May 2022
FIATA, the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations, has released a paperless forwarder’s bill of lading (FBL), paving the way for digitisation of the industry, it says.
It says the solution improves security of compared with the paper version, as it uses Blockchain technology to authenticate the documents and provide an audit trail.
The document issuer can decide in which format it wishes to share the original unaltered document with its stakeholders: ...
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DHL Freight, the road transport arm of the Deutsche Post DHL Group, has opened a new logistics terminal in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. The building is equipped with new technologies and modern warehouse software and has capacity for cross-dock activities with eleven automated and two specialized ramps for vans, storage ...
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This year’s summer peak season cargo surge will be even more chaotic for global supply chains than the 2021 peak, according to a shipper survey by the Container xChange marketplace.
The ‘xChange Industry Pulse Survey’ found that 51% of respondents expect the 2022 iteration of the peak season to be worse ...
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Shipping body Mersey Maritime is holding its fourth annual Maritime Exchange conference on Thursday, 23 June at Liverpool Town Hall. The gathering will serve as a platform for the sector to review progress on implementation of the UK’s flagship national maritime strategy, Maritime 2050.
MME22 is sponsored by; Expleo, Nautilus International, ...
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Shipping visibility platform FourKites has appointed Philippe Salles as vice president of strategic solutions (ocean). He brings experience from CMA CGM, INTTRA and maritime research and consultancy firm Drewry.
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Austria forwarder Cargo-partner is expanding its warehouse capacity in Slovenia. Having opened its logistics close to Ljubljana Airport in September 2019 it has recorded a steep business growth and has brought forward expansion plans originally scheduled for 2024-26. The new building will offer more than 18,000 pallet slots on 14,100sq ...
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Gebrüder Weiss is to expand its e-commerce last mile service to include the UK, the whole European Union, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Israel.It is part of a drive by the Austrian logistics company to triple volumes handled by its “Gebrüder Weiss Express China” Shanghai-based cross-border joint venture to ...
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Freight forwarder CMA CGM has signed a deal Air France-KLM for a joint freighter network and to take a stake of up to 9% in the Franco-Dutch airline.
The freighter deal will initially create a fleet of ten full aircraft – four from CMA CGM and six from Air France KLM ...
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The British International Freight Association’s Young Forwarder Network (YFN) return of face-to-face meetings for first time since they came to a halt in 2020 during the Covid pandemic.
Once again they are an integral part of BIFA’s attempts to improve the promotion of the sector, making it more attractive to younger ...
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Kuehne+Nagel North America has launched an electric truck service to shuttle air cargo between Los Angeles International Airport and its Torrance airport warehouse. It is part of a sustainable airport corridor solution for pick-up and delivery service from the airport within a radius of 70-80 miles. Kuehne+Nagel plans to expand ...
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