Freight Forwarding
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European Freight Forwarding Index slides
The European Freight Forwarding Index, published by Danske Bank, saw a decline in May to 63, from 67 in April, signifying a fall in the volume of goods handled by freight forwarders in Europe. The index was lower than the expected level for May, as …
01 July 2011
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Uni degree for Aussie freight forwarding industry
The Australian Federation of International Forwarders (AFIF) has received what it described as "considerable" funding for the development of a specific degree in International Freight Forwarding and Logistics by the University of Tasmania - a first f…
01 October 2010
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FedEx continues freight forwarding expansion
FedEx Trade Networks, a subsidiary of FedEx and growing international ocean and air freight forwarder, has announced the opening of six new freight forwarding offices. Part of its global expansion plan that saw 10 offices opened across Asia late in 2…
01 March 2010
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101 new China stocking locations for UPS
UPS has announced plans to increase its service parts logistics network in China with 101 new field stocking locations (FSLs) which will complement its existing 950 FSLs in 120 countries. The UPS FSL network expansion will cover 89 key cities acros…
21 January 2010
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UPS looking at acquisitions
United Parcel Service Inc (UPS) is looking for acquisitions to bolster its supply-chain and freight-forwarding units, according to its CEO Scott Davis. UPS has made more than 40 purchases in the past decade, and there are “likely to be some more…
06 November 2009
