French transport and logistics firm Bolloré Group has received an offer for 100 percent of its African logistics unit from major container shipping line Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC Group). The deal, estimated at €5.7 billion or US$6.4 billion, includes all of the forwarder’s transport and logistics activities in Africa. Aside from ocean, air, road, and rail transport, warehousing and terminal operations, Bolloré Africa Logistics manages the entire administrative and customs procedures … [Read more...] about Bolloré gets offer for its African logistics unit from MSC
Freight Forwarders
Geodis partners with Unilode for ULD solutions
Freight forwarder GEODIS has entered into a five-year deal with unit load device supplier Unilode Aviation Solutions who will provide the full range of ULD management solutions. The agreement includes procurement, planning, logistics, repair and digitalisation by Unilode with its network of repair centres covering GEODIS’ destinations in the Netherlands, the UK, the US, and Hong Kong. Also read: Turkish Cargo seals ULD repair deal with Unilode Stanislas Brun, senior vice president, … [Read more...] about Geodis partners with Unilode for ULD solutions
CEVA Logistics targets ecommerce with new merger
CMA CGM is strengthening its supply chain capabilities in contract logistics and e-commerce fulfilment with the planned acquisition of ‘most’ of US-based Ingram Micro’s contract logistics business (CLS). The deal includes order fulfillment platform Shipwire and its operations in North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific. The transaction, valued at US$3 billion, is expected to propel CEVA Logistics to fourth largest provider of contract logistics services, … [Read more...] about CEVA Logistics targets ecommerce with new merger
DB Schenker extends charter contract with Atlas Air
Atlas Air last week announced the extension of its partnership with Schenker Flight Services GmbH (DB Schenker), to provide air cargo charter flights for transpacific shipments. Atlas Air will provide charter capacity for shipments on the forwarder’s transpacific network. The new arrangement extends the dedicated capacity secured in 2020, which Atlas offers on multiple flights each week. Also read: DB Schenker starts air charter service to three continents “The timely and reliable … [Read more...] about DB Schenker extends charter contract with Atlas Air
Volga-Dnepr flies world’s largest comms satellite to Japan
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has organized the delivery of the world's largest and most sophisticated commercial communications satellite—Inmarsat-6 F1, also known as I-6 F1—from Toulouse in France to Kitakyushu in Japan aboard its An-124-100. The challenging and complex delivery was completed in close cooperation with Bollore Logistics, with both teams starting initial project discussions back in 2019 and operations planning in September 2021. I-6 F1—the first of two Inmarsat-6 … [Read more...] about Volga-Dnepr flies world’s largest comms satellite to Japan
DHL’s Kelvin Leung on supply chains and Asia Pacific
When Payload Asia first talked to DHL Global Forwarding some few months ago in August, all eyes were on the inevitable supply chain disruptions that we have now grown accustomed to. Ever Green was just recently ‘unstuck’ from the Suez Canal, a relief to dozens of ships carrying billions of dollars’ worth of cargo who had to wait to enter the waterway. A punch in the gut to the shipping industry meant air cargo had to swoop in and carry the slack to deliver on time, whilst shippers and … [Read more...] about DHL’s Kelvin Leung on supply chains and Asia Pacific