March 2020
FTA Ireland urged the freight distribution and logistics sector to work effectively, collaboratively and transparently to assess the risk of the corona virus to the international supply chain.
Operators should assess the potential impact on their businesses, put in place mitigation measures and review the situation regularly.
“Communication is key and it is crucial for businesses to consult with workers regarding this matter,” said general manager Aiden Flynn.
He added that mobile workers moving throughout the ...
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Following a recent report that suggests the global e-commerce logistics market is likely to exceed €500 billion by 2024, U-Freight Group chief executive Simon Wong says his company is ready to meet the challenges.
He said: “At U-Freight, in our development of e-commerce logistics solutions, we are continually trying to address ...
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The British International Freight Association’s (BIFA) Young Forwarders Network (YFN) is celebrating a first successful year.
The YFN was launched in March 2019 to create several regional networking groups, run by young forwarders and designed to help early talent and young BIFA members develop their knowledge and professional skills, but in ...
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AP Møller Mærsk Group-owned forwarder Damco has refined its product portfolio with three services now branded as Air/Ocean Standard, Plus, and Customised. All products offer full track and trace functions and online booking, along with tailored benefits such as customised reports and an order management system.
The Plus service offers a ...
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Freight and logistics company Toga Group was named as one of Ireland’s Best Managed companies in the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards in Dublin on 6 March. Managing director, Martin Gately (pictured) said: “We are thrilled to have been recognised as a Deloitte Best Managed Company for 2020 and to ...
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Kintetsu World Express and air charter firm Chapman Freeborn recently completed a series of seven Airbus A300F charter flights to move over 230,000kg of aid and relief materials from Dubai World Central Airport (DWC) to Juba, South Sudan. Due to the strict timescale and the amount of additional planning required, ...
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Staff at Dachser Rochdale helped Les Holdsworth celebrate 35 years as an HGV driver. He joined JA Leach Transport in 1985 and the company was absorbed by Dachser ten years ago.
In addition during his many years of loyal service Les achieved a remarkable feat by never taking a single day’s ...
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Adam Johnson, director of Leeds-based Tudor International Freight, says that the corona virus outbreak might provide an extra spur to signing a free trade treaty between the EU and UK.
The illness was already causing significant damage to economies worldwide and therefore made a no-deal outcome, with its consequent likely further ...
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Ceva Logistics has opened its own offices in Dhaka and Chittagong, Bangladesh. The company has been operational in Bangladesh for 17 years through a network partner, but has now decided to open its own offices with a fully staffed team to meet increasing demand for exports. The head office in ...
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Imperial Logistics has opened a multi-user warehouse in Werne, 15 miles north-east of Dortmund in Germany. It offers under-cover storage area of 22,000sq m, racking for over 21,000 pallets, 11,000 parts bins and over 8,500sq m of floor storage space, along with 24 truck doors, a yard and parking area ...
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