of access to all online services, replacing the current Control Center.myKN allows to explore, quote, book and track as well as managing shipments and user ...
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Panalpina targets growth in Kenya as it expands Nairobi cold storage
Panalpina has doubled its cold storage space at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport as it looks to grow perishable volumes from Kenya.The facility has been expanded by 1,500 sq m and offers Jomo Kenyatta International Airport's only dedicated loading bays for skidded or palletised cargo and with separate cold rooms ...
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Schenker revamps board of directors
Schenker AG says it is looking to the future, with three new top managers who will make the Management Board “younger, more international and even more customer focused”.New Board Member for Air and Ocean Freight is Thorsten Meincke, 49. With a degree in economics, he most recently served as the ...
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DHL forwarding to assess options for leased freighter network in the New Year
DHL Global Forwarding will assess whether to launch a third round the world freighter service or to cut back on the existing uplift after the Chinese New Year, which falls early in 2019.No decision has been taken either way on the leased Boeing 747 maindeck network, but Tim Scharwath, chief ...
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cargo-partner fine-tunes orchestra shipments
Logistics company cargo-partner ensured that all the instruments and equipment were delivered on-time and in prime condition for an Austrian symphonic orchestra’s tour of Japan.This was especially challenging since the return transport had to be prepared before the final concert tour route was fully decided and there was a very ...
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How would a combined K+N and Panalpina stack up in terms of air cargo?
Recent events have fuelled market speculation that Kuehne+Nagel could be interested in holding talks with Switzerland-based freight forwarder Panalpina, but what would a tie-up between the two logistics giants look like in terms of air cargo? (see chart at end of article)The speculation started when Panalpina’s Peter Ulber announced he ...
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CEVA to launch China–Europe trucking service to compete with airfreight
CEVA Logistics Greater China is preparing to launch truck services between China and Europe, claiming they are cheaper than airfreight and faster than rail.The first trial of the service, which has become possible since the international customs transit system, TIR, became active for the People’s Republic of China last May, ...
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DSV Canada to open its largest logistics complex
A new 1.1m sq ft multi-user warehouse and logistics complex in Canada will be the largest facility of its kind in the international DSV network when it opens in autumn next year.Located in Milton, Ontario, part of the Greater Toronto Area, it will become the DSV Canada head office and ...
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Hellmann the latest to sign up with cargo.one
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has become the latest company to launch a partnership with online airfreight booking portal cargo.one.The forwarder said that cargo.one would enable it to book airfreight capacity fully digitally in real time, with live spot rates. Initially, Hellman will use the platform for bookings made in Germany, before ...
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Sales binges provide opportunities for airfreight
This past extended weekend’s numerous sales events appear to have been the biggest ever, if reports from retail giant Amazon are anything to go by.The likes of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which represent a spike in business for an e-tail giant such as Amazon, also represent significant opportunities for ...
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CEVA buys CMA CGM's freight management business as part of strategic shake-up
CEVA will buy shareholder CMA CGM’s freight management activities for $105m as part of a wider revision of its strategic plan that will see management at the shipping line take key positions within the forwarder.CEVA, which launched a transformation project in 2014, said that as well as the acquisition of ...
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Germany added to expanded European cluster for CEVA Logistics' Sauzedde
CEVA Logistics has added Germany to the responsibilities of Guillaume Sauzedde, its newly appointed managing director for Eastern & Central EuropeHe was appointed managing director of CEVA’s Central & Eastern European cluster in October, succeeding Piotr Zborowski, who left the company “to pursue other career opportunities”.Sauzedde takes up his additional ...
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Sauzedde to lead CEVA Logistics’ Central and Eastern European cluster
CEVA Logistics has appointed Guillaume Sauzedde as managing director of its Central & Eastern European cluster.Sauzedde will be based in Warsaw, Poland, and is to take up his new position on November 5.He will report directly to chief executive Xavier Urbain, and will succeed Piotr Zborowski, who CEVA said is ...
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Pimenta to head up CEVA's Australia and New Zealand business
CEVA Logistics has appointed Milton Tadeau Pimenta as managing director of its Australia & New Zealand cluster.Currently head of Contract Logistics in South America for the company, he will take up his position in January 2019, reporting directly to chief executive Xavier Urbain.He takes over from Carlos Velez Rodriguez who ...
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Ulber to leave Panalpina following recent broadside from activist shareholder
Panalpina has announced that chairman Peter Ulber will not stand for re-election as it is "in the best interests" of the forwarder.In a short statement, Peter Ulber explained: "This decision is in the best interest of Panalpina and all of its stakeholders."The long term goals of the company are best ...
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K+N Quick off the mark with global courier acquisition
Logistics giant Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has acquired Quick International Courier, a specialist in tailor-made solutions to the aviation, pharma & healthcare industries, generating more than $200m in annual net revenue.Quick consists of Sterling Aviation, QuickSTAT, Quick Healthcare and Quick Logistics, which will continue to operate as independent product brands.Both parties agreed ...
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Simarco sees airfreight take off following acquisitions
Logistics firm Simarco recorded a 6% increase in airfreight volumes in the last 12 months following the acquisition of Heathrow-based Formula Goss International and (FGI) and Sutch and Searle.Simarco co-founder and chief executive Simon Reed said that the acquisitions made late last year had enabled Simarco to consolidate services of ...