September 2023
German-owned forwarder Rhenus is building a new 33,000sq m warehouse at Venlo in the Netherlands. It has signed a sustainable redevelopment agreement for 20 years with asset manager Abrdn for the building, located in Greenport Venlo, which will be redeveloped to BREEAM Excellent and Well Silver standards. It will be divided into a 16,000sq m warehouse, 12,000sq m transshipment area, 3,300sq m mezzanine and 1,400sq m office. Construction will start ...
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Hamburg-based handling company HHLA has agreed to a voluntary takeover by shipping line MSC. The Swiss-headquartered line has made a cash offer of €16.75 a share for HHLA (Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG) which has operations include those in Hamburg and Ukraine.
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Cathay Cargo has placed its rates and availability in freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel’s booking engine, enabling users to access space and secure instant confirmation from the carrier’s inventory. The two-phase application programming interface (API) pilot scheme with Kuehne+Nagel in the Americas and latterly in Europe marks the first time that Cathay ...
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Freeport East could become a centre for transport decarbonisation, according to a study published on 12 September. According to the report, unveiled at London’s International Shipping Week and also due to be presented at the World Hydrogen Congress in Rotterdam in October, the freeport site, which encompasses the ports of ...
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Manchester forwarder AFS Global has relocated to a new 1,300sq ft office at the city airport’s International Office Centre.
The company has taken on a string of new clients and increased its headcount by 30% in the last year, including the appointment of Chris Higgins (pictured) as commercial director.
He said: ‘‘The ...
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In-night delivery specialist Carousel Logistics has joined forces with Varamis Rail to launch electric freight trains between Birmingham and Glasgow.
Following the signing of a partnership in February and a successful trial, the route is now part of Carousel Logistics’ pan-European delivery operations.
Varamis Rail is using former passenger multiple unit trains ...
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Global forwarder Dimerco has opened its second bonded warehouse in the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Free Trade Zone, aimed at semiconductor manufacturers.
Supplier inventory entering Taiwan can be stored duty and tax free until it is shipped out while finished goods being manufactured in Taiwan can be stored in the bonded ...
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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a Member of the SATS Group, says it has signed handling contracts with 20 airlines since opening its first Indian terminal at at Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (BLR) at the end of May.
The cargo handler has started a 15-year license to operate an international cargo handing ...
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FourKites has launched Fin AI, a natural language interface that helps customers surface buried insights identify opportunities for optimisation and automate time-consuming tasks, such as assessing the impact of events across a shipment network. The supply chain visibility provider says it will be a significant milestone in shifting supply chain ...
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Lufthansa Cargo is increasing its flights to Asia, Africa and Mexico in its latest winter schedule.
The German carrier is increasing weekly connections to Mexico City from six to a total of seven weekly freighter rotations. In July, all freighter flights were transferred to Felipe Ángeles International Airport and truck shuttles ...
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