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April 2023

Wholesaler AMI opens second Canada branch

Wholesale freight forwarder Air Menzies International (AMI), part of Menzies Aviation, has opened a branch near Toronto Pearson International Airport. It is AMI’s second branch in Canada and offers a variety of wholesale air freight services including door-to-door services on global import and export shipments; exports with consolidation and ‘Back2Back’; ‘Quick2Ship’, AMI’s market leading platform for express shipments; X-ray screening and warehousing services; as well as customs clearance and documentation support. The ... [+]

DHL ships 60,000 packages free to Ukraine

DHL says it has now shipped more than 60,000 care packages to Ukraine under the DHL initiated a campaign it initiated in early April 2022. For one year now, private customers in Germany have been able to send parcels free of charge through DHL to provide support to the people ... [+]

The robots take over in Turkey

Turkish parcel company Kuryenet says its new automated robotic sorting system is not only the first of its kind to be installed in the country but also represents the biggest application of robot-based technology in Europe. The system was designed and fitted by LiBiao Robotics in conjunction with its partner, Lodamaster, ... [+]

AGI appoints ops director

AGI International has appointed Alex Kelly Alex Kelly to the new role of group operations director. Kelly brings 20 years’ experience in the logistics and freight forwarding sectors. [+]

All systems go for East Midlands Freeport

East Midlands Freeport has become fully operational after getting final government sign off on 30 March. The Freeport will now receive up to £25 million seed funding from government and potentially hundreds of millions in locally retained business rates. It aims to encourage investment into sectors including automotive, space, and satellites sectors. East ... [+]

Schenker hits profit record

Deutsche Bahn (DB) Group said on 30 March that it had achieved an operating profit of almost €1.3 billion and with its logistics and forwarding arm DB Schenker generating its highest profit in its history. - Dr Levin Holle, chief financial officer for the group - which includes the German ... [+]

Kuehne+Nagel flies first charter to Birmingham, Alabama

Kuehne+Nagel operated its first charter cargo flight into Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Alabama, from Stuttgart, Germany on 2 April. The weekly 747-8F flight is aimed at the automotive, aviation, and pharmaceutical industries and others that are experiencing congestion at major hub airports. It follows the signing of a partnership between the ... [+]

Scan Global opens Romania office

Danish-owned Scan Global Logistics has opened an office in Bucharest, Romania to strengthen its position in the Balkan Peninsula and to leverage existing locations in Hungary and the Czech Republic. It is the company's first announcement since welcoming new majority shareholder, CVC to boost its growth. The Bucharest office will ... [+]

ABP appoints Humber head of operations

ABP has appointed Colin McLoughlin as head of operations for the Humber. He joined ABP Humber in 2015, and has delivered key operations and warehousing projects. and will now be responsible for terminal operations in Immingham, Grimsby, Hull, and Goole. [+]

Maersk to open East Midlands hub in June

AP Moller-Maersk has signed a lease for a 685,000sq ft (63,000sq m) warehouse at SEGRO Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway. The facility will be completed in June 2023 and is part of a 700-acre development by SEGRO. It includes the UK’s only inland freeport and a 50-acre rail freight interchange with ... [+]

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