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DP DHL air cargo volumes flat in Q1
Weak demand from major customers saw Deutsche Post DHL’s first quarter 2014 air cargo volumes remain flat at 933,000 tonnes, while its containerised sea freight volumes rose 4.7%.The Germany-based logistics giant reported that air freight volumes started to improve towards end of quarter as its global forwarding and freight division ...
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Two-driver service cuts UK-Scandinavia times
DSV Road UK has launched an express trucking service between the UK and Scandinavia for time-sensitive shipments.The Daily Flyer service – operated by vehicles with two drivers –reduces transit times between the UK and Scandinavian destinations by between 24 and 48 hours.The premium product will eventually be rolled out across ...
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Agility profits up, but cargo revenue drops
KUWAIT-BASED logistics company Agility’s profits rose 11 per cent to KD11.24 million in the first quarter of this year, even though overall revenues dropped by 11 per cent.Weak demand in air cargo continued to impact on the company’s Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) business, which saw its revenues decrease by 15 ...
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Emirates: Secondary connections, primary goals
It must be hard for the cargo team at Emirates to keep up with all the new destinations that are added to their network each year. Oslo, Stockholm, Boston, Chicago, Taipei, Kabul, Abidjan and Conakry have all had new Emirates services in the last eight months, and the carrier has ...
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Norbert Dentressangle’s express Russia service
NORBERT DENTRESSANGLE’S freight forwarding division Norbert Dentressangle Overseas, has launched new express services from the UK to Russia, to assist companies trying to break into the Russian market.From June, the company will operate a consolidated airfreight service (daily and weekly), along with an ocean freight/road service option, says a statement. ...
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IJS Global acquired by Dutch investor
GLOBAL logistics service provider IJS Global has been acquired by Dutch investment company Nimbus.IJS will provide the Netherlands-based entity with its first involvement in the transport and logistics sector, but IJS will continue to be driven from its Amsterdam headquarters with its senior management remaining very much in place, says ...
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FPS appoints customer service manager
FPS AUSTRALIA – a founder member of the FPS Group of independent forwarders and consolidators – has appointed Andy Johnson as its customer service manager for its Sydney office.Johnson’s freight career spans more than 24 years in a variety of specialisms including supply chain, procurement and project management roles, working ...
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Nippon Express strengthens Scottish cargo base
JAPANESE logistics and airfreight forwarder Nippon Express has purchased 1,400 sq m of warehouse space at an air cargo centre near Glasgow International Airport.Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust (AIPUT) owns the £460m facility.Nick Smith, fund manager for AIPUT, comments:“It is hugely encouraging to see the airport is experiencing a resurgence ...
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Hong Kong overbalances and needs a new runway
IT MAY be the world’s most prodigious airfreight nerve centre, but Hong Kong’s exports rose by only 0.1 per cent in the first four months of this year.For a hub of such historic weighty airfreight significance, that seems like a slump. Although imports increased by 2.1 per cent, the trade ...
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DB Schenker regroups in Hungary
GLOBAL logistics company DB Schenker Logistics is grouping its services in Hungary into a new corporate office at Budapest, Hungary.The move to a new joint 30,000-sq m freight forwarding terminal will conclude integration of all corporate activities in Hungary so that, by the end of this year, all DB Schenker ...
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Middle East booming says Agility
THE Middle East region continues to offer extremely lucrative opportunities for those companies able to take advantage of its emergence as a global logistics hub, stresses Essa Al-Saleh, chief executive of Kuwait-based Agility Global Integrated Logistics.In an address to an emerging markets logistics conference in Dubai, Al-Saleh highlights the outstanding ...
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Etihad Cargo and WIN boost e-AWBs from the US
ETIHAD CARGO and the Worldwide Information Network (WIN) are working together to increase electronic airwaybill (e-AWB) adoption with independent freight forwarders.The UAE flag-carrier's first US export e-AWB shipment took place on a flight from Chicago to Abu Dhabi, using WIN's online platform.The forwarder involved, Worldwide Logistic Partners (WLP) in Chicago, ...
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FPS Sri Lanka opens new office
FPS SRI LANKA – a founder member of the FPS Group of independent forwarders and consolidators - has opened a new office in the ancient port town of Galle, south of the country’s capital city of Colombo.The new branch will act as a satellite of FPS’ Colombo-based operations centre, providing ...
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Aramex acquires Australian e-commerce business
MIDDLE EAST-based logistics company Aramex has entered the Australian e-commerce market with the acquisition of Mail Call Couriers, a supplier of metro express deliveries in Australia.The acquisition strengthens Aramex’s Asia-Pacific proposition and provides it with important, technology-driven delivery capabilities in Australia, says a statement “The acquisition is part of the ...
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Jan de Rijk’s PACCAR China truck deal
JAN DE RIJK Logistics (JDR) has signed a cooperation agreement with Chinese logistics firm Shanghai Origin Supply Chain Management Co Ltd (ORIGIN) to support PACCAR China’s DAF truck manufacturing operations in the Netherlands.“With the growing demand of global sourcing and increasing complexity of international supply chain management, this unique logistics ...
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CAL: Still room for a niche freighter specialist
YOU MAY think that the era of all-cargo airlines with a couple of B747 freighters is now past, but at least one longstanding player in the business is still thriving and looking to expand.Cargo Air Lines (CAL) was founded in 1976 to provide export lift for Israel’s agricultural producers and ...
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Schenker’s Belgium hub gets TAPA
DB SCHENKER’S new hub at Zwevegem is the global logistics company’s first facility in Belgium to be awarded Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) certification.The type 'A' certificate is the highest offered by the security standards organisation for activities related to the security of freight in transit.Accreditation involved rigorous auditing of ...
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FPS New Zealand certified to handle consumables
FAMOUS Pacific Shipping (FPS) has won official approval to handle and transport imports and exports of dairy and non-dairy products for human and animal consumption in New Zealand (NZ) and beyond.Awarded by the NZ Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), certification applies to every element of the supply chain.New Zealand has ...
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DB Schenker strengthens African network
DB SCHENKER is expanding its presence in Africa, by fully integrating Bochimar Lda Luanda (Angola) into its network, following a nine-year regional partnership.The global logistics company has also opened an office in Maputo, Mozambique.“In line with our growth strategy, we continue to intensify our own presence in interesting markets,” says ...
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DHL lands Airbus contract for aircraft parts
DHL has won a multimodal contract to transport Airbus A320-family aircraft parts from Germany to the US.Air cargo will form an important part of the supply chain deal, starting in early 2015, which sees a total of 80,000 tonnes moved by air, ocean and road freight from the Airbus production ...