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Green bronze for Cargo-partner

Austrian forwarder Cargo-partner has improved its score in the latest rating by EcoVadis, and has gained a Bronze Medal rating.It puts the company in the top 35% of all companies assessed by the corporate sustainability evaluation scheme. [+]

Cargo-partner steps up Asian activity

Cargo-partner’s manager of business development, Georgia Gibson is to take on the role of trade lane manager UK – Asia, helping to enhance services between the UK and Asia and ensuring businesses have a direct contact.  Her appointment comes as the Austrian-owned forwarder continues to solutions between the UK, Ireland and ... [+]

Rail routes offer an alternative, says Cargo-partner

Multimodal services including rail are providing an alternative to disrupted air and sea freight between Asia and Europe, says Austrian forwarder Cargo-partner. It says that its container rail options can offer a rapid, cost-efficient, and green alternative between Europe and Asia. Cargo-partner says it hasy seen a surge in demand for rail ... [+]

Cargo-partner offers supply chain health check

Cargo-partner is offering a series of free Supply Chain Health Check events in the UK. Companies can check whether they are using the most beneficial inbound and outbound freight services and their supply chain performance. To register for the face-to-face sessions in Manchester, London and Birmingham in January, February and March ... [+]

Nippon Express sets it sights on top five place as its seals the knot with Cargo-partner

Nippon Express has formally completed its purchase of Austrian-based Cargo-partner, paving the way for the Japanese forwarder to become a major international logistics company. NX Holdings chairman, Mitsuru Saito, said that the merger, first announced in May 2023 would help propel Nippon Express from its current number eight ranking in the ... [+]

Cargo-partner joins UN Global Compact – updated

Cargo-partner has added Mexico to its cross-border operations with the US and Canada. The Austrian-owned forwarder been represented in Mexico since September 2021, with offices in Puebla and Mexico City. Services include full load, part load and groupage trucking, warehousing, and customs clearance, with a variety of tailor-made solutions, such ... [+]

Cargo-partner to double space in Slovakia

Austria-owned Cargo-partner is to double the capacity of its iLogistics Center in Dunajská Streda, Slovakia. Construction of a third warehouse will increase storage capacity from 27,600 to 50,000 pallet spaces and, upon completion, will create 60 to 70 additional jobs. Operations are scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of ... [+]

Cargo-partner opens Heathrow office

Austrian-owned forwarder Cargo-partner has opened its fourth UK office near London Heathrow Airport, adding to its existing locations at Manchester, Basildon, Bradford. After setting on a joint venture with Aztek International Freight Ltd in 2021, Cargo-partner acquired the remaining shares of the company in 2022. Over the last few months, the Cargo-partner ... [+]

Cargo-partner offers LCL for DGs

Austrian forwarder Cargo-partner has launched a less –than-containerload (LCL) seafreight  service for dangerous goods from China to Europe. It says the service is suitable for a wide range of products and industries, including automotive components, car batteries and electronic goods with various types of integrated batteries. The weekly consolidated transport service ... [+]

Double celebrations for cargo-partner Ireland   

With Austrian parent company Cargo-partner celebrating its 40th anniversary the team in Ireland is also marking five years of the company opening its office there in 2018. The staff now consists of over 20 employees, with the country’s main office located in Dublin and additional remote sales and service locations across ... [+]

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