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Fast logistics firm to use Cargo.one platform

Lufthansa Group’s Time:matters high-speed freight arm has signed a partnership with the Cargo.one procurement platform for quotes and bookings on 60 airlines. It will be implemented at Time:matters’ offices in the US, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Singapore and China and the company says that Cargo.one’s digital quotation tools can reduce time to quote considerably.Time:matters operates in sectors such as automotive, aviation and aerospace, high-tech and semiconductors, life sciences, medical technology ... [+]

Italian heavylift firms join forces

Harren Group, Kestrel Italia and Intermare have joined forces in a joint venture, KestrelMare to offer project and heavy lift cargo services in Italy. The new company will be based in Genoa and will take over all Intermare and Kestrel Italia business units. Its team ... [+]

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 ... [+]

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 ... [+]

Belgian post operator acquires UK’s Staci

Belgian postal operator Bpostgroup has acquired UK and European fulfilment provider Staci for £1.3bn as part of its plan to become a leader in e-commerce and omnichannel fulfilment. Staci UK has a presence in the US, Europe and Asia. Bppostgroup says the partnership will allow it ... [+]

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 ... [+]

Woodland launches green diesel and electric trials

Freight forwarding and logistics company Woodland Group has launched a trial of HVO diesel fuel for its customer, aluminium packaging supplier Ball Corporation. Over the past 10 weeks, the company has completed 1,100 trips on the company’s regular routes using the fuel, reducing emissions to just ... [+]

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, ... [+]

DPD supports an army of cyclists

Parcel delivery company DPD has partnered with Army Cycling to encourage more service people to get on their bikes – whether to get around the base or to enter elite competitions. The Army Cycling Union (ACU) was created in 1950 to encourage and promote all branches ... [+]

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