April 2023

Cargo.one offers import airfreight quotes in an instant

The Cargo.one air freight platform has launched a new service that allows import agents to instantly compare and book live import rates. It says that, until now, procuring rates from abroad took import agents hours or even days with the process made more inefficient by agents being located in different timezones,. Shipments can be booked day and night, with instant confirmation, routing and airway bill details. Cargo.one adds that import agents ... [+]

Revived Ellerman adds another string to its sailings

Ellerman City Liners, the Essex-based liner shipping service operated by Uniserve, is adding a new weekly service between Gdynia, Poland to Teesport and Tilbury. The first sailing of the dedicated short sea service is due to sail from Poland on 28 April, offering a transit time of 3-4 days. Essex-based forwarder ... [+]

Starring role for DP World

DP World has released a new film about how it is extending its reach into the UK supply chain. It explains how the logistics solutions which it provides enable customers to move goods smoothly and efficiently in and out of the UK. UK chief executive Ernst Schulze, said: “This film demonstrates ... [+]

Third safety gold in a row for Davies Turner

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has awarded forwarder Davies Turner a Gold Award for the third consecutive year. Group health and safety, insurance and environmental manager, Carl Inman, said: “In a very competitive awards scheme, to receive a Gold Award once is an achievement. To score a ... [+]

Container platform gains green seal of approval

The Routescanner container planning platform has been accredited by the Global Logistics Emissions Council for its methods of calculating CO2 emissions. Routescanner says it calculates not just the fastest routes, but also those with the lowest climate impact. Large deep sea operators and nearly all inland waterway, rail and shortsea logistics ... [+]

From tanks to trade tech

Trade tech company Nexxiot has appointed Roger Gloor as its new head of technical department. He previously worked for in tank container and dry bulk logistics operator Bertschi. Among other things, he designed and developed three types of ISO tank containers and supervised the sourcing and production of 22,000 units ... [+]

Multimodal reveals Awards shortlist

The organisers of Multimodal 2023 have published the shortlist for the show Awards. They recognise outstanding industry-leading supply chain businesses and individuals. This year, two of the awards categories, Road and 3PL, have been split to ensure that smaller firms also get the recognition they deserve. Event director Robert Jervis commented: “The ... [+]

Entopy wins grant to boost visibility in the supply chain

Data analytics company Entopy has won a £150,000 share of the government's new £7 million fund to boost innovation in the freight industry. It will use the funding to extend the use of its software to help address issues caused by a lack of large-scale cross-industry data collection and sharing. Entopy ... [+]

Intermodal still has a long way to go, say EU auditors

Intermodal freight transport in the EU still cannot compete on an equal footing with trucks, says a report published by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) on 27 March. Regulatory and infrastructure barriers need to be addressed if the EU is to achieve its green ambitions, it says. Road remains the ... [+]

Kuehne+Nagel opens Dallas healthcare centre

Swiss-owned forwarder Kuehne+Nagel has opened a contract logistics fulfilment centre for the healthcare sector at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The 400,000sq ft facility is fully pharma-grade compliant, and features four cold chambers, able to store products within temperature ranges required by the healthcare industry, including frozen. [+]

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