November 2017
DHL Global Forwarding arm is offering an international airfreight online quotation and booking service via its DHL Interactive customer portal. The service is available in over 40 countries — including the UK and other main European Union member states, US, Canada, Australia, China, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam.
It allows shippers and consignees to quote and book shipments for all commonly used pre-paid and collect trade terms via a computer or ...
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A shortage of air cargo space could threaten global vehicle production, says emergency logistics specialist, Evolution Time Critical (ETC).
There have been problems in booking airfreight, particularly on Europe to North America routes, along with issues on the Asia to North America and Europe, leading to the seasonal peak in demand ...
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Chinese logistics company STO Express is to launch scheduled B747 freighter flights to Budapest, following the signing of a cooperation agreement with the airport and Turkish-owned 3PL, Ekol. STO has named the Hungarian gateway as its preferred European hub to deliver e-commerce products arriving from China to Europe.
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French forwarder Geodis has opened a new site Paris-Bercy in the’ 12th arrondissement of the French capital. The new 15,000 m2 depot symbolizes the Group's determination to strengthen and develop its position in the Paris region and also underscores its commitment to cleaner urban distribution notably by developing logistics bases in different ...
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Official government figures published on 30 November, which showed a sharp fall in net migration into the UK since the Brexit vote last year, have confirmed that EU logistics workers are packing up and heading home, said the Freight Transport Association.
The departure of EU workers is a 'major threat' to ...
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CMA CGM Group is to merge its MacAndrews and OPDR short sea subsidiaries into a single company, based in Hamburg, from 1 January. The combined company, which will be branded MacAndrews will have a presence in 16 countries, 36 agencies, 595 employees (310 from OPDR and 285 from MacAndrews), operating ...
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Air France-KLM Cargo has signed a memorandum of understanding with Indian carrier Jet Airways Cargo to deepen their cargo cooperation. The two carriers plan to develop services for high-value cargo and tailored products for industries such as pharmaceuticals, express and e-commerce. The two carriers will also offer new destinations via ...
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Cargolux has signed a space-swap deal with Japan's Nippon Cargo Airlines. It gives the Luxembourg carrier access to NCA’s flights from Frankfurt-Hahn to Tokyo (Narita) and NCA has access to Cargolux flights from Luxembourg to Narita.
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Port of Dover chief executive Tim Waggott has called for the UK to become a member of the Common Transit Convention to ensure that freight continues to move through the UK’s ferry ports after Brexit. In a letter to the Exiting the European Union Committee – hosted by the port ...
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PD Ports has gained new business for its ship’s agency business in the Humber. It will be handling car-carrying vessels on the “K” Line European Sea Highway Services (KESS) routes from Emden and Cuxhaven to Immingham and Grimsby. The ship’s agency business operates 24 hours on the Thames, Humber and ...
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