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Louis Perrin of Hemisphere Freight in the UK was named Young International Freight Forwarder at the FIATA Annual Congress in New Delhi, India this week. He was joined by the three other regional finalists Tjaka Segooa (South Africa), Kendyl Baptiste (Canada) and Sarah Skrypec (Australia).
Mike Yarwood Senior Loss Prevention Executive at award sponsor, TT Club, said: “We are delighted that the YIFFYA programme grows in popularity with a total of ...
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CEVA Logistics said on 1 October that it had implemented its 100th customer on its Matrix Warehouse Management System (WMS). The forwarder added that over 80% of the new business wins are now on MATRIX WMS that more than 50 implementations are scheduled over the coming months.
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Digital forwarder Zencargo has launched a procurement service for retailers based on virtual local offices. It provides procurement teams with a local presence, close to their suppliers, enabling businesses to get the level of detail that would normally require a remote team. They use automated messaging and artificial intelligence to ...
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Samskip is restructuring its multi-purpose cargo and reefer services connecting North Sea and Baltic ports to Norway operated by subsidiary Nor Lines.
The multimodal operator says it will meet rising demand for reefer and project cargo services southbound and increase capacity for conventional and project cargoes northbound along the Norwegian ...
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Aerospace logistics company B&H Worldwide has appointed Mark Hollis to the newly created position of head of commercial – Oceania. He has an extensive track record companies such as Toll Global Forwarding and Kuehne Nagel.
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Over 100 exhibitors have already signed up for Multimodal 2019 and a new steering group will formulate next year’s panel and workshop series. Organisers Clarion Events says that next year’s show could be another record-breaker.
The new seminar steering group is to be comprised of FTA deputy chief executive James Hookham, ...
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UK-based Advanced Supply Chain Group (ASCG) has set up a new base in Dubai trading as Advanced Intelligent Supply Chain. It has also made two senior in the Middle East - Russell Treadwell brings 15 years’ sea and airfreight experience and Manraj Ahdan has worked in the sector for nearly two decades. ASCG says ...
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Yusen Logistics UK has been awarded a contract with Spirit AeroSystems for warehousing, inbound freight and onward distribution to Airbus. Spirit is a key supplier of major wing structures to both Airbus and Boeing programs. Yusen is also enabling inbound ocean and air freight solutions to Spirit’s UK Hub for ...
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The Freigfht Transport Association says said that it welcomed publication of the government's No Deal Notices for road haulage, aviation and food exports and imports on 24 September. It said that while they confirmed what it already knew it would help traders and logistics companies prepare for the worst case ...
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CMA CGM has joined Maersk Line in imposing a sulphur surcharge. It says that the additional levy of about $160 per teu is necessary to pay for the increased costs of using higher grades of fuel oil and to invest in new technologies such as gas-powered ships or exhaust scrubbers.
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