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Any moves towards 100% physical inspection of pharma packages in the US to tackle the fentanyl crisis would grind air cargo operations to a halt, warns executive director of the Airforwarders Association, Brandon Fried.
Instead, government should use advanced data analysis and detection technologies to target suspicious shipments without impeding the flow of commerce, he told delegates at the CNS Partnership Conference in Dallas on 15 April.
Fentanyl is a powerful painkilling ...
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Unsworth recently organised an exclusive tour of Defra’s Inland Border Clearance facility at Sevington for almost 100 of the forwarder’s clients and other stakeholders.
The event, which was held in association with Ashford Port Health, was designed specifically to provide first hand information about the next ...
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The WACO System network has appointed PT Fajar Insan Nusantara (FIN Logistics) as its member for Indonesia. Family owned forwarder FIN Logistics offers air freight, sea freight, and Customs brokerage through nine branches across the country. Its areas of expertise include healthcare and pharmaceuticals, fashion, ...
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Small and medium-sized companies could be increasingly pushed out of international trade by giant corporations if protectionist trade policies continue to increase, economist and author Marc Levinson told the latest episode of The Freight Buyers’ Club podcast, produced in partnership with Dimerco.
He argued that the ...
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Dachser has launched two Smart Border Connect services, connect40 and connect42. They provide UK exporters, shipping on DDP incoterms, with frictionless access to Dachser’s European groupage network.Since Brexit Dachser has created many bespoke customer DDP solutions but Smart border connect is designed to give UK ...
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Aramex UK is urging companies exporting pharmaceuticals overseas to be mindful about shipping to warmer climates.
Temperature fluctuations due to improperly configured refrigerated containers, unforeseen delays or other issues can lead to product damage or loss, costing potentially millions of pounds. Failures in temperature-controlled logistics could ...
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The organisers of the Multimodal 2024 show in Birmingham on 11-13 June has announced the finalists for the Modal section of its awards.
The awards are independent endorsements for excellence across supply chain businesses and individuals, and ensures all sizes of businesses are represented.
Voting for the ...
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French-owned forwarding and logistics company Geodis has achieved an A score from CDP, a global non-profit organization that runs an environmental disclosure system for companies and government.
Geodis’ score reflects its commitment to transparency over greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and recognizes its rigorous approach to identifying, ...
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DB Schenker has achieved Good Distribution Practice (GDP) pharma standards for 157 of its stations. The German-owned forwarder says that it can now cover 80% of the world's healthcare flows under the certification, making it one of the world’s largest GDP-compliant logistics networks, , spanning ...
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Kuehne+Nagel is to discontinue its regional structure in favour of a new direct reporting by country organisations in a bit to boost efficiency and profitability. The historic regional structure will be discontinued and responsibilities integrated into Kuehne+Nagel's Group functions, as appropriate. Cluster and national managers ...
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