Chris Lewis
Successful adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) will need solutions that enable forwarders and customs brokers to prioritize human connections, said Raft chief executive James Coombes, told the The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) executive summit on 7 November.
The tech firm founder stressed that freight forwarding is ultimately a relationships business. AI exists to free up time for forwarders and customs brokers to focus on the human elements of their work, ...
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Thames Freeport has agreed a partnership with the Seoul Digital Foundation, South Korea, the Borough of Barking and Dagenham and Connected Places Catapult to launch a Smart Homes Innovation Hub in East London.
It is seen as the start of a long term relationship to collaboratively develop smart city and smart ...
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John Shah is to become Europa’s first UK head of warehouse operations. He brings 25 years’ experience with leading logistics operators, ecommerce and multichain suppliers across the UK and North America. Europa operates sites in Dartford, Birmingham and Corby with a combined total of over 1 million sq ft of ...
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Product Specialist at Forward Solutions, John Varley has welcomed HMRC’s decision to postpone the full cutover to the new import/export Customs Declaration Service (CDS) to 30 March 2024.
He said that the extension, announced in August, reflected the fact that the situation has changed a lot since CDS’ initial deadline was ...
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Adam Cunnew has rejoined transport management software provider Fargo Systems as a systems analyst. During the previous 12 months, he has achieved PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) accreditation in project management. He joined Fargo Systems as an apprentice in 2016 and then became product consultant.
Picture: Jim Slade, Fargo Systems
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Small and medium sized British businesses are increasingly turning to global markets as the domestic financial situation worsens, says DHL Express in new research published to coincide with International Trade Week.
Nearly two thirds (60%) of exporters said they plan to grow sales internationally over the next year, with over half ...
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Austrian forwarder Cargo-partner has launched a less –than-containerload (LCL) seafreight service for dangerous goods from China to Europe. It says the service is suitable for a wide range of products and industries, including automotive components, car batteries and electronic goods with various types of integrated batteries.
The weekly consolidated transport service ...
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DP World has received four new Konecranes automated stacking cranes (ASCs) for London Gateway.
The ASCs, an investment of £56 million, will move containers from the port yard onto trucks and will service the £350m all-electric new fourth berth – the first of its kind in the world – which will ...
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Air Charter Service has opened an office in New Delhi, its second office in India and 33rd globally. The company opened its Mumbai office almost 12 years ago and last year enjoyed one of its best years in terms of charter numbers in India. The new office is headed by ...
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US owned logistics company XPO has signed a partnership with Metro Markets for palletised distribution and last-mile delivery for its new logistics platform for non-food e-commerce at France's leading foodservice supplier.
Metro Marketplace, which has already been launched in Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Germany offers a wide range of ...
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