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NewsPromotions for Wong and Cheung at U-Freight
Freight forwarder U-Freight Group (UFL) has promoted two key executives based at its headquarters in Hong Kong.Amy Wong has been promoted to chief administrative officer, tasked with supervising the day-to-day operations, human resources and administration of UFL offices.She will also assist chief executive Simon Wong in analysing the operations of ...
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NewsU-Freight invests in smart warehouse tech in Hong Kong
U-Freight Logistics has developed one of its five Hong Kong facilities into a smart warehouse to reduce picking costs and speed up operations to meet growing demand.The forwarder's 21,000 sq ft eCommerce fulfilment centre (EFC) in Kwai Chung has been equipped with an automatic guided vehicle (AGV) and Intelligent Racking ...
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NewsU-freight ready for stricter Hong Kong screening requirements
Hong Kong-based U-Freight has said it is prepared for the tightening of cargo screening regulations in March.From next month, all air cargo consignors in Hong Kong will need to be a validated known consignor, or 100% of their cargo will be subject to screening before being loaded on an aircraft.Over ...
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NewsManagement change and a new facility for U-Freight
Robert Rens, U-FreightU-Freight has promoted Robert Rens from operations manager to operations director for the Netherlands, and it has also opened a new facility.The new role will see Rens take responsibility for work undertaken by current managing director in the Netherlands, Cas Scheij, who has reached official retirement age but ...
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NewsU-Freight subsidiary Shanghai Renaissance names vice general manager
Shanghai Renaissance (RENSHA), a subsidiary company of Hong Kong-based U-Freight Group, has promoted Lily Tao to vice general manager.Tao started her career in the freight industry as an operations executive with RENSHA in 1995 and for the past decade, prior to her promotion, she was assistant to the company's general ...
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NewsConroute Logistics achieves AEO accreditation
Johan Hagman, financial director (left) and Joakim Hagman, sales director of the Conroute group (right)Conroute Logistics, sister company of Swedish firm and U-Freight Group (UFL) partner Conroute Air & Sea, has achieved AEO-F accreditation.The European Union AEO scheme is co-ordinated by the World Customs Organisation. By meeting AEO standards, businesses ...
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NewsU-Freight continues to support growing e-commerce sector
William Potter/Shutterstock.comHong Kong-based freight forwarder U-Freight is continuing to develop logistics solutions for the e-commerce sector after having observed its growth in the last few years.According to UNCTAD, the UN’s trade and development body, global e-commerce sales reached $25.6tr in 2019 — an 8% increase from 2017 — and this ...
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U-Freight: Innovative thinking is key to keep supply chains moving
Hong Kong-based freight forwarder U-Freight has said that "innovative thinking" is crucial in dealing with the difficulties faced by supply chains during the coronavirus pandemic.U-Freight also informed that it is running its global operations "as normally as possible" as it seeks innovative solutions to help it overcome the challenges that ...
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NewsU-Freight Korea opens new hub to target e-commerce
U-Freight Korea, part of the Hong Kong-based U-Freight Group, has opened a new logistics hub in Incheon to support its growing e-commerce business.The e-commerce fulfilment centre (EFC) will process domestic and cross-border e-commerce shipments for business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) fulfilment.With the anticipated increase in e-commerce logistics volumes, especially from ...
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U-Freight prepared for stricter air cargo screening requirements
Hong Kong-based freight forwarder U-Freight has said it is well placed to meet new stricter air cargo screening requirements with its off airport X-ray screening facilities.The company installed an X-ray machine at its Golden Bear Industrial Centre in Hong Kong two years ago as it prepared for the introduction of ...
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NewsU-Freight takes e+Solutions to Malaysia
The U-Freight Group is taking e+Solutions, its logistics product designed for e-commerce start-ups, to the Malaysian marketplace.The group launched the product in Hong Kong six months ago, targeting the growing number of small businesses and start-ups who often have limited resources and are looking for cost effective behind-the-scenes assistance.The new ...
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U-Freight launches shipping platform for Philippines' e-commerce
An online shipping platform has launched to serve the Philippines’ e-commerce market, which analysts estimate will be worth $10bn by 2025.The iShipmore platform, launched by the Filipino partner of the U-Freight Group (UFL), will assist individuals who want to ship items bought online to consignees based in the Philippines.A U-Freight ...
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Hong Kong pushes back roll out of new air cargo security requirements
The Hong Kong government has pushed backed the roll out of stricter cargo screening requirements in light of the current market downturn.The Civil Aviation Department (CAD) said it would no longer require the screening of 25% of all non-known consignee shipments from October 1.Instead, the deadline has been pushed back ...
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U-Freight Hong Kong to offer off-airport screening
Hong Kong-based U-Freight has become one of the first freight forwarders to have one of its logistics hubs certified by the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department (CAD) as a Regulated Air Cargo Screening Facility (RACSF).The CAD launched its RACSF scheme in October 2018 to facilitate screening at off-airport sites, in ...