July 2013
Rhenus Group's high-tech logistics arm, Rhenus Midi Data has acquired British technical installation and distribution specialist, Lupprians. Lupprians UK operates from sites in London, Milton Keynes, Manchester and Glasgow with a modern fleet of vehicles. It has been part of Rhenus' TecDis technical distribution network since June this year.
Lupprians UK specialises in health care, IT/storage media, telecommunications, laboratory equipment, banking/commerce and infrastructure.It installs air conditioning and ventilation units, automatic ticket ...
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Davies Turner has developed a complete support package for British fashion retailers setting up operations abroad. Head of retail development, Dave O’Brien says that the forwarder and logistics specialist has recently been inundated with requests for rates and schedules from UK retailers joining the rush to open stores across Europe ...
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Humberside-based Neill & Brown Global Logistics has signed four new agency agreements with Koring Freight Forwarders in the Netherlands; Eurogroup in Greece; Nellen & Quack, Istanbul, Turkey, and Nippon Transport Corporation, Osaka, Japan.
Colin Moody, managing director said: “Our customers manufacture in the UK and globally, selling to multiple end users, ...
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Leif Voelcker has been appointed managing director of Geodis India and will be also responsible for managing the forwarder’s South Asian Cluster organization. He replaces Rene Bach-Larsen, who has become managing director for Geodis Wilson in Singapore.
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Freightliner Group has appointed Russell Mears as group chief executive from 30 September, succeeding Peter Maybury, who will retire from the position but remain with the company as chairman. Russell Mears is currently chief financial officer for the group and has worked with Freightliner since privatisation in 1996.
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A lack of innovation in tackling the liner shipping industry’s current problems can be traced to a dogged determination to cling on anti-trust exemptions says the Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) in support of the New Zealand Shippers’ Council’s campaign to repeal anti-trust immunity.
The New Zealand Productivity Commission’s draft report published ...
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FedEx Express has launched a program to help small and medium sized enterprises in the UK tap into global trade opportunities. Ship and Save allows new customers to open an online account tied to their credit card that allows them to receive instant shipping quotes and a 30% discount on ...
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Cargolux has reinstated its 747 freighter service to Santiago de Chile with a weekly flight, as part of its regular South American rotation on Sundays, also stopping in Viracopos, Brazil. Santiago has featured in Cargolux’s network in the past and the company has maintained its cooperation with local general sales ...
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Container haulier Maritime Transport has been awarded Tesco's Primary Grocery and General Merchandise Haulier of the Year.
The award was in recognition of “the exceptional commitment, enthusiasm shown and high levels of service performance” in delivering internationally-sourced general merchandise products from port to the retailer's distribution centres.
The award was presented by John Clark, ...
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Marfret's North Atlantic South Pacific service will become fixed weekly with the sailing of the m/v Manet departing Tilbury on 18 September. Port coverage will also be improved with the addition of Cartagena (Colombia) and Lyttelton (South Island of New Zealand), which will be the last northbound calland aimed at high value ...
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