Chris Lewis
Hapag-Lloyd has completed its 100% acquisition of Latin America-based SM SAAM’s terminal business and related logistics services, followingan agreement announced in October 2022. The transaction was approved unconditionally by the relevant antitrust authorities of all countries involved. It includes interests in terminals in Iquique, Antofagasta, San Antonio, San Vicente and Corral (Chile), Port Everglades (US), Mazatlán (Mexico), Buenavista (Colombia), Guayaquil (Ecuador) and Caldera (Costa Rica) as well as related logistics ...
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Jens Drewes is to take over as chief executive of Hellmann Worldwide Logistics in August 2024, succeeding Reiner Heiken who will retire in 2024. Jens Drewes has worked for Kuehne + Nagel since the late 1990s where he was most recently responsible for the European business. Reiner Heiken has been ...
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Etihad Cargo says it has continued to surpass operational performance targets, achieving improvements across key performance measures in the first half of 2023.
It achieved 82.7% on-time performance for freighter departures and 82% OTP for freighter arrivals, above its 80% target. It also improved the carrier's delivered-as-promised (DAP) rate, achieving 90.6%, ...
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DP World has built a new slipway for the Southampton Sea Cadets as part of its community investment programme. The old slipway had deteriorated badly and was becoming hazardous the port operator and partners Earlcoate stepped in to save the boating season for the cadets’ kayakers, rowers and dinghy sailors.
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Austrian forwarder Cargo-partner is offering an air freight door-to-door consolidation service between key Western Europe airports, including the UK, Austria, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands, to over ten destinations in India, China, Singapore and Thailand. It says its approach offers shippers cost-effective solutions while benefiting from the speed of air ...
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Intelligent logistics platform Raft has appointed Kurt Corman and Claudio Fiaoni as regional vice president of sales for the Americas and EMEA, respectively. Corman was previously in sales and leadership roles with technology platforms and companies such as Fourkites, Chain.io, and BDP International. Fiaoni started with Raft as Global Sales ...
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Freight forwarder AGI Global Logistics is continuing its expansion with the opening of an office in Wakefield, near Leeds, taking its total number to 18.
It operates as an extension of the Derby office, and will be run by Dale Cross and Steven Barrett, specialising in , air freight and sea ...
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Logistics property developer Prologis UK,has opened Royal Mail’s Midlands Super Hub at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal near Northampton. Spanning 53-acres and totalling 840,000sq ft of warehousing space, once fully operational, the Super Hub has the capacity to process 235 million parcels a year, and includes an integrated rail link.
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DP World has partnered with the Port of London Authority (PLA) to host the British Ports Association (BPA) annual conference 2023 at the Leonardo Royal Hotel, London Tower Bridge on 17-19 October. It will be a platform for participation from port members, associates, government officials, regulators, and international maritime representatives
The ...
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Customs clearance and truck services firm Motis has put in place arrangements to help drivers arriving from the Continent to pay the UK’s HGV Levy which restarted on 1 August, having been paused during the Covid pandemic. Drivers can pay in cash or by card at Dover using a Motis ...
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