Kerry Logistics has opened a new office in Portugal as part of on-going expansion plans across Europe. Mário Silva, GM Kerry Logistics (Portugal), will be heading up the branch, headquartered in Porto, Portugal’s second largest city and one of the main industrial hubs of southwest Europe. “Our new office will enhance our existing freight network in Europe whilst giving our customers even greater access to markets across Africa and South America and in particular Brazil,” said Silva. The … [Read more...] about Kerry Logistics opens Portugal office

The Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) Group has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the shares of ReTrans Inc., a US-based leading provider of multimodal transport management solutions. K+N said the acquisition, “builds on the Kuehne + Nagel’s overland strategy and will significantly strengthen the company’s position as an end-to-end logistics provider in North America”. Tennissee, ReTrans ranks among the leading US non-asset brokerage providers of intermodal transport, as well as full … [Read more...] about K+N buys US intermodal specialist ReTrans

Jeddah-based independent forwarder Express Forwarding Services (EFS), a member of the WCA Family and longtime user of the WIN IT connectivity platform, has made the first ever e-AWB shipments on Air France KLM Cargo out of Saudi Arabia. The Air France KLM Cargo shipment flew in April from King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) to Piarco International Airport (POS), Trinidad & Tobago. “We have increased our e-AWB usage in the Middle East, focusing on the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia by … [Read more...] about EFS, AF-KLM do 1st e-AWB from Saudi Arabia

CEVA Logistics, one of the world’s leading supply chain management companies, has strengthened its senior management team in Iberia with the appointment of Philip Griffiths to the position of Contract Logistics Business Development Director. He joins CEVA from Kuehne + Nagel where he held the position of lead logistics solutions manager in Spain for the last six years. Griffiths’ strong contract logistics background has focussed on FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) and retail and he also has … [Read more...] about CEVA appoints Griffiths for contract logistics Iberia

Panalpina, one of the world’s leading supply chain solutions providers, promotes Andy Weber to the position of chief operating officer (COO) as of 1 July. Weber, who started his career with Panalpina, re-joined the company in January 2015 as global head of operations. With over 30 years of experience in the freight forwarding industry, Weber will in particular concentrate on accelerating the financial performance improvement of the company. At the same time, the company announced that Ralf … [Read more...] about Panalpina makes senior appointments