November 2023
The Pledge emissions measurement platform has a feature built to enable forwarders to help their clients understand and take action on the quality of their end-to-end emissions measurements. Accuracy allows forwarders to offer emissions Data Quality Indicator (DQI) levels as part of their end–to–end shipment emissions measurements, empowering shippers to compare forwarders’ emissions estimates.
The DQI levels, developed in accordance with Smart Freight Centre (SFC) guidance, offer more clarity on the ...
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Kuehne+Nagel has opened a groupage depot in Turin. It will enhance connections between Italy, France, and Iberia, reducing lead times from these areas. Earlier this year Kuehne+Nagel also opened new cross-docks in Poland and Romania.
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British-based tanker logistics operator Suttons International has launched a domestic trucking service in China. Suttons Tankers China is officially qualified to transport Class 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 dangerous goods by road in the country.
The company has invested in ten new that comply with the country’s latest ...
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Dover and trading company Cefetra have celebrated a doubling of grain volumes between 2021 and 2023 at the port’s general cargo terminal.
They said the increase was due to higher grain production in the southeast of the UK, tighter supply of grain in Europe due to the Ukraine war and the ...
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German owned forwarding and logistics company Dachser has opened a new warehouse in Atlanta, Georgia, its second warehouse in the area and its fourth multi-user warehouse in the US – and, at 130,000sq ft, by far its largest contract logistics facility in the country.
It offers space for 16,500 pallets, 27 ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has appointed Chris Curtin as consultant representative in Scotland, completing its regional team. He joins four other regional representatives who support and engage with BIFA members across the UK and are the trade association's ‘eyes and ears’ at a local level in each of ...
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Essex forwarder Woodland Group has attained Customs CFS status for its their New Jersey facility. The location has expanded its service offering to import air and ocean CFS freight handling alongside its existing international freight handling, air cargo screening and transfer services, transload, cross dock, air and ocean export consolidation ...
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Digital insurance platform provider Breeze has partnered with forwarding firm Barrington Freight (Barrington) to offer an automated cargo insurance process. It uses Breeze’s AI-driven platform to optimize quote generation, policy binding, and claims processing and, it says, has significantly reduced the time and effort needed to supply accurate cargo by ...
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Global supply chain and logistics consultancy, SCALA, has launched a complimentary good practice guide to mergers and acquisitions (M&A). M&As remain a top priority for businesses but they can be risky and have a significant effect on supply chain and logistics, says SCALA. The guide gives an insight into analysing ...
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The WACO System (WACO) network of forwarders has appointed Unlimited Logistics Solutions (as its member for Angola. ULS, a freight forwarding and customs broker agency, provides air and sea transport freight forwarding, customs clearance, last mile delivery, container yard operations, insurance, packing and added value services.
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