Panalpina has announced it will acquire a majority stake in Airflo, a company based in Kenya and the Netherlands specialised in the export handling of flowers and vegetables. Airflo is part of Dutch Flower Group (DFG), a major flower and plant trader. The acquisition reflects Panalpina’s continued expansion in Africa and its increasing focus on the perishables business. Panalpina World Transport Ltd. will acquire a majority stake in Airflo from DFG, subject to conditions. The two companies … [Read more...] about Panalpina to acquire specialised perishables freight forwarder
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TAPA highlights rising truck cargo crime
The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA), has highlighted a worrying trend as cargo crime climbed a further 10.6 per cent in the third quarter in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. The Association's Incident Information Service (IIS) recorded 238 cargo crime incidents in the three months to 30 September 2015 with TAPA noting that cargo crime is "massively" under-reported for a variety of reasons. "These latest figures reveal the continuing rise in cargo crime but … [Read more...] about TAPA highlights rising truck cargo crime
DHL plugs Taiwan into Europe-Asia multimodal network
DHL Global Forwarding has added Taiwan into its pioneering and rapidly expanding North Asia multimodal network with a sea link between Taiwan and mainland China, offering customers the full-container load door-to-door service, DHL Railing. The new connection linking Taichung port to Shanghai, effectively plugs into the rail link into Europe via Warsaw from Suzhou, which also serves as a base for over 10,000 Taiwan-funded export-oriented enterprises. The sea link that added Japan and now … [Read more...] about DHL plugs Taiwan into Europe-Asia multimodal network
Iran’s pent-up commercial demand is set to be unleashed
The ending of the sanctions against Iran is set to unleash the country's commercial instincts and boost Anglo-Iranian trade according to Davies Turner, a leading UK independent freight forwarder and logistics expert. Davies Turner is already on the ground and actively reconnecting Iranian business to international trade, having maintained an office in the country for more than 50 years. If present progress is maintained, the historic deal between Iran and the powers representing the … [Read more...] about Iran’s pent-up commercial demand is set to be unleashed
Iran's pent-up commercial demand is set to be unleashed
The ending of the sanctions against Iran is set to unleash the country's commercial instincts and boost Anglo-Iranian trade according to Davies Turner, a leading UK independent freight forwarder and logistics expert. Davies Turner is already on the ground and actively reconnecting Iranian business to international trade, having maintained an office in the country for more than 50 years. If present progress is maintained, the historic deal between Iran and the powers representing the … [Read more...] about Iran's pent-up commercial demand is set to be unleashed
Ethiopian Cargo shifts from Brussels to Maastricht
Ethiopian Airlines (ET) has announced it will stop flying cargo into Brussels and will instead shift the 5-6 weekly cargo-flights, amounting to 40,000 to 50,000 tonnes, to Maastricht-Aachen Airport in the Netherlands. The Ethiopian cargo freight to and from Belgium consists mainly of flowers along with cargo for Starbroker, the in-house carrier of DHL Global Forwarding. Two of the flights will also stop at Dubai while a third flight will continue to Addis Ababa and twice a week ET Cargo will fly … [Read more...] about Ethiopian Cargo shifts from Brussels to Maastricht