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September 2022

Rhenus Warehousing moves into US Midwest

Rhenus Warehousing Solutions has opened its first US Midwest location in Indianapolis, Indiana. The 12,913sq m (139,000sq ft) facility will operate as a multi-user fulfilment and distribution centre and is set to begin operations by the mid-fourth quarter of 2022. It will provide end-to-end solutions to meet customer demands with value-added services such as pick and pack, sorting, returns management, and more. The site will be equipped with LED lighting, ... [+]

AAL appoints India agent

Heavylift specialist AAL Shipping has appointed Mumbai-based Merchant Shipping Services as its exclusive commercial agency representative in India. AAL operates a Europe – Middle East/India – Asia Monthly Liner Service (EUMEIA) connecting India with the rest of the world.  Merchant Shipping delivers pan-India multipurpose and project heavy lift cargo operations through ... [+]

Eurotunnel offers carbon calculator

Eurotunnel Le Shuttle Freight has launched an online emissions calculator to enable logistics companies to calculate their CO2 savings. Once determined, companies will be able to publish their results on a tailored certificate which will declare how many tonnes of CO2 customers emit and save by using its services, across ... [+]

HMRC offers brief stay of execution for CDS switchover

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) says that traders will still be able to use the Chief customs system for import declarations after 1 October, under certain circumstances. It says that while it still expects import declarations to be made through the new CDS system from that date, Chief badge holders will ... [+]

DP World starts work on London Gateway warehouse

DP World has begun work on a new speculative 119,000sq ft green warehouse at London Gateway’s Logistics Park. The Dubai-owned company says that demand for space in the South East of England is reaching unprecedented levels and the new green warehouse is being fast-tracked for completion in the third quarter of ... [+]

Caribbean Airlines rates on WebCargo

Caribbean Airlines Cargo can now offer real-time air cargo pricing and booking on WebCargo’s freight booking platform. The rollout enables WebCargo’s 3,500-plus forwarders to access and book spot rates to key Caribbean and North American destinations. Up to now, the carrier’s rates have been available via WebCargo and 7LFreight’s air freight ... [+]

Schenker completes USA Truck buy

DB Schenker has completed its previously announced acquisition of USA Truck. Founded in 1983, USA Truck operates a fleet of about 1,900-unit vehicles and has 2,100 employees, and partnerships with more than 36,000 active contract carriers, with terminals across the Eastern half of the US and a nationwide third-party logistics ... [+]

So good they named her twice

Karina Perez Perez from the Americas region, representing the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association, has won the FIATA/TT Club Young Logistics Professional award for 2022. Other finalists at the awards, held at the 2022 FIATA World Congress in Busan, Korea, were: Asia Pacific, Avishkar Srivastava, India; Africa and Middle East Ruvimbo ... [+]

World trade stands up well to shocks

DHL says that global trade has proved to be surprisingly strong despite recent shocks in its latest report. The DHL Trade Growth Atlas, produced in conjunction with NYU Stern School of Business, found that international trade in goods was as much as 10% above levels before the Covid-19 pandemic. Moreover, ... [+]

Felixstowe shipments return to normal – updated

Shipping analyst FourKites says delays caused by the Felixstowe strike have largely been eliminated. Average Dwell time for ocean shipments at terminal had increased from 5.3 days on average on 21 August, the day the strike began but increased to 9.9 days by 30 August but, by 10 September, this had ... [+]

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