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Freighter flies the flag for Geodis

Geodis has upgraded its AirDirect services between Europe, the US and Asia with its own leased A330-300 full freighter aircraft in its own livery, becoming one of a very select number of forwarders to operate planes in their own colours. Operating regularly between Amsterdam, London Stansted and Chicago, the aircraft will also serve the China – Europe route in the peak season. The first flight will take off in September. Geodis ... [+]

New site for Geodis in New Zealand

French-owned forwarder Geodis is moving to a new facility at Auckland Airport in October. The 5,700sq m facility includes temperature-controlled areas for pharmaceutical s at +15-25°C degrees and +4° C. The site also offers 5,000 pallet locations. [+]

Another Morocco site for Geodis

Geodis has inaugurated a new warehouse at Mohammedia, north of Casablanca. Morocco. The 11,000sq m ultra-secure building will be dedicated to household appliances and high-tech products. It follows the opening of a site in the northern port city of Tangiers, bringing the forwarder’s total space in Morocco to nearly 50,000sq ... [+]

Geodis launches global management scheme

Geodis is launching a Manage! program to support its 8,000 employees around the world, strengthening their skills and leadership through a 14-week program. The forwarder says it will stimulate commitment and creativity in its teams and partners, to achieve the goals of its Ambition 2023" strategic plan. The Manage! program ... [+]

Geodis appoints automation expert

Antoine Pretin has joined Geodis as vice president engineering group. He will oversee automatisation of the forwarder’s service offerings to its customers. He has since 2014 been head of the distribution business at a VINCI Group company specializing in automated intralogistics solutions. He said: "The arrival of increasingly autonomous intelligent robots and ... [+]

Geodis opens in Icheon

Geodis has opened a multi-user facility in Icheon, South Korea in response to a surge in e-commerce channels demand. The new premises provide a variable ambient environment with temperatures ranging from 5°C to 34°C and maintain a maximum humidity of 87%. The location brings the forwarder’s footprint in South Korea ... [+]

Extraordinary times: Geodis charters ships to break Far East backlog

The ultra-tight sea freight market from China to Europe prompted forwarder Geodis to go to extraordinary length of chartering its own vessels to move boxes from the Far East. The first 1,000teu capacity vessel, operated exclusively by Geodis, is scheduled to arrive in Hamburg on 28 February, carrying 435 forty-foot containers ... [+]

New name for Geodis’ project arm

Geodis Industrial Projects is to be renamed Geodis Project Logistics. The forwarder says the change reflects the more diversified service portfolio which now goes beyond the industrial segment. Geodis is also integrating its Aid & Relief business as well as its Marine Logistics teams into the expanded project logistics organization. [+]

Geodis welcomes free trade deal

Global forwarder Geodis, has welcomed the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in the Asia Pacific region. It says it  represents a fundamental step in the development of what will become the largest international trading bloc over the next 20 years, eliminating 90% of import tariffs between the ... [+]

Geodis to boost female management

Geodis said it was aiming to have 25% of its leadership positions to be held by women by 2023 at its annual “Women’s Network” summit on 1 December. This compares with 18% in 2017 at the forwarder, where women make up 40% of the total workforce. Geodis has also set ... [+]

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