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Transporeon offers freight auditing

German-based transportation management platform Transporeon – now owned by the US Trimble Group – is offering a freight audit service. Freight Audit SelfService is described as an easy-to-use freight cost settlement and billing solution, designed to replace the “patchwork of spreadsheets and emails to process and verify invoices, still common in logistics. Its unified interface enables process standardisation, eliminates overpayments, and offers real-time insights into accruals, billing performance and more while reducing ... [+]

Kerry UK appoints development director

Kerry Logistics UK has appointed Colin Eeles as business development director. He has managed sales and business development activities in the freight and logistics environment for more than 25 years. [+]

XPO joins the dots across Europe

XPO has introduced a new system, Connect Europe, to simplify the management of shipments to 25 European countries, from single pallets to full loads. It offers international shippers a single point of contact, reducing intermediaries and complexity with streamlined processes and an integrated network of more ... [+]

Rhenus to run COP29 logistics

Rhenus Group has been appointed Official Logistics Partner for the 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. The forwarder will draw on its extensive experience in planning and executing complex logistics for large-scale events, while benefiting from the expertise of local partners and ... [+]

Nuneaton forwarder finds winning formula for Coventry girls

Nuneaton-based forwarder Independent Freight Solutions (IFS) has given a timely assist to a girls’ football team making the step up to 11-a-side matches. IFS is now the main shirt sponsor of Coventry United FC’s Under-13s for the 2024/25 season. Clearly, the partnership is working as the ... [+]

Major expansion for Dachser’s contract logistics

Dachser UK is investing in an additional 112,000sq ft, 20,000 pallet capacity building at its Brackmills, Northampton base. The new warehouse is next to the company's central domestic and international distribution hub, which operates to all UK and European destinations daily, giving UK customers integrated storage, ... [+]

Europa sets up health and safety team

Europa Worldwide Group has set up an in-house Health & Safety team. It will take responsibility for training, reporting, auditing and overall health and safety awareness, working closely with on-site operational teams and taking on board feedback from team members. The team will be based predominantly ... [+]

DP World companies offer end to end freight solution

Trade solutions provider Community Network Services (CNS) and fellow DP World company SeaRates, developers of digital Freight Management services have launched CNS Enterprise, a Cloud-based suite of services to streamline workflows. It aims to address the unique needs and challenges companies in the freight and logistics ... [+]

Sale will make DB Schenker stronger, says DSV

German rail group Deutsche Bahn has signed an agreement to sell DB Schenker forwarding arm to Danish owned logistics giant DSV for € EUR 14.3 billion, or €14.8bn including expected interest. DSV said that the combined companies will have an expected revenue of about €39.3 billion ... [+]

Record month for Europa in Belgium

Europa Road’s Belgian arm, Ostend-based Europa Road NV says it handled a record number of consignments in July. Europa Road NV exceeded its previous best month with a 30% increase in shipments for July – a record since the launch of its dedicated sales team in ... [+]

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