Logistics
Xstaff is to be renamed shiftX, delegates to the shippers’ group were told at its seventh BCO Conference in Hamburg on 14 November. Managing partners and organizers Antonios Rigalos and Stephan Schiller said the new name would position the organization as a ‘creator of synergy, competitive conditions and reliable capacities for BCO (beneficial cargo owners) in an increasingly complex transport market.
Delegates to the conference called for better data for better ...
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Globalization remains at a record level, despite geopolitical tensions and uncertainties, say DHL and New York University’s Stern School of Business in the latest issue of the DHL Global Connectedness Tracker, published on 19 November.
In 2023, 21% of the value of all goods and services ...
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The Road Haulage Association says that the Welsh Government has committed to establishing a Logistics and Freight Delivery Group following a meeting with First Minister Eluned Morgan at the Welsh Labour Conference in Llandudno on 17 November. The group discussed issues including investment in the ...
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French-owned Seafrigo Group recently opened a new headquarters and base in Le Havre but it is also expanding rapidly in the UK.
In July 2023, the French food logistics specialist acquired UK-headquartered forwarder Perishables Movements Ltd (PML) which operates at Heathrow, and Kent in air, ocean ...
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The Move to -15°C initiative, which aims to cut carbon emissions in the frozen food supply chain by increasing temperature standards from -18°C to -15°C, has recruited UK supermarket Iceland, Emirates SkyCargo, and Latin American cold storage operator, Emergent Cold LatAm.
It has also secured support ...
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In a surprise move, DFDS has completed the acquisition of the international transport network of Turkey-based Ekol Logistics, having earlier this month saying it had abandoned its bid due to a failure to reach contractual conditions by the agreed deadline.
The Danish-owned ferry and logistics company ...
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Groupage operator Europa Road has signed a partnership with the Pledge sustainability platform ahead of the EU’s new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) which requires companies with more than 500 employees to reveal their carbon footprint, a critical shift in how businesses approach environmental and ...
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German forwarding and logistics company Dachser has opened a corporate IT Hub in Porto. It will fill around 100 IT positions by the end of 2026.
Porto will complement existing IT locations in Germany, France, Spain, Hong Kong, and the US where specialists develop and optimise ...
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UK based packaging specialist Tower Cold Chain – recently acquired by Massachusetts-based Cold Chain Technologies - has introduced a carbon calculator to help customers improve the sustainability of their logistics operations in partnership with Cardiff University’s Business School and using datasets from the Department for ...
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DFDS has ordered the first ten zero-emission Endurance transport refrigeration units from Sunswap, the UK clean-tech start up’s first commercial business in the global cold-chain market. The Sunswap Endurance combines battery and solar panels mounted on refrigerated trailers to keep goods cold, replacing diesel-powered equipment. ...
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