August 2013

Air is safest but we’ll stick to sea, say shippers

Over half of British exporters think that air freight’ is the safest way to ship their goods abroad, although the majority of them still use seafreight, according to a new study. The poll by delivery service comparison website DeliveryQuoteCompare.com quizzed 1,135 managers from companies based around the UK. Some 41% of representatives claimed to have used sea freight whilst air freight was the second most popular option with 35% of ... [+]

Xiamen braced for forwarder invasion

Organisers of the Sino-International Conference are expecting over 1,200 independent freight forwarders to gather in Xiamen, China on 16-19 September for what it says is the largest and most influential logistics networking event in the world. The event is organised by China International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFA) and freight forwarder ... [+]

Dentressangle stays steady in tough market

Norbert Dentressangle reported stable turnover in the first half of 2013 at €1,932m, although there was a small downturn in its freight forwarding activities. Operating profit before goodwill was €55.1m, down 14%, primarily as a result of one-off charges by the Transport activities. Freight Forwarding, which was launched in 2010, ... [+]