Chris Lewis

Flytrix brings on-board courier service to the people

Los Angeles-based time-critical logistics company Flytrix has launched an on-board courier (OBC) service aimed at customers with no logistics background. DocumentJet allows businesses and private customers to book international shipments for urgent documents directly online. The company, founded in 2023 by German entrepreneur Adrian Kaesberg, says that OBC and hand-carry services have traditionally been used primarily by industries such as aerospace, manufacturing and healthcare, but DocumentJet is designed to make dedicated ... [+]

Ceva gets closer to its customers

CEVA Logistics CEVA is refining its operating model to create a simplified, more customer-centric organization, following consultation with its employees, customers and business partners. The CMA CGM-owned company says it is putting decision-making authority closer to customers and operations, strengthening accountability across regions and business lines, and enhancing collaboration throughout the ... [+]

Envirotainer invests in the Americas

Cold chain specialist Envirotainer is expanding its network across the Americas with a second station in Los Angeles, increased capacity and capabilities in Philadelphia and a relocated site planned for Montevideo. The second Los Angeles facility expands local access to ULD and Prooftainer ground handling and repairs, as well as parcel ... [+]

Play it again, CMA-CGM

Allotments – regularly recurring shipments – are now available for CMA CGM Air Cargo through CargoAi’s CargoMart rate management and booking platform. The carrier and its freight forwarder partners can now manage recurring capacity agreements including allotments, block space agreements, pre-bookings and other regular capacity agreements. CargoAi says that forwarders working ... [+]

CSG smooths Toshiba’s entry to Ireland

Global technology provider Toshiba says its partnership with Customs Support Group (CSG) has been instrumental in the launch of its new Republic of Ireland branch. CSG was already acting as customs agent for Toshiba Tec’s European headquarters which then opened its UK arm, Toshiba Tec UK Imaging Systems Limited, during preparations ... [+]

Nigel Kent to lead Peel Ports projects team

Peel Ports Group has appointed Nigel Kent as its first head of project cargo. He moves from a head of commercial role at Peel Ports Logistics and, rather than customers dealing with a different contact at each port, now leads a single team across the  network. He is based at Ellesmere ... [+]

Flexibility, not cost to shape supply chains, says DP World report

Supply chain leaders are redesigning their networks to give greater choice and flexibility, as resilience becomes a competitive advantage, according to new research from DP World’s Global Trade Observatory.  A survey of 103 chief supply chain officers in 14 markets and nine industries found that 84% saw resilience and optionality overtaking ... [+]

Geodis signs electric trucks deal

Geodis has signed a firm order for 110 Renault and Volvo 44-tonne electric trucks for its road transport operations in France, with delivery expected by May 2027. They will be used for urban deliveries and long-distance transport and will bring its electric truck fleet to 190 vehicles. Geodis is developing ... [+]

Green tech works but networks lag behind, says report

The first edition of the Global Sustainable Logistics Survey (GSLS) has found that 83% of logistics professionals expect climate adaptation to force a fundamental redesign of networks, but only 45% consider current efforts adequate. It said that solutions that need heavy investment, public infrastructure or policy support, such as charging ... [+]

Great White Fleet launches Ecuador route

Temperature controlled shipping line Great White Fleet is expanding its Pan-American and European services  including a  new route linking Guayaquil, Ecuador to major US and European ports including Vlissingen in the Netherlands .It follows the deployment of its 14th vessel and 2,000 new refrigerated containers, equipped with Carrier Transicold’s OptimaLine ... [+]

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