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Ode to logistics expertise

Nippon Express Holding’s Cargo-partner arm is providing logistics services to exhibitors at Expo 2025 world fair in Osaka, including transport of a 16.5-meter-tall wooden sculpture which will serve as the centerpiece of the Austrian Pavilion. The structure symbolizes the harmony between tradition and innovation, reflecting Austria’s rich cultural heritage and advanced wood construction techniques. The wooden loop represents the first bars of Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”. From November, it will be carefully ... [+]

Scandi forwarder moves into Ireland

Scandinavian forwarder Scan Global Logistics has opened its first office in Ireland. It will be headed by newly appointed Ireland country director, Scott Darcy (pictured, left), the under the leadership of Neil Murray (right), managing director for the UK and Ireland. It says that Ireland ... [+]

Be prepared for the peak, urges Rhenus

Forwarder the Rhenus Group is urging businesses to plan ahead for the peak logistics period to beat delays ahead of the key sales events of the year. It says that the retail industry is experiencing a notable shift, with this year’s peak sales period arriving ... [+]

Forwarder launches premium car service

Militzer & Münch has founded M&M Premium Car Logistics, a joint venture with automotive logistics expert, Uwe Moser. It offers air, sea, and rail transport, as well as customs clearance and consultancy in markets including the US, China, Korea, Japan and South Africa for rare ... [+]

New hires boost DP World in the Americas

Dubai-based logistics and ports group DP World has appointed and Peter Dyeremose as senior director of air freight and Philip Blumenthal as senior director of ocean freight for the Americas. They will play pivotal roles in enhancing service offerings and building a stronger freight network ... [+]

Top ranking for Harbour

Harbour International Freight has gained ‘AA’ accreditation for ambient storage, distribution and cross-docking from global supply chain standards arbiter BRGCS. Founded in Ireland more than fifty years ago and a member of the Pall-Ex network, Harbour International Freight has significantly expanded its presence in the UK ... [+]

Dachser opens Rotterdam LCL centre

German forwarder Dachser has centralised most of its export LCL shipments in Europe at a new container freight station in Waddinxveen near Rotterdam. It consolidates general cargo shipments from the Netherlands, Belgium, large parts of France and Germany as well as Switzerland and, in some ... [+]

Dachser celebrates half century stateside

Dachser USA Air & Sea Logistics, the US subsidiary of German-owned global logistics provider DACHSER, celebrated its 50th anniversary on September 16. The family-owned logistics operator from Germany opened a location in New York in 1974, moving into an overseas region for the first time. Over ... [+]

NCTS5 – practice makes perfect, says BIFA expert

BIFA policy and compliance advisor Igor Popovics is urging companies to “practice, practice, practice” ahead of introduction of the latest iteration of the EU’s transit system, NCTS5 on 22 January. They should also check with their software providers that they can support the new regime. In ... [+]

DP World opens Panama forwarder

DP World has opened a forwarding office in Panama City, offering multimodal freight services, customs clearance and warehousing. It follows the opening of a similar office in Bogotá, Colombia earlier this month and already has outlets in Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Suriname. DP ... [+]

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