Chris Lewis
Swiss-based Fracht has agreed terms for the acquisition of the entire shareholding in Ireland’s Quality Freight Group.
The Dublin-headquartered company, now in its 35th year, comprises Quality Freight, Renewable Logistics, Quality Freight (Belfast),Quality Port Logistics BV, Quality Freight Netherlands and Quality Freight Inland Container Depots.
Quality Freight has offices in Dublin, Belfast, Knock and a Rotterdam Port warehouse and cross dock facility in Wallhaven (QPL) and a nearby forwarding and logistics office.
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Europa Worldwide Group has used its apprenticeship programme to expand its customer service teams, supporting the development of its customer service supervisors, said the Dartford based groupage operator ahead of National Apprenticeship Week on 10-16 February.
In 2022 Europa’s European road freight division, Europa Road created 11 dedicated customer service teams ...
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Cathay Cargo flew in around 70 horses Europe from Liège and London for the Longines Hong Kong International Horse Show on 14-16 February. The Hong Kong carrier operated a charter flight from Liège in Belgium using one of its Boeing 747 freighters to carry most of the showjumping and specialist ...
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German-headquartered owner-managed logistics company Röhlig Logistics says it saw growth in revenue, freight volume and gross profit in 2024 despite a volatile market. It achieved gains in sea freight, air freight and contract logistics.
Gross profit rose against the market trend by 5%, from €218 million to €229 million with its ...
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Swissport International has expanded its 'Flower Corridor' to key European air cargo destinations ahead of Valentine’s Day on 14 February. It gives a fully temperature-controlled, end-to-end process for the transport of fresh flowers from Kenya to Europe, extending shelf life by up to a week.
This Valentine’s season, Swissport expects to ...
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DP World has completed 65% of the first phase of its Sokhna Logistics Park, 100km east of Cairo in the Suez Canal Economic Zone.
The $80 million hub spans 300,000sq m is scheduled for completion in June 2025, and aims to improve efficiency and reduce logistics costs between Egypt, the Middle ...
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DHL Global Forwarding, the ocean and air freight division of DHL Group, has published a white paper, ‘China Plus X: The New Global Supply Chain’. It highlights multi-shoring strategies that go beyond the classic ‘China Plus 1’ philosophy and focuses on diversifying production and supplier locations in several to safeguard ...
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Glasgow Prestwick Airport handled its longest-ever piece of freight on 27 January, part of a consignment for the oil and gas industry.
The cargo was flown from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, alongside two additional 40-foot components for on-carriage to Aberdeen.
The longest piece, 67 feet long and weighing 24 tonnes, was transported on ...
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Air Charter Service has opened its first Italian office in Milan. It will be headed by Leonardo D’Alessandro, who joined the broker in February 2015 at its London headquarters, before moving to the Geneva office in 2018. From there he has been focussing on predominantly Italian clients.
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Group’s Wallenius SOL intra-European arm has acquired UK-based freight operator, Mann Lines. The company, which operates ro ro, con-ro and sto-ro services from Tilbury and north-west Continent to ports in Sweden and Finland, said the move would enable it to expand its liner services to Harwich, Turku, Paldiski, ...
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