Chris Lewis
UPS has appointed Susanne Klingler-Werner as the new president for UPS Supply Chain Solutions Europe. Since joining UPS from Menlo Worldwide Forwarding in 2005, she has held roles in Global Freight Forwarding (GFF) operations, air freight product management and pricing and revenue management. Klingler-Werner is also a member of the Air Cargo Community Frankfurt board.
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Emirates SkyCargo capacity is available for ebookings on the WebCargo platform on 27 September. It is part of a phased introduction, with the UK Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy and Turkey going live on that date. Capacity will be available to customers across all of Europe at the end ...
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UK and Central Europe specialist forwarder Xpediator reported profits before tax of £0.2m in the first half of 2022, compared with £2.3m in the first half of 2021. Adjusted earnings per share were 0.27 pence compared with 1.58 pence in H1 2021.
The company said that the fall in profits was ...
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European freight ferry operator CLdN is to acquire all shares in Irish Sea carrier Seatruck Ferries from its Danish owner, Clipper Group, for an undisclosed sum.
The deal is subject to regulatory approval from the Irish competition authorities, expected before year-end.
Seatruck Ferries carries about a fifth of all Irish Sea freight ...
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A daily rail intermodal service has been launched between Peter D Stirling’s Mossend International Railfreight Park (MIRP) near Glasgow and iPort near Doncaster. Locomotives are provided by GB Railfreight and it carries Culina Group and Eddie Stobart containers.
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DHL Global Forwarding has inaugurated a new transhipment hub and head office in Johannesburg, South Africa. The primarily solar-powered complex is in the Sky Park Industrial Estate close to OR Tambo International Airport and offers temperature-controlled chambers and GDP-trained personnel to cater to the needs of the life sciences and ...
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Freeport East has appointed Steve Beel as its first permanent chief executive. He brings over 20 years’ experience across a range of infrastructure sectors in the UK and overseas, and most recently as been a British diplomat in Zambia with the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. He was earlier ...
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Rhenus UK has officially opened its new logistics centre near Heathrow Airport. It will strengthen the forwarder’s offer in life sciences and healthcare, full vehicle logistics and air and ocean freight.
The 58,000sq ft handling facility is located in Ashford, Middlesex four miles from the airport. The site will be the ...
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Virginie Delcroix has joined French-owned forwarder GEODIS as executive vice president, sustainable development. Since 2017, she has been Vice President Sustainable Development, with responsibility for corporate social responsibility and product safety and regulatory affairs at the Arkema group.
Picture credit: Thomas Lasne
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Logistics UK is supporting the Coastlink Conference on short-sea and feeder shipping in Liverpool on 3-4 May 2023. The conference –at the Royal Liver Building – will include a diverse range of industry expert speakers and interactive panel discussions, hosted by Peel Ports Group.
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