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May 2012

Keeping track of couriers

Chapman Freeborn Airchartering is offering a new online tool for tracking On Board Courier (OBC) shipments. Clients get regular updates directly from the company’s Cologne-based OBC team, and view real-time updates on the status of their cargo anywhere in the world. It has been developed in cooperation with Awery Airline Solutions.     [+]

Deep freeze

Medical logistics specialist Movianto Nederland has opened a new facility at Oss that offers the largest facility for the storage of deep frozen products in Europe. The European distribution centre offers 22,000 temperature controlled pallet spaces including 50 deep frozen locations (-40ºC) for specialty products.     G6 op1��strengthen its less-than-container-load (LCL) ... [+]

Redhead in Bristol

Independent logistics company Redhead International has opened a new depot in Bristol. It will give quicker and easier access to the company’s services to over 40 counties. Redhead’s Mark Price who will be managing the new operation said: “The new Bristol depot will be a valuable resource not only to ... [+]

G6 to stay at six

The G6 Alliance of container lines has decided not to introduce a seventh loop between Asia and Europe. It was originally suggested as a possibility when the new alliance was set up in March but not initiated due to unsuitable market conditions at that time but the alliance has not ... [+]

Kuehne + Nagel opens Shangahi hub

KN has opened a national gateway in to further strengthen its less-than-container-load (LCL) offerings in Asia Pacific. It complements existing direct services in Shanghai and serves as an alternative to the company’s other two gateways in Singapore and Sri Lanka.   [+]

IJS HQ opens

IJS Global, the worldwide, world-class logistics service provider officially opened its in Amsterdam on 1 May. President of the Schiphol Group Jos Nijhuis, and IJS Global's CEO, Sjoerd van Loon and chairman, Henk Hartong presided. Situated alongside the main A4 motorway, the new facility more than triples IJS Global's ... [+]

Shipshape

The Freight Transport Association’s Mode Shift Centre and Freight by Water have published ‘On board!’ a report detailing how freight customers are using water-based services to improve supply chains. It demonstrates the possibilities across a range of industry sector with case studies from Argos, Typhoo, the Yorkshire Linen Company, the ... [+]

On the road for DSV

DSV Road Limited has appointed Rebekah Kemp to the new role of sales manager, northern area.She has worked for DSV Road Limited for more than four years, most recently as business development manager, strategic sales, having joined the company as part of its take over of ABX Logistics in 2008.   [+]