February 2023

Lödige joins Cargo iQ

Terminal solutions provider Lödige Industries has joined the Cargo iQ airfreight quality standards group. Lödige will lend its experience as a provider of logistics systems and material handling solutions  and will strengthen Cargo iQ’s ability to deliver guidance and recommendations in air cargo handling best practice, along operational insights from its specialist area. [+]

Monster freight for IAG Cargo

As one of the world’s leading carriers of livestock, IAG Cargo has carried some interesting creatures over the years but surely none as impressive as the Patagotitan Mayorum ‘titanosaur’. This, the largest known land animal ever,  roamed what is now Patagonia in Argentina, around 100 million years ago, weighing an ... [+]

Freightify secures funding

The Singapore-based Freightify rate management has secured $12m in Series A funding, led by Sequoia Capital India with participation from TMV and Alteria Capital, to further develop its suite of products for freight forwarders. Freightify provides rate automation solutions to digitize procurement, management and quotation processes and allows forwarders to ... [+]

DSV posts one-third profit increase

Danish-based forwarding and logistics company DSV says it delivered a strong result in 2022, driven by good performance across all business areas. Gross profit increased by 33%, while EBIT before special items grew by 48% and adjusted free cash flow more than doubled compared to 2021.   The Air & Sea forwarding ... [+]

Liverpool forwarder Warrant becomes employee owned trust

Liverpool based freight forwarder Warrant Group has become an employee owned trust after owners Ian Jones and Lynsey Morrison sold 90% of their shares. They will step back from the business over time. Andy Simpson (pictured, below) has been made managing director and John Healy finance director. An employee owned trust acquires ... [+]

Time to consider SPs, says customs software firm

Traders can save costs by using Customs Special Procedures (SPs), said software solutions provider Customs4trade (c4T) in a recent series of webinars. SPs have become more pertinent since the UK left the Single Market, and C4T has seen a big increase in enquiries over the past year or so from companies ... [+]

Shrink wrap that does not outstay its welcome

American Airlines is to switch to M&G Packaging’s biodegradable BioNatur Plastics in its cargo operations. The carrier has already begun replacing its current plastic products with the brand at most major hubs, allowed it to reduce its long-term plastic waste in landfills by more than 130,000 lbs or the equivalent ... [+]

Cargo-partner enhances Irish Sea offering

Austrian-owned forwarding and logistics company Cargo-partner has enhanced its road freight network between the UK and Ireland. It recently introduced daily and weekly road transport options handled by its teams in Dublin, Manchester, Basildon and Bradford. It offers groupage, part load, full load and express van services, including a full customs ... [+]