AppointmentsThe British International Freight Association (BIFA) has appointed three industry veterans – Denise Hill, Ian Mallon, and Chris Packwood – to its Board of Directors. This strategic move strengthens BIFA’s leadership with a wealth of...Read more
Three independent freight forwarding and supply chain management companies, The Cardinal Partnership, Davies Turner, and Woodland Group, have joined forces to acquire UK-based freight software provider Forward Solutions.Read more
Houston Community College (HCC) will launch an international freight forwarding apprenticeship program with Frach Group during the coming summer.Read more
DP World has recently opened a new freight forwarding office, which is one of more than 100 such offices worldwide. This move is aimed at providing support to customers who are facing challenges while navigating...Read more
Logistics services specialist, Blue Water Shipping, has established its presence in South Korea by acquiring Zodiac Solutions. The official acquisition took place at the Korea – Denmark Offshore Wind Business Conference. Read more
AcquisitionsKerry Logistics Network (KLN) has acquired a majority stake in a French freight forwarder Business By Air (BBA) strengthening its position in the EMEA region. Furthermore, the company said the acquisition strengthens its international freight...Read more
Shipping major, CMA CGM, has received the approval of the European Commission for its proposed acquisition of compatriot freight forwarder Bolloré Logistics. However, during the investigation the commission found that the merger would have reduced...Read more
London-based independent freight forwarder Unsworth has appointed Thomas Kuehn as the managing director of its UK business. The current director, Richard Hogg will become the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Unsworth group with Charles...Read more
Shipping, marine and logistics services specialist, GAC Group has strengthened its position in the Asia-Pacific market with a new office in South Korea. The company said the new office will strengthen its capability to serve...Read more
Gebrüder Weiss, a logistics company, has recently acquired Cargo-Link, a family-owned freight forwarding company based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Cargo-Link specialises in shipping less-than-container load (LCL) and imports from Asia to mid-west-based customers in...Read more
“It’s a tough call, with so much uncertainty facing the freight forwarding and logistics sector, but now is the time to step up apprentice recruitment,” says the British International Freight Association (BIFA).Read more
Noatum, the leading light of AD Ports Group’s logistics cluster, has launched Noatum Logistics Middle East, the company’s new brand. The new brand, according to AD Ports Group takes over from MICCO Logistics, which has...Read more
The Polish market has piqued the interest of the freight forwarding and project logistics specialist enough that it has decided to open a new branch in Gdynia. Read more
Riding the wave of investment Portsmouth-based logistics provider and cargo terminal Portico has set further sights on expansion. To do so, the company has enlisted the services of Audrey Emmet, appointing her as the logistics...Read more
The United Kingdom (UK) based international freight forwarding company, Davies Turner, has introduced a full DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) solution for export shipments to the European Union (EU) to facilitate UK exports to post-Brexit European...Read more
UTC Overseas, an international freight forwarder with headquarters in Houston, completed the transportation of the equipment needed to operate a new power plant in Colombia. According to the company, this mobilisation was the transportation of...Read more
After jumping 19 percent in the first half of 2021, the global freight forwarding market is expected to close the year with a 12 percent increase over 2020. The analyst Transport Intelligence (Ti) notes that...Read more
West African region is providing a plethora of firm contract opportunities for the German freight forwarding specialist DAKO Worldwide Transport. Speaking to Project Cargo Journal, the company’s managing director Julian Slusarek notes that there are...Read more
