December 2022
Amazon has joined the International Road Transport Union (IRU) as a corporate member. The global e-commerce company says it will work with the organisation on common challenges including sustainability and decarbonisation, road safety and artificial intelligence.
Its Amazon Transportation Services and Amazon Logistics arms partner with thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises globally, including line haul trucking and last-mile deliveries.
Amazon has also developed Shipment Zero, a programme to make ...
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Freight forwarder Martin Bencher has opened an office in Denver, Colorado. It will act as a hub for the entire Western Midwest for companies in the area including turbine and wind energy plants. Martin Bencher has appointed Eric Thie as branch manager and Valerie Nielsen as export coordinator.
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AP Moller-Maersk has opened a 560,000sq ft integrated logistics park at Port Qasim in Pakistan. With its six purpose-built sheds, the new facility makes Maersk the country’s largest logistics and warehousing provider, with a total footprint of more than 1.3sq ft in seven cities. The latest facility will cater to ...
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Magdalena Bosson will become the new Ports of Stockholm chief executive in the new year. It follows the departure of Thomas Andersson, who has been chief executive for four years, to become executive director of the City of Stockholm Development Administration, on 14 December.
Chief financial officer Alexandra Lindström will step ...
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Dachser UK has appointed Mark Cosgrove to the new role of regional sales and commercial manager responsible for the UK and Ireland while Chris Radley assumes full responsibility for Dachser Air & Sea Logistics across the UK as branch manager in Northampton.
Cosgrove was recently head of commercial land transport for ...
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Europa Road has promoted Sarah Elliott to transport manager. Based at Europa’s Dartford headquarters, she leads a team of 60 and is responsible for organising drivers, routing, operational planning and customer requirements and has a number of qualifications including an International Certificate of Professional Competence and Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor, ...
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