Forwarding
DSV has added several new members to its Group Executive Committee and renamed the Solutions Division to Contract Logistics, after obtaining all regulatory clearances for its acquisition of German forwarder Schenker.
Helmut Schweighofer, currently chief executive of Schenker's Region Europe will become the new chief executive of DSV’s Road Division. He succeeds Søren Schmidt, who has decided to continue his career outside DSV.
Vishal Sharma, currently chief executive of Schenker's Region Asia ...
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Credit fraud has become a major issue in the freight industry in the past 12 months, warns insurer TT Club.
Risk manager Josh Finch describes it as “primarily a financial risk as operators are left with freight costs that can’t be collected”. Losses can escalate quickly, ...
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DHL Global Forwarding has transported the world’s first mobile heart clinic for children to Burundi. It will provide life-saving cardiovascular surgeries for children with congenital heart diseases in partnership with German NGO, Kinderherzen.
An estimated 90 percent of children in Africa with CHD lack access to ...
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Trans Global Projects (TGP) has opened a new head office at Sevenoaks, Kent. . Founded in 1988, TGP has grown from a provider of international logistics solutions to a major project logistics forwarder. It acquired Swiss logistics specialist Natco in 2015 and its German arm ...
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President Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs could create a significant shift in the trade landscape which few are ready for, says Keiron Myall, managing director of Suffolk-based Customs Support Group (CSG).
He said that while the UK had got off relatively lightly with only a 10% tariff ...
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Denholm Good Logistics and Denholm UK Logistics have come together under a single trading brand - Denholm Good Logistics. The companies say that uniting under a single banner reflects a commitment to providing a fully integrated supply chain solution, including global freight forwarding, customs clearance, ...
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Freight forwarding group Davies Turner has appointed Emma Turner to its board of directors at its Davies Turner Logistics subsidiary. Joining Davies Turner in 2011 as a contracts coordinator in Coleshill and becoming head of logistics Midlands in 2023, she has played an integral role ...
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UK forwarder Kingscote Rojay (KRL) has acquired Solihull-based Republic Cargo Systems UK. RCS UK, previously part of the US-based RCS Group, offers air and ocean freight and complements KRL’s existing operations in the region.
KRL director, Peter Phythian, said: “RCS UK has built a strong reputation ...
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The British International Freight Association’s (BIFA) National Conference will take place on 14-15 May, the first time in nearly two decades that it has brought its entire membership community across the UK.
This two-day conference will address the pressing issues facing the logistics sector, and offer ...
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Logistics provider Dachser enjoyed sales growth of 13% in 2024, lifting revenue to just above €8 billion. The family-owned company also recorded increases in headcount (+3,300), locations (+56), and pallet spaces (+720,000), largely due to the acquisitions of Dachser & Fercam Italia, Frigoscandia, and Brummer,. ...
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