August 2019
DSV has completed its acquisition of fellow forwarder Panalpina, following the settlement of the previously announced public exchange offer for all publicly held shares of Panalpina
Kurt Kokhauge Larsen will be chairman of the merged company and Jens Bjørn Andersen, Jens Lund and Thomas Stig Plenborg will be members of the Panalpina board, giving DSV full control over Panalpina.
Chief executive Jens Bjørn Andersen commented: "We are very excited to welcome Panalpina’s ...
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The United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) has confirmed the appointment of Nicola Ridges-Jones, Managing Director of MS Holdings (South) Ltd, as its new chair. She succeeds Stobart Aviation’s Graeme Undy, who had served in the role since 2016. UKWA chief executive Peter Ward, commented: “Nicola brings passion and experience to her ...
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Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines will boost their flights between the UK and the US from next summer, in a move which sees Delta join Virgin Atlantic at Gatwick Airport and giving cargo customers their best-ever choice of trans-Atlantic capacity, routes and frequencies, say the carriers.
Gatwick will become Delta’s ...
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UK-based forwarder Trans Global Projects Group (TGP) recently delivered over 60,000 freight tonnes of modular machinery and equipment to a mining site in Western Australia.
The 62 modules were delivered to a mining site near Newman where the owner – a committed supporter of breast cancer awareness - encourages its suppliers ...
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Logistics company Challenge-trg Group is offering English lessons to its non-native speaking drivers and warehouse staff. The programme is being offered by Phoenix Training Services, which was acquired by Challenge-trg Group earlier this year. The English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) qualification is aimed at those who would like ...
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The government has dismissed a leaked warning on the consequences of leaving the EU without a deal as a worst-case scenario and an attempt to foment anti-Brexit feeling.
It followed the Sunday Times publication of a civil service paper on 18 August that suggested that customs checks at Channel ports would ...
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Europa Worldwide has created a human resources and talent team It includes head of HR Elaine Robertson (right), head of talent Laura Watkin (middle) and Vanita-Dass Puri (left), who was recently promoted to group recruitment and talent manager. Alongside nurturing new talent, the team will work to address sector wide ...
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Global freight forwarder Geodis has appointed Peter Anetsberger as industrial projects director in Germany.
He reports to managing director of the German freight forwarding division, Antje Lochmann, who says: "Peter Anetsberger is one of our most experienced specialists. With his great commitment, he will further develop the German team in ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) appointed Liz Sumner as trainer – freight and customs procedures. BIFA has seen demand for its freight and customs training courses hit a record high, mainly due to the availability of a specific apprenticeship in Freight Forwarding, as well as the uncertainty surrounding Brexit. ...
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Air Partner's freight division has moved 400 tonnes of aid to Juba in South Sudan for a humanitarian organisation. The country that is currently hosting one of the largest number of refugees in the world. The charter company ran 18 flights from the US via Entebbe in Uganda, to transport ...
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