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Nippon Express launches new Japan-US airfreight service
Exterior view of Columbus, Ohio branch. Photo: Nippon ExpressNippon Express (NX) has launched a new airfreight service from Chubu Centrair International Airport in Japan to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) Airport in Kentucky to serve demand in nearby Ohio.The Japanese logistics company said cargo bound for Ohio has until now ...
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Nippon Express moves into the top-five airfreight players with cargo-partner deal
Photo Copyright: cargo-partnerNippon Express Holdings has completed its acquisition of several cargo-partner businesses based in central and eastern Europe.The shares of the businesses were acquired by a special purpose company wholly-owned by Nippon Express Europe, which is in turn a subsidiary of Nippon Express Holdings.Terms of the deal were not ...
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Nippon Express acquisition of cargo-partner is confirmed
Austrian logistics provider cargo-partner will be sold to Japanese global logistics services company Nippon Express, the companies have confirmed after speculation dating back to last year.Cargo-partner company owner and founder Stefan Krauter, who had already passed on control of the company to the management team, described Nippon Express as his ...
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Nippon Express: no decision on cargo-partner acquisition
Japanese global logistics services company Nippon Express is believed to be in talks to buy Austrian logistics provider cargo-partner, however, the former said "no particular facts have been decided".The parties are negotiating terms of a potential deal and may reach an agreement as soon as the coming weeks, according to ...
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Silk Way West and Nippon Express sign MoU
Image source: Silk Way West AirlinesAzerbaijan-based Silk Way West Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan’s Nippon Express Holdings, with the aim of offering enhanced solutions to their customers and to responding more flexibly to changing supply chains.The agreement will strengthen Silk Way West Airlines’ presence in ...
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Nippon Express expands in Malaysia
Photo: Nippon ExpressNippon Express Malaysia has opened a new warehouse in the Free Commercial Zone (FCZ) of Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).This investment in the “DFTZ” 5,900 sq m warehouse will enable the Malaysian subsidiary of Japan-based freight forwarder Nippon Express to expand its work and cargo storage space.The ...
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Nippon Express Kansai pharma hub is certified
Nippon Express pharma facility in Kansai Airport. Photo: Nippon ExpressNippon Express has obtained IATA’s Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification for its temperature-controlled pharma logistics hub at Japan’s Kansai International Airport.The company said that it is the first air cargo forwarder in Japan to operate a GDP-certified facility at Kansai Airport.Logistics ...
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Nippon Express Belgium gains GDP for pharma facility
Nippon Express facility at Brussels Airport. Photo: Nippon ExpressFreight forwarder Nippon Express Belgium has obtained Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification for operations at a Medexi-owned pharma facility in Brussels Airport's cargo area.The GDP certification is effective December 21 2021 for air and ground forwarding operations, inclusive of inventory control, evidencing ...
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Nippon Express France receives GDP certification at Paris CDG
Freight forwarder Nippon Express France (NE France) has received Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification for its air and truck operations at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport.NE France's temperature-controlled facilities (total area: 100m2) equipped to maintain 2º-8ºC (refrigerated) and 15º-25ºC (fixed) temperature ranges within its company-owned warehouse will allow it ...
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Nippon Express targets Europe with Belgian charter services
Forwarder Nippon Express (NE) Belgium has launched a new charter services as it looks to meet rising demand and a "chronic shortage of air cargo capacity".The company has recently launched a weekly charter service between Belgium and the US and another between Belgium and Japan.The round-trip service between Ostend-Bruges Airport ...
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Nippon Express opens Netherlands logistics hub
Nippon Express' Nijmegen hubNippon Express Nederland, the Netherlands-based subsiriary of Nippon Express Co., has openeed a logistics centre in Nijmegen, a city located in the southeastern province of Gelderland.The new facility, which covers an area of more than 200,000 sq m, will serve as a gateway for air and ocean ...
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Nippon Express launches domestic halal-certified airfreight service
Last week (March 8), Japan-based Nippon Express launched a new halal-certified domestic airfreight product.The forwarder said it launched the service after observing an increase in demand for halal products in Japan.Currently, Japan has a Muslim population of around 200,000."With an increase in foreign visitors/residents from a diversity of cultural backgrounds ...
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Nippon Express USA implements CHAMP’s Traxon cargoHUB
Nippon Express USA, the US freight forwarding division of the Japan-based Nippon Express Group, has started using CHAMP’s Traxon cargoHUB for its digital data exchange.The Traxon cargoHUB platform enables Nippon Express USA to have electronic access to more than 100 airlines and 3,000 forwarders, operating from 9,000 branches worldwide. It ...
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Nippon Express taps into pharma market with MD Logistics acquisition
Japan-based logistics firm Nippon Express has completed the acquisition of US-based headquartered MD Logistics in a deal worth $51m (¥ 5.5bn).Nippon Express said the acquisition is part of its plan (commencing 2019) to make the “pharmaceutical industry a priority industry in our business plan and corporate strategy”.MD Logistics, headquartered in ...
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Joint effort delivers Beaujolais Nouveau to Japan
From left to right, the three partners involved: Kim Van Assche, VP sales Europe at DHL Aviation; Taneda san of Nippon Express; and Jean Ceccaldi, managing director of Aero Cargo FranceDHL Aviation, Nippon Express and general sales and services agent (GSSA) Aero Cargo France (a subsidiary of ECS Group) have ...
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Nippon Express takes 22% stake in Indian logistics specialist Future Supply Chain Solutions
Japanese logistics giant Nippon Express will acquire a 22% stake in India’s Future Supply Chain Solutions (FSC), with the two companies planning to explore business opportunities in India’s fast growing 3PL and express logistics sectors.Nippon Express said in a statement that an important part of its “core strategy” is to ...