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Sanjeev Madavi to lead Kale innovation

Kale Logistics has appointed Sanjeev Madavi as its new chief innovation officer. Bringing nearly 30 years of experience in international supply chain and logistics, he will lead Kale's continued expansion into multi-modal community platforms and develop new services that complement the company’s flagship Cargo Community Systems. Kale has also appointed Chetan Khanna as its new global chief of human resources who brings over 20 years of with Fortune 500 organisations. [+]

Two more years for GB Railfreight at London Gateway

GB Railfreight has agreed a new two-year contract extension with DP World to provide staff to prepare all freight trains departing from its London Gateway terminal. A total of 5,000  services depart and arrive at London Gateway every year, removing around 150,000 HGV movements from ... [+]

American extends CargoAi cooperation

American Airlines has extended its partnership with CargoAi to enhance airfreight booking capabilities on its CargoMART platform. Following an initial launch in France, the carrier has now extended its network on CargoMART to include origins in the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, ... [+]

Pall-Ex launches Logistics arm

Pall-Ex Group has formally launched its new Pall-Ex Logistics arm. It integrates several previously independent operations, combining the Group’s five-owned sites in Northampton, Essex, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall and Surrey along with the recently launched 3PL division under one unified brand, Pall-Ex Logistics. The range ... [+]

DSV expert takes on BIFA customs role

DSV director of global customs Nick Beauchamp has been elected as the new vice chair for the Customs Policy Group at BIFA. He has been a member of the group since 2019, and has worked at DSV for 10 years. His background includes management of ... [+]

A not-so-crushing victory for Ital’s Morgan Green

Manchester forwarding and logistics firms Ital recently celebrated its 24th anniversary with pizzas, cakes and drinks. They also invited Rachel Binns, area manager of the Road Haulage Association (RHA), along with Paul Allera and its driver simulator. Many of the team were able to test their ... [+]

Etihad Cargo reorganises for growth

Etihad Cargo says it has transformed its organisational structure to enhance customer experience and drive growth. The new structure will enable the carrier to align more closely with the needs of its customers with a new allocation of regions and a dedicated Customer Experience Department. The ... [+]

Air Charter Service opens in Dublin

Air Charter Service, has opened an office in Dublin, its first in Ireland. It is headed by Alex Sadler, who joined ACS more than 11 years ago at the company’s London headquarters and most recently opened and ran the office at Gatwick Airport. ACS’s chief executive, ... [+]

CargoAi offers quicker quotes

The CargoAi digital platform is now offering a Shipper Quotation Module on its CargoMART site. It allows freight forwarders to create and customize real-time quotations for their customers, creating detailed, real-time quotes tailored to their customers' specific needs. CargoAi says it gives full control over ... [+]

ALS speeds Ukraine life-savers

ALS Customs Services worked with the Home Office, the UK Fire and Rescue Service and the charity Fire Aid to ensure the smooth passage of a humanitarian aid convoy to Ukraine which departed from the port of Dover for Ukraine in April. Convoy 07 included ... [+]

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