Logistics news – Page 44
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NewsLaso lands Siemens Gamesa contract
Siemens Gamesa has awarded Laso Transportes a contract to handle the international transport of wind turbine blades from its factory in Vagos, Portugal.
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NewsCeva boosts Latin American presence
Ceva Logistics has expanded its presence in Latin America by opening offices in Ecuador and Uruguay.
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NewsAgility GIL maintains profitability
Agility Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) recorded a 1.3 percent increase in EBITDA in the first half of 2020, compared to the same period last year. The logistics provider cited strong performance in contract and project logistics, as well as its airfreight results, as the driving forces behind the growth.
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NewsLogistics Plus promotes Ostapyak
Logistics Plus has appointed Yuriy Ostapyak as its chief operations officer, in addition to his current role of director of global operations.
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NewsJones returns to Bertling
Bertling Logistics has appointed Richard Jones as its global sales manager.
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NewsFagioli partners with Somalev
Fagioli has formed a strategic alliance with Somalev Cranes & Logistics to provide heavy lifting services for upcoming projects in Morocco and the surrounding region.
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NewsMaersk boosts logistics offering with KGH acquisition
A.P. Møller - Mærsk has reached an agreement with Bridgepoint Development Capital to acquire KGH Customs Services.
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NewsForwarding market ready for new normal
Covid-19 has caused widespread disruption to the freight forwarding market, but the post-pandemic environment is emerging and the sector is adapting to the new realities, according to Transport Intelligence’s (Ti) Global Freight Forwarding 2020 report.
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NewsErni to join Dachser
Robert Erni will join Dachser as deputy director on September 1, 2020 before succeeding Burkhard Eling as chief financial officer (cfo) on January 1, 2021.
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Newsdeugro launches visiotrack software
deugro has developed and launched its own web-based track and tracing software – deugro visiotrack.
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NewsEnergy and project division boosts Blue Water’s results
2019 was a historic year for Blue Water Shipping, which recorded its highest ever profit before tax at EUR25.7 million (USD28.8 million).
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NewsMaurice Ward expands in Antwerp
Global freight forwarder Maurice Ward Group has opened an office in Antwerp, Belgium.
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NewsDrewry and CLECAT promote forwarder benchmarking tool
Maritime consultancy Drewry and the European association for forwarding, transport, logistics and Customs services, CLECAT, have entered into a collaborative agreement to promote Drewry’s forwarder benchmarking club.
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NewsALS and NorSea launch Elevon
Abnormal Load Services (ALS) and NorSea are joining forces to establish a logistics company that is focused on the wind energy industry – Elevon.
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NewsCeva boosts network in Africa
Ceva Logistics, part of the CMA CGM Group, has acquired a majority stake in AMI Worldwide as part of its plans to expand its network in Africa.
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NewsRhenus moves to Liège
Rhenus Air & Ocean in Belgium has relocated from its premises in Herstal to an office 20 km away from Liège Airport.
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NewsLOC completes North Field Bravo scope
LOC Group has completed its marine warranty surveyor (MWS) contract for the Qatargas North Field Bravo expansion project.
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NewsCrowley names Goldenberg
Crowley Logistics has promoted Bob Goldenberg to vice president, commercial operations.
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NewsVauraste steps down from Nurminen
Tero Vauraste has stepped down from his position as ceo of Nurminen Logistics.
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NewsDigitalisation: solving one problem at a time
The life of a project logistician can be dominated by spreadsheets. Could new software and technologies help to streamline process and boost productivity? Chris Lewis reports.