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K+N expands digital offering with mobile app and new control centre
Kuehne + Nagel has launched three new digital solutions including a mobile app, a control centre and a WeChat extension for its FreightNet booking portal.The forwarder's Kuehne+Nagel App, available for iOS and Android, allows customers to track shipments on mobile devices.Shipment statuses are directly displayed, with details available at customers’ ...
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K+N reports rapid airfreight growth boosted by acquisitions
Kuhne+Nagel (K+N) continued to report strong growth in its airfreight volumes during the first quarter of the year thanks in part to recent acquisitions.The world’s number two airfreight forwarder saw first-quarter volumes increase by 21% year on year to 422,000 tons as a result of market growth and the integration ...
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Kuehne + Nagel is on the move in Yorkshire
Kuehne + Nagel has moved its Leeds branch in the north of England to a new site in nearby Wakefield.The forwarder said that the new location was two miles from the centre of Wakefield and 15 miles south of Leeds, adjacent to J39 of the M1 motorway and close to ...
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K+N targets digitisation with new innovation centres
Kuhne+Nagel (K+N) is hoping to speed up the process of digitisation in the supply chain with the opening of new innovation centres.The Switzerland-based freight forwarder this week announced the opening of innovation centres in Utrecht, Netherlands, and Singapore.The Innovation Centre in Utrecht will primarily focus on automation and picking technologies.The ...
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Kuehne + Nagel launches new digital supply chain platform
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has today announced the launch of KN ESP, a new digital supply chain management platform.The forwarder's new end-to-end purchase order management service will allow customers to connect with their vendors, their buyers and sellers, Kuehne + Nagel’s physical assets and experts, and their cargo flows.It also ...
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Airfreight's 'outstanding' 2017 for Kuehne+Nagel
Global freight forwarder Kuehne+Nage (K+N) reported an "outstanding" 2017 for airfreight as it saw tonnages surge by 20.4%, growing twice as fast as the overall market which was already at the highest peak since 2010.Announcing its 2017 full year results, the Switzerland-based logistics giant stated: "K+N’s industry-specific airfreight solutions, for ...
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K+N partners with Temasek to invest in supply chain start-up firms
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has teamed up with Singapore investment firm Temasek to invest in start-up tech firms that are developing products for logistics and supply chain operations.The joint venture is targeting investments in companies which are developing technologies and services with the potential to “transform traditional business models in logistics, improve ...
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K+N air growth ramps up but margins still under pressure
Double-digit percentage air cargo demand and revenue growth at freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) helped offset margin pressure in the third quarter of the year.The Switzerland-based forwarding giant continued its good run of form in 2017, with third-quarter airfreight demand increasing by 20.6% to 391,000 tonnes, while air revenues were up ...
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K+N develops lithium battery supply chain solution
Freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has launched a new supply chain solutions specifically aimed at the transport of large format lithium batteries like the ones used in electric vehicles.The Switzerland-headquartered company explained that the transport of lithium batteries is a complex task given that they are classed as dangerous goods and ...
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New Zealand forces recruit freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel
The New Zealand Defence Force has signed a multi-year contract with forwarder Kuehne + Nagel.Under the agreement, the forwarder will be the global supplier of domestic and international freight forwarding and customs services to the Defence Force, which consists of the Royal New Zealand Navy, the New Zealand Army and ...
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Kuehne+Nagel expects to make more perishables logistics acquisitions
Freight forwarder Kuhne+Nagel (K+N) is expecting further consolidation in the perishables logistics market after it yesterday announced the acquisition of two companies.Speaking shortly after announcing the company’s second-quarter results and the acquisition of two perishables forwarders, chief executive Detlef Trefzger said that K+N’s market share in the sector was “extremely ...
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Kuehne + Nagel begins work on Switzerland pharma hub
Kuehne + Nagel has begun building its new “Pharma Hub Switzerland” that aims to strengthen the forwarder's position in the pharma and healthcare industry.The Pharma Hub will be part of the KN PharmaChain network, providing multimodal temperature-controlled door-to-door shipping, visibility and traceability of deliveries, as well as intensive and proactive ...
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Kuehne + Nagel to reinvigorate pharma firm’s global logistics
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) is to become the air, sea and land logistics partner of pharmaceutical research company Grünenthal and will help the German group reorganise its worldwide transportation network.Grünenthal has production sites in Europe and Latin America and is represented in 32 countries through subsidiaries, while its products are ...
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Schenker man to join reorganised Kuehne + Nagel
Freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel (KN) is to set up two organisational units for Central/Eastern Europe and Western Europe from October 1, 2016.Central/Eastern Europe will have a head office in Hamburg while the Western Europe region will be headquartered in Amsterdam.Former DB Schenker chief executive for central Europe Dr Hansjoerg ...
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NewsKuehne + Nagel records small drop in Q1 airfreight demand
Kuehne + Nagel registered a slight decline in airfreight volumes during the first quarter of the year on the back of a slowdown in market demand.The Switzerland-based forwarder, which last year saw air cargo tonnage grow ahead of the market, reported a 0.3% year on year first-quarter demand decline to ...
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Kuehne+Nagel expects new lithium battery regulations to push up supply chain costs
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) is expecting the new lithium-battery regulations to add cost to air cargo supply chains, while it also provided its thoughts on the potential impact of Amazon starting its own logistics operations.Speaking shortly after announcing its results for 2015, the Switzerland-based forwarder gave its thoughts on new regulations banning ...
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Airfreight helps lift Kuehne + Nagel
An airfreight surge at the start of 2015 helped freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) to a two per cent improvement in group earnings to SFr153m for the first quarter of 2015.Airfreight volumes were up 6.7 per cent to 304,000 tonnes compared with the same period last year, said the ...
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Kuehne + Nagel: Simplicity is the solution
For airlines worried about the shift of cargo from air to sea, Tim Scharwath, executive vice president air logistics for Kuehne + Nagel, has both good and bad news. The bad news is that yes, air freight is playing a smaller role in the logistics of some key industries than ...
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Kuehne + Nagel’s contract with Toyota supports Ukrainian auto market
KUEHNE + NAGEL has been awarded a three-year contract to support the supply of spare parts and accessories to Toyota retailers and service stations across the Ukraine.Toyota Ukraine has selected a dedicated space at the Kuehne + Nagel shared warehouse facility (encompassing more than 37,000 sq m) in Chayka, near ...