Chris Lewis
Thomas Dorsey, founder of investment firm Wright & Associates has joined Bordeaux-based international wine logistics specialist Pelican Air Services as a minority shareholder. It said it would give a major boost to Pelican's efforts to expand its footprint in the US market, a key target in its growth strategy.
Pelican offers end-to-end logistics solutions to enable wine professionals to ship their products worldwide, navigating the complexities of customs and logistics.
Pelican chief ...
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AI-focused global trade compliance firm Besso has appointed Amazon’s former head of global trade services for EMEA, Michiel Kalverkamp, as chief customer officer.
The Swiss-based company said it would strengthen its core team and bring invaluable experience incompliance and cross-border operations.
At Amazon, Kalverkamp served as the head of global trade services ...
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UPS has announced third-quarter 2024 consolidated revenues of $22.2 billion, a 5.6% increase from the third quarter of 2023. Consolidated operating profit was $2.0 billion, up 47.8% compared to the third quarter of 2023.
Chief executive Carol Tomé, said: “I want to thank all UPSers for their hard work and efforts. ...
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Harbour International Freight has gained ‘AA’ accreditation for ambient storage, distribution and cross-docking from global supply chain standards arbiter BRGCS.
Founded in Ireland more than fifty years ago and a member of the Pall-Ex network, Harbour International Freight has significantly expanded its presence in the UK in recent years, opening a ...
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German forwarder Dachser has centralised most of its export LCL shipments in Europe at a new container freight station in Waddinxveen near Rotterdam. It consolidates general cargo shipments from the Netherlands, Belgium, large parts of France and Germany as well as Switzerland and, in some cases, Austria and Eastern Europe ...
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Big changes are coming to London Heathrow, both in terms of the airport’s physical cargo infrastructure and the way in which the UK’s primary gateway will operate in future, a seminar organised by the CCS UK User Group was told on 24 October.
Heathrow Airport head of cargo, James Golding outlined ...
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Dachser USA Air & Sea Logistics, the US subsidiary of German-owned global logistics provider DACHSER, celebrated its 50th anniversary on September 16.
The family-owned logistics operator from Germany opened a location in New York in 1974, moving into an overseas region for the first time. Over the decades that followed, Dachser ...
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BIFA policy and compliance advisor Igor Popovics is urging companies to “practice, practice, practice” ahead of introduction of the latest iteration of the EU’s transit system, NCTS5 on 22 January. They should also check with their software providers that they can support the new regime.
In an episode of BIFAlink TV ...
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The Port of Tilbury, as part of the London Construction Hub, has hosted a tour of its facilities by several businesses, in conjunction with Essex Chambers of Commerce. They were given an in-depth look at the streamlined supply chain operations, vast storage capabilities, and 24/7 transport links, Tilbury demonstrating how ...
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Normally, the mundane matter of vessel berthing trials are of interest only to shipping experts but a row has broken out in the Isle of Jersey.
Jersey and Guernsey are in the final stages of a competitive tender for a 15-year contract for the islands’ main ro ro links. However the ...
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