October 2014
International forwarder Panalpina said it maintained overall profitability in the first nine months of 2014. Undeterred by ongoing restructuring, group gross profit and EBIT both increased 1% (currency adjusted +6% and +4%), to CHF 1,178.7 million and CHF 94.4 million respectively. Losses in Logistics were “reduced drastically” to CHF 6.9 million for the period ocompared with -CHF 26.8 million in the same period of 2013. Air Freight and Ocean Freight ...
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Finnish shortsea line Containerships and Russia/CIS logistics specialist Silvirom have signed a partnership to improve coverage of Central Asia, using a combination of Containerships shortsea services and Silvirom's rail link via the port of Riga. Containerships will be able to offer more competitive and comprehensive transport solutions to destinations in ...
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Miss Fortunate Nompumelelo Mboweni of South Africa won the 2014 Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award, presented at the FIATA Annual Congress in Istanbul. She was chosen from a shortlist of four finalists; the others were The four regional finalists who proudly represented the future of the international ...
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Supply chain execution software specialist Kewill has expanded its Kewill MOVE on the Cloud transport management platform to more fully address the needs of shippers. It now incorporates extended functions for manufacturers who want to manage their own transportation planning and execution
Key supply chain functions include multimodal transportation, customs compliance ...
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A group of Teesside youngsters have visited the port of Rotterdam, thanks to the High Tide Foundation. Eleven students from four schools across the region set sail, courtesy of P&O Ferries. The group will spend two days in Rotterdam where they will see first-hand how one of the busiest ports ...
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Freight Transport Association Ireland (FTAI) has condemned fellow industry body the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) for its involvement in a blockade at Dublin Port on 20 October. FTAI said that the IRHA's action, which was over vehicle taxes. caused traffic chaos across the city and disruption to essential supply ...
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Freight by Water is holding a free one-day event on 26 November at Wakefield Holiday Inn. As well as the launch of a Customers’ Guide to Water Freight, key themes will include North of England water freight success stories; how to make water freight work in the North;West Yorkshire Combined ...
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CEVA Logistics airlifted more than 70 tonnes of urgent supplies to Monrovia, Liberia on 10 October to help combat the West Africa Ebola outbreak. The airlift was chartered by theUS. Agency for International Development and included infrared thermometers, disinfectant backpack sprayers, tents, and plastic fencing to be used in the ...
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American Airlines and US Airways are now using a single air waybill for their combined cargo divisions The new entity has revenues of over$800 million each year and moves more than one billion lbs of freight and mail annually.
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John DeBenedette, MD of forwarder IT platform Worldwide Information Network (WIN) has joined the TIACA board to boost its technical expertise
DeBenedette, who has 25 years of experience in the forwarding sector, will work with the TIACA team to push for wider adoption of e-freight and to support the Association’s membership ...
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