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Ex-works to India

Trade-only airfreight and express wholesaler AMI has launched a new ex-works service provides door to airport transportation from any non-restricted origin point in the world, to any airport in India. It is responding to what AMI sees as a growing trend for ex-works purchasing in India; the new service enables forwarders to optimise the arrival time of their customers’ imports. It caters for virtually any commodity except perishables, and users ... [+]

AMI’s mean machine promises speedier screening

Airfreight and express wholesaler AMI says it has installed the most powerful cargo X-ray scanner available at its London Heathrow site. The Astrophysics XIS-1818DV is a dual view machine (as required by security regulations from 1 January) with a 180x180cm tunnel aperture. Its powerful 320kv generator enables it to penetrate ... [+]

We’ll work weekends, says AMI

AMI - the global trade-only freight wholesaler - has started weekend working, and added an additional spot rate specialist to its team, to strengthen its UK import offering. The imports department now operates on Sundays, preparing import customs entries for submission first thing on Mondays, allowing inbound airfreight shipments to be ... [+]

AMI opens Australasia offices

Express airfreight wholesaler AMI has opened two new offices Down Under. AMI Darwin, located in the capital of Australia’s Northern Territories, has been opened in response to major energy projects in the area, including the AUS$34-billion Ichthy’s LNG project being developed by Inpex. In Christchurch, New Zealand, AMI has opened a ... [+]

AMI Manchester thinks local

Airfreight and express wholesaler AMI says that its policy of supporting  local departures whenever possible has boosted its direct exports via Manchester Airport to 75% of its total from the area. It also achieved later cut-offs and saved 100,000 truck miles per year. It says that it is common practice in ... [+]

AMI opens road drop-in points

Trade-only airfreight and express wholesaler AMI has introduced nationwide ‘drop-in’ points in the UK for its pan-European Express Road services. Agent customers can now drop their shipments at any one of over 50 stations throughout the UK, operated by either AMI or DHL. This new facility complements the ‘collected’ option ... [+]

AMI gets heavy to the US

Airfreight- and express wholesaler AMI has added a heavyweight economy service to its online click2Ship service. Aimed at shipments from 71 to 1000 kilos per piece, the new service includes an option for collection, as well as an airport-to-door variant for agents who prefer to deliver into AMI’s nationwide receiving ... [+]