Edoardo Podestá takes charge of Dachser air and sea logistics
The long-standing managing director of the Asia Pacific region has been appointed to chief operations officer of the air and sea logistics business at Dachser.
The long-standing managing director of the Asia Pacific region has been appointed to chief operations officer of the air and sea logistics business at Dachser.
Stobart Group is to provide import and export facilities for an un-named “global logistics customer” at London Southend Airport.
Demand for global air freight, measured in freight tonne kms, fell 3.9 per cent year-on-year in August – the first time since the financial crisis of 2008 that demand has fallen for 10 consecutive months.
Kuehne + Nagel has outlined plans to be CO2 neutral for shipments in its network of transport suppliers by 2030.
Saints Transport, based at Parr’s Yard, Heathrow, has seen its rent for the 2.2 acre open storage site rise 68 per cent.
Menzies Aviation has appointed Robert Fordree into a new role of executive vice-president, cargo, while Chris Beale re-joins Menzies as vice-president, cargo Europe.
Global demand for air freight, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs), fell 3.2 per cent year-on-year in July, the ninth consecutive month of declines in freight volumes according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Menzies Aviation has been awarded a new ground handling contract by Loganair at Manchester Airport.
Kuehne + Nagel and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo have joined forces to improve integration of their electronic booking processes which they say will give customers a full digital offering, including ad-hoc quotations, capacity availability inquiries, dynamic pricing and real-time e-booking functionalities.
DSV has completed its takeover of Panalpina, creating DSV Panalpina, which will have sales of some £14.5 billion and employ 60,000 people in 90 countries.