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Freight forwarding group Davies Turner has appointed Emma Turner to its board of directors at its Davies Turner Logistics subsidiary. Joining Davies Turner in 2011 as a contracts coordinator in Coleshill and becoming head of logistics Midlands in 2023, she has played an integral role in developing its logistics operations, expanding warehouse space from 65,000 to 280,000sq ft, including the recent addition of a facility in Atherstone.
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DP World has shipped over 10 million vinyl records from its Bicester facility, the UK’s largest distribution warehouse for music and video products, since opening in August 2023.
Powered by semi-autonomous ‘picking’ robots, the warehouse has become the epicentre of physical music distribution, playing a key role in the ongoing ‘vinyl ...
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UK forwarder Kingscote Rojay (KRL) has acquired Solihull-based Republic Cargo Systems UK. RCS UK, previously part of the US-based RCS Group, offers air and ocean freight and complements KRL’s existing operations in the region.
KRL director, Peter Phythian, said: “RCS UK has built a strong reputation in air and ocean freight, ...
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Some 59% of air cargo workers have considered leaving the industry due to struggles with outdated technology, increased job stress and an unpredictable work environment, according to research commission by IBS Software.
The research conducted by Edge Insight said that industry employees complained of an unpredictable working environment heightened by outdated ...
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MSC has launched a service between Gothenburg, the north-west Continent and ports in China, Japan, Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. It operates weekly with 15,000teu vessels. , MSC also offers two transhipment services via Bremerhaven or Antwerp to North and South America, the Mediterranean, and Africa, as well as other ports ...
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DHL Group is to invest €2 billion (US$2.2bn) over the next five years in the life sciences and healthcare sector as part of its Strategy 2030.
Some 50% of the investment allocated to the Americas, 25% to Asia Pacific, and 25% to the EMEA region and will deliver faster, more reliable ...
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Jacksonville, Florida-based transportation company Trailer Bridge has appointed Tony Kvasnicka as president of its ocean division. He will oversee the company’s operations in the Caribbean, including the Puerto Rican trade lane, port operations in Jacksonville and San Juan, account management, support services, and asset maintenance.
Kvasnicka is a US Coast Guard ...
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New carrier Skyway Airlines of the Philippines has appointed Hactl as handling agent for its new freighter services to Hong Kong. The Hong Kong independent handler will provide terminal handling, ramp handling and documentation. Skyway is due to start flights on 20 March, using its 18-tonne capacity B737-400 freighters on ...
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The British International Freight Association’s (BIFA) National Conference will take place on 14-15 May, the first time in nearly two decades that it has brought its entire membership community across the UK.
This two-day conference will address the pressing issues facing the logistics sector, and offer opportunities to network with industry ...
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Analyst Niall van de Wouw has described US President Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ – in which he announced major tariff hikes on imports from most of the country’s trading partners as “a seismic shock” for e-commerce.
De Wouw, who is Xeneta’s chief airfreight officer, said that the cargo market is reevaluating its ...
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