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Broekman extends Indian empire

Rotterdam-based Broekman Logistics has opened its 15th branch in India, in Hyderabad. Broekman Logistics India offers air, sea, road, and rail services, warehousing and distribution and is the exclusive Indian partner in the global operating NVOCC, Flash Line 2000. [+]

Brace! Brace! warns BIFA

Brace! Brace! warns BIFA BIFA director general Robert Keen says that Parliament’s resounding rejection of Theresa May’s Brexit deal means that freight forwarders should prepare for a ‘hard Brexit’. “Speculating about any other outcome is inadvisable until UK Government provides us with clear guidelines,” he adds. Freight forwarders are though “ready to ... [+]

DSV makes bid for Panalpina – updated

Danish-owned forwarder DSV says that it has made an indicative and private proposal to acquire fellow Swiss-headquartered Panalpina. It has offered 1.58 DSV shares and CHF 55 in cash for each Panalpina share which, based on closing prices on 11 January, is worth CHF 170 per share, which it says ... [+]

Pharma cert for Etihad

Etihad Cargo has become the first Middle Eastt carrier to be awarded IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) certification in Pharmaceutical Logistics. The certifications cover airline operations and cargo handling and warehousing at its hub in Abu Dhabi. [+]

More trucks for Humber Ports Logistics

Humber Ports Logistics is adding 25 trucks to its fleet to support business from shortsea operator Unifeeder. Five trucks have been already delivered, with the remaining 20 to follow in the spring. [+]

FedEx buys up Israeli partner

FedEx Express is to acquire its partner in Israel of over 30 years, Flying Cargo Group, subject to regulatory approval. The announcement coincides with the end of Flying Cargo’s service agreement with the express operator. TNT in Israel has been part of the global FedEx group of companies since its ... [+]

Shipping line gets into farming

CMA CGM Group is supporting the financial and industrial development of urban farming company Agricool, which uses old shipping containers for its operations. Founded in 2015 in Paris, aims to produce fruit and vegetables without pesticides, picked and sold on the same day and to customers in the neighbourhood and ... [+]

Avantida boosts Maersk efficiency

Maersk Line is to offer “street turn” (empty container triangulation) services in the US and Canada through the Avantida platform. Interchange of containers outside of a marine terminal or yard can increase efficiency but until now have required manual processing but use of the new platform gives Maersk dispatchers and ... [+]

Space shortage looms as housebuilders outbid warehousemen

Warehouse developers are being frustrated by housing developments being given preference, says Neil Storey, managing director of industrial property developer, Onward Holdings. He says that while brownfield or urban sites are being snapped up to meet the country’s need for more housing, there was around 235 million sq ft of ... [+]

UPS to offer Saturday service

UPS is offering Saturday pick-up and processing of US export shipments to 57 main markets, including the UK. Shipments picked up on Saturday will be delivered as soon as Monday, saving a day over existing transit times. one day faster than previous UPS time-in-transit. On-line retailers are expected to be ... [+]

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