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We’re two years early says Geodis chief

French-owned forwarder Geodis said it had achieved its targets in its 'Ambition 2023' plan two years ahead of schedule, when it published its 2021 financial results on 28 February. Revenues, at €10.9bn, were up 28% compared to 2020 and 33% compared to 2019, at constant exchange rates. EBITDA earnings were €948m, up 33% above 2020 and 38% higher than in 2019. It added that very strong operating cash flow ... [+]

Geodis to open Brisbane site

Geodis is to open a new 4,500sq m warehouse at Brisbane Airport. It will provide airfreight, ocean freight, contract logistics and customs brokerage in a wide range of market sectors, including automotive and FMCG with 4,000 pallet locations, 1,500sq m of bulk space, and a cool room for perishable goods ... [+]

Oiling the wheels of US industry

Project heavy lift specialist AAL Shipping (AAL) has delivered a 456-tonne load of industrial tower components from the Far East to the US West Coast. The cargo was loaded in South Korea on board the 31,000dwt heavy lift AAL Pusan and shipped to the Port of Everett in Washington on ... [+]

Geodis expands in-house air operation

Freight forwarder Geodis has expanded its AirDirect in-house freighter aircraft operations, launched in August 2021, with new weekly services from Kuala Lumpur to Shanghai and Sydney and a second weekly rotation between Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Chennai and Kuala Lumpur. Services in Kuala Lumpur will dovetail with its road network ... [+]

Dual role for Geodis’ German high-flyer

Antje Lochmann has been appointed managing director of Geodis’ Freight Forwarding and of its Contract Logistics activities in Germany. She joined the company in 2011 is one of the youngest senior managers to be promoted within Geodis’ leadership program, taking over as managing director of Germany’s Freight Forwarding activities in ... [+]

Geodis MyParcel goes to Canada

Geodis has expanded its MyParcel direct-to-customer intercontinental delivery service to Canada. Geodis MyParcel was first launched in 2020 to initially offer a small parcel delivery service from the US to 27 European countries. Cross-border e-Commerce activity has grown drastically as consumers have altered buying behaviour by increasingly turning to the ... [+]

American Eagle swoops on Japan – with help from Geodis

Clothing firm American Eagle Outfitters has appointed Geodis’ Japan office a contract to support the retailer’s distribution centre in the country and anticipates expanding the brands to other markets in Asia in the coming months. AEO says the distribution centre will cut down lengthy delivery times through a centralized distribution model ... [+]

Geodis expands e-commerce activity

Transport and logistics services provider Geodis has opened a sorting centre in Schoten, near Antwerp, and a new office at Liege airport to reinforce its e-commerce footprint in Europe. The new 6,300sq m Schoten sorting centre will handle 100 to 150 express trucks per day and process up to 20,000 ... [+]

Geodis makes first move into UK contract logistics

Geodis says it plans to double its contract logistics footprint in the UK following opening of a total of 110,000sq m new warehousing at two sites in October - 40,000sq in Doncaster and 70,000sq m at Lutterworth in the East Midlands. With surging demand for e-commerce boom in the UK, Geodis ... [+]

Geodis adds Vietnam to road network

Geodis has expanded its road network in Southeast Asia as part of its plan to develop a scheduled road service connecting Singapore to China. The forwarder’s own fleet of vehicles and expanded network of partners can now move full and part loads between Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and, now, Vietnam. Launched ... [+]

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