Chris Lewis
CEVA Logistics has signed a new global agreement with project44 to enhance visibility of ocean shipments, following a similar deal for ground transport in July 2021. Automatic Identification System (AIS) vessel tracking will allow customers to monitor shipment locations and, when not at sea, shipment notifications and analytics will include other carrier milestones, transfers and dwell times, as well as exception alerts and management. Project44 track and trace functions will ...
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There has been a marked improvement in transit times in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to E2open’s latest Ocean Shipping Index.
The supply chain software platform said its latest report - encompassing 420,000 connected enterprises managing 13.5 billion transactions and tracking 71 million containers annually -showed that it took companies ...
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Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West Airlines and Japanese forwarder Nippon Express Holdings have signed an air cargo memorandum of understanding to offer enhanced solutions to customers and respond more flexibly to changing supply chains. The carrier said the agreement strengthens its presence in the Japanese market whilst helping Nippon Express to ...
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Davies Turner has launched a direct weekly LCL service from the UK to Nhava Sheva, near Mumbai in India. The forwarder’s previous service to Nhava Sheva was via transhipment in Jebel Ali, but by going direct, the forwarder can offer a 25 day port to port transit time. There are ...
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Bomi Group, recently acquired by UPS, has officially opened its new storage and distribution facility in Madrid following an €18m investment. The 27,578sq m GMP and GDP-compliant logistics centre can hold 60,000 pallets, making it one of the largest warehouses in the European pharmaceutical sector.
Innovations in biologics, specialty pharmaceuticals and ...
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Liverpool has been ranked as the UK’s top location for port-centric logistics potential according to an industry study by property adviser Knight Frank. It analysed and ranked 41 UK ports based on 13 criteria, assessing their potential for future logistics investment and development, in its Future Gazing report. Liverpool topped ...
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Forwarding and logistics company DSV has launched an initiative to refurbish rather than replace its trailers. In 2023, it will start by doubling the life of 1,100 trailers in its own workshops in collaboration with equipment service provider TIP Group. Typically, DSV uses a trailer for approximately five years before ...
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UK and Ireland-based forwarding business KRL has appointed David Flaherty operations director UK & IE and Greig Allan as commercial director UK and IE. Both are internal promotions.
Based in Crawley for over 30 years, KRL provides multimodal capabilities from seven locations across the two countries.
Greig Allan (main picture, right) began ...
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DHL Supply Chain, the contract logistics specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, is operating a robot picking system at a logistics centre in Staufenberg, Lower Saxony for fashion retailer, Peek & Cloppenburg Düsseldorf.
The 6,000sq m AutoStore system manufactured by Element Logic is one of the largest fully-automated storage and order ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is partnering with software-as-a-service firm Descartes Systems to deliver a members-only webinar on the Import Control System Release 2 on 1 February. ICS2 is due to go live on 1 March.ICS2 is a new and updated customs electronic import system that is applicable to ...
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