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NewsSeko Logistics launches e-commerce unit
Dave Emerson. Source: Seko LogisticsSeko Logistics has launched a new e-commerce business unit as it looks to grow cross-border e-commerce volumes.The new business unit, Seko ECommerce, will offer four core solutions: international e-commerce shipping and delivery services; e-commerce fulfilment; parcels returns and re-commerce and heavyweight e-commerce shipping and last mile ...
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NewsSeko Logistics joins employment scheme for former offenders
James Gagney, Seko Logistics. Source: Seko LogisticsSeko Logistics is partnering with retail services client Buyer Connected (BCI) to launch a new logistics training programme to create employment opportunities for previously incarcerated men and women in Atlanta, Georgia.As part of the not-for-profit City of Refuge initiative, the programme aims to support ...
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NewsSEKO Logistics continues expansion with Bansard deal
Source: SEKO LogisticsSEKO Logistics has completed its largest acquisition to-date with an investment in Paris-headquartered logistics group Bansard International.Bansard provides door-to-door logistics management services, covering consultancy, freight forwarding, warehousing, de/consolidation, transportation management, quality control, and customs clearance services.Bansard International has 54 offices in 17 countries and employs about 600 people. ...
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PVG quarantines pile pressure on air cargo supply chains
An increasing number of Covid cases at Shanghai Pudong International Airport are piling on extra pressure to strained airfreight operations from China, according to forwarders.Seko Logistics reports that handler PACTL suspended cargo operations on Friday after two members of staff tested positive for Covid. This has resulted in the cancellation ...
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Seko Logistics notes clients "pivoting" between sea and air capacity
Seko Logistics has said many of its manufacturer clients are "pivoting" between seafreight to airfreight and "leveraging air capacity as an option when they can".The logistics provider said growth in cross-border e-commerce is increasingly pushing manufacturers to use airfreight, as seafreight capacity struggles to cope with pressure.The company also noted ...
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Seko Logistics and Peli BioThermal partner for pharma operations in Ireland
Seko Logistics has broadened its pharma capabilities in Ireland by opening a new 30,000 sq ft facility in Dublin and extending its partnership with temperature-controlled container manufacturer Peli BioThermal.The companies said the partnership will give Seko's customers in Ireland "quick and easy access" to Peli BioThermal’s temperature-controlled solutions, which offer ...
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Air cargo sector continues sustainability push
Air cargo firms are continuing to make their operations more sustainable, with CargoAi and Seko Logistics today announcing new initiatives.Digital air cargo booking platform CargoAi has launched new features enabling freight forwarder users to assess and reduce their CO2 emissions.CargoAi said it added the features in response to demand, as ...
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Seko Logistics sets sights on growth in China
Following Seko Logistics' secured investment from Ridgemont Equity Partners, which was first reported by Air Cargo News in January, the logistics firm is planning to expand its presence in China.The company said expansion in China will help it to build on its airfreight and seafreight growth, which increased by 20% ...
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Modal shift to air to continue as ocean shipping faces ongoing crunch
Current modal shift from ocean to air is expected to continue as chaos in the container shipping industry is expected to continue beyond the Chinese New Year.Seko Logistics chief growth officer Brian Bourke said that this year its seafreight team had been offering customers airfreight capacity as an alternative to ...
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NewsSEKO looks to acquisitions following investment
James T. Gagne - SEKO LogisticsSEKO Logistics is targeting additional acquisitions, technology development and growth in key geographies after securing investment from Ridgemont Equity Partners.The deal will see the logistics firm's current majority shareholder, Greenbriar Equity Group, divest its stake but remain an equity owner. Terms of the transaction were ...
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NewsAirforwarders Association names new board member
The Airforwarders Association (AfA) has appointed Shawn Richard (pictured), vice president of global airfreight at SEKO Logistics, to its board of directors.Richard's appointment follows the association electing new board members for the upcoming 2021-2024 term of office.Richard joined SEKO Logistics in early 2018 and has 30 years of experience in ...
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NewsSEKO Logistics: It’s time to act to protect cross border e-commerce margins
SEKO Logistics has warned retailers, direct-to-consumer brands and marketplace sellers to "take action now" to protect their cross border e-commerce margins, as global postal rates into the US increase.“July 1 heralds the first day of the historic agreement between the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the US, which allows the ...
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Rates from Hong Kong decline but continue to climb from China
Airfreight rates from Hong Kong to the US fell last week while pricing out of China continues to increase as airport congestion continues.The latest statistics from TAC Index show that last week average prices from Hong Kong to North America dropped by 23.4% compared with a week earlier to $6.49 ...
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NewsSEKO Logistics launches Covid-19 donation initiative
SEKO Logistics has launched a new initiative to buy, donate and inspire support for frontline responders treating patients affected by Covid-19.In partnership with Project CURE, the non-profit humanitarian relief organization, the initiative — titled SEKO Cares — has seen the logistics provider donate more than $200,000 to the cause and ...
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NewsExpanding SEKO promotes Bourke to chief growth officer
Brian Bourke, Chief Growth Officer, SEKO LogisticsSEKO Logistics has promoted Brian Bourke to the new post of chief growth officer as the company looks to accelerate its organic expansion.In his new role, Bourke will drive SEKO’s demand generation, revenue management and corporate marketing and communications initiatives, working closely with Terry ...
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SEKO and AGWorld enter partnership to facilitate links amid trade war
SEKO Logistics and Air & Ground World Transport (AGWorld) have entered a partnership that will generate opportunities for shippers doing business between Asia and the US.The collaboration will help shippers to ease the impact of the US-China trade war on their global operations.As part of SEKO and AGWorld's partnership, they ...
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SEKO increases airfreight presence with Air-City acquisition
SEKO Logistics has completed its largest-ever acquisition with the purchase of New York-based Air-City.The logistics firm said the move would help it expand its presence on the westbound airfreight market, while also adding resources to its key New York region.The purchase will also see SEKO add facility infrastructure in the ...
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NewsSEKO expands in Chicago with new hub
SEKO Logistics' new Chicago facilitySEKO Logistics has opened a new facility in Chicago following its January acquisition of freight forwarder GoodShip International.The new facility is three times the size of the existing SEKO hub in the US city will act as "a cross border e-commerce parcel processing hub" for "its ...
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NewsSEKO to serve as Peli network station in Dublin
Peli BioThermal ULDs at SEKO's Dublin facilitySEKO Logistics’ new operation in Ireland has won a three-year contract to serve as Peli BioThermal's network station and service centre in Dublin.The Master Services Agreement will see SEKO Logistics’ team service, refurbish, repair and condition Peli BioThermal’s Crēdo on Demand pharma ULDs, used ...
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Seko launches new e-commerce returns service
SEKO Logistics has launched a new returns service for retailers, etailers and consumers that allows customers to have greater visibility of the logistics operation.The logistics firm said that its new OmniReturns service combines its logistics operation and digital platform.The service offers visibility from label creation to stock re-entering the warehouse, ...
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