September 2023
German-headquartered forwarder Rhenus is expanding its presence in the Latin America (LATAM) market through acquisition of Colombia-based BLU Logistics and a taking 51%shareholding in Rotterdam-based LBH Group, including its six operations in the region.
BLU Logistics is present in Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay and Uruguay as well as in Mainland China and Hong Kong. Headquartered in Bogotá, the company specializes in and air and sea cargo, warehousing, customs, and logistics ...
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Portsmouth-based cargo terminal operator Portico has appointed Audrey Emmett as logistics business development manager. She has over 15 years’ experience in the industry working in both general and specialist freight forwarding sector, most recently in the biomedical and research industry. Portico has a fleet of eight HGV, and has just ...
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Seko Logistics has appointed Maxime Bessiere as chief commercial officer, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), stepping into the role as long-time leader and one of four founders of SEKO’s UK division, David Emerson steps down from the end of the year. Bessiere will be responsible for driving sales growth, ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is giving visitors to its website direct access to Pledge’s Freight Emissions Calculator.
BIFA announced a cooperation with Pledge in January this year to provide resources to help its members cut their carbon emissions.
Members can now try Pledge's Freight Emissions Calculator via the BIFA website ...
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Supply chain specialist Arvato and European beauty and cosmetics omnichannel retailer Douglas have officially opened a new distribution centre in Hamm, Germany.
With a total area of 38,000sq m, Arvato will handle all logistics for store deliveries and online business in the region, including returns management. It triples warehouse capacity for ...
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Rail road operator CargoBeamer has stepped up its frequency of its route between Kaldenkirchen (Germany) and Domodossola (Italy) to 17 weekly rotations. Additionally, the new schedule now represents the highest density of trains ever operated by CargoBeamer says it is the highest frequency on a route in transalpine intermodal traffic ...
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OOCL Logistics arm has signed a partnership with digital financial technology company, Stenn to power its Trade Finance programme.
It will give the shipping line’s buyers and suppliers access to scalable invoice-backed capital and payment services through its Podium platform.
Stenn Technologies has a network of more than 150 offices in over ...
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Geodis has been chosen as Official Freight Carrier for the Rugby World Cup 2023 which runs from September 8 to October 28 in France.
The logistics operator has assigned around 140 employees to the event and some 80 tonnes of equipment will be airlifted to France and transported between the teams’ ...
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The Beacon supply chain visibility platform has added air freight tracking and ocean transshipments to its suite of products.It says that obtaining tracking updates can be a costly, time-intensive task with supply chain operators required to log into a multitude of carrier portals and manually log milestones and ETAs in ...
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Dublin Port Company has got together with seven terminal operators, the Gardaí (Irish Police Force), the Health & Safety Executive and in a new safety campaign.
The ten SafePort Golden Rules aim to engage with employees and visitors in the safest possible manner on Dublin Port sites. Publication follows introduction of ...
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