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Geodis workers support Ukraine war victims

Geodis has committed to offer humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine by transporting essential goods, alongside a fundraising initiative with the French Red Cross. The forwarder will provide free transport and storage of goods from France and other European Union countries to the regions that have taken in Ukrainian refugees. Local teams are already setting up transport and logistics resources in particular, warehouse sites close to the Ukrainian border. The ... [+]

Geodis gains GDP in China

Geodis has obtained Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Accreditation in China to meet the demands of the growing healthcare market. The forwarder said that with Covid-19 exposing the emerging risks and weaknesses of the pharmaceutical industry’s supply chain, this accreditation underscored its commitment to ensuring the quality and integrity of pharmaceutical products ... [+]

We’re two years early says Geodis chief

French-owned forwarder Geodis said it had achieved its targets in its 'Ambition 2023' plan two years ahead of schedule, when it published its 2021 financial results on 28 February. Revenues, at €10.9bn, were up 28% compared to 2020 and 33% compared to 2019, at constant exchange rates. EBITDA earnings ... [+]

Geodis to open Brisbane site

Geodis is to open a new 4,500sq m warehouse at Brisbane Airport. It will provide airfreight, ocean freight, contract logistics and customs brokerage in a wide range of market sectors, including automotive and FMCG with 4,000 pallet locations, 1,500sq m of bulk space, and a cool room for perishable goods ... [+]

Oiling the wheels of US industry

Project heavy lift specialist AAL Shipping (AAL) has delivered a 456-tonne load of industrial tower components from the Far East to the US West Coast. The cargo was loaded in South Korea on board the 31,000dwt heavy lift AAL Pusan and shipped to the Port of Everett in Washington on ... [+]

Geodis expands in-house air operation

Freight forwarder Geodis has expanded its AirDirect in-house freighter aircraft operations, launched in August 2021, with new weekly services from Kuala Lumpur to Shanghai and Sydney and a second weekly rotation between Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Chennai and Kuala Lumpur. Services in Kuala Lumpur will dovetail with its road network ... [+]

Dual role for Geodis’ German high-flyer

Antje Lochmann has been appointed managing director of Geodis’ Freight Forwarding and of its Contract Logistics activities in Germany. She joined the company in 2011 is one of the youngest senior managers to be promoted within Geodis’ leadership program, taking over as managing director of Germany’s Freight Forwarding activities in ... [+]

Geodis MyParcel goes to Canada

Geodis has expanded its MyParcel direct-to-customer intercontinental delivery service to Canada. Geodis MyParcel was first launched in 2020 to initially offer a small parcel delivery service from the US to 27 European countries. Cross-border e-Commerce activity has grown drastically as consumers have altered buying behaviour by increasingly turning to the ... [+]

American Eagle swoops on Japan – with help from Geodis

Clothing firm American Eagle Outfitters has appointed Geodis’ Japan office a contract to support the retailer’s distribution centre in the country and anticipates expanding the brands to other markets in Asia in the coming months. AEO says the distribution centre will cut down lengthy delivery times through a centralized distribution model ... [+]

Geodis expands e-commerce activity

Transport and logistics services provider Geodis has opened a sorting centre in Schoten, near Antwerp, and a new office at Liege airport to reinforce its e-commerce footprint in Europe. The new 6,300sq m Schoten sorting centre will handle 100 to 150 express trucks per day and process up to 20,000 ... [+]

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