Hong Kong-headquartered international freight service and logistics group, the U-Freight Group (UFL), has welcomed the call for the establishment of an electronic world trade platform (eWTP) whose objective would be to reduce barriers to make it easier for small and medium-sized enterprises to expand their trading capabilities worldwide. The call was made recently by Jack Ma, executive chairman of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, who believes that such a platform is going to be very … [Read more...] about U-Freight welcomes Alibaba call for global e-trading platform
Logistics
CEVA to operate Euro distribution for Vermeer
CEVA Logistics, one of the world’s largest supply chain management companies has won a three year contract for the European distribution of spare parts for Vermeer – the family-owned, world-leading brand in agricultural and industrial equipment. The new European distribution center (EDC) will operate from CEVA's Roosendaal facility in the Netherlands. In addition, CEVA will provide integrated ocean services to Vermeer from its Pella, Iowa, USA headquarters. This will enable Vermeer to support … [Read more...] about CEVA to operate Euro distribution for Vermeer
Payload conference shaping up to be best yet
This year’s highly anticipated Payload Asia Conference and Awards in Hong Kong on 28-29 September – now in its fifth year – is shaping up to the best event to date. Two days of hot topics in the air cargo supply chain will be discussed in six roundtables – Hub or Hubris, Disruption, E-commerce, Dangerous Goods, One Belt – One Road and Maindeck. A facility tour hosted by Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminal Ltd (HACTL) will also be a key event on the first afternoon. Networking will also be a key … [Read more...] about Payload conference shaping up to be best yet
Jan de Rijk Logistics goes big with a T-Rex
Jan de Rijk Logistics transported a very special shipment; namely a 66 million year old skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Jan de Rijk Logistics, working on behalf of KLM, was tasked to move the dinosaur from Schiphol airport to the city of Leiden. "This kind of request we do not get every day. We are very proud to be part of this great event," says Tim Roos, manager aerospace & special projects of Jan de Rijk Logistics. Employees of the Naturalis Museum in Leiden were surprised when … [Read more...] about Jan de Rijk Logistics goes big with a T-Rex
TIACA’s Doug Brittin to step down end of the year
Doug Brittin, secretary general of the International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) since 2013, has advised the Board of Directors that he will retire at the end of this year. A selection committee, under the direction of TIACA vice-chairman Sebastiaan Scholte of Jan de Rijk Logistics has been established and has commenced the process to review and recruit candidates. Brittin will stay with TIACA in an advisory capacity once the new secretary general has been appointed to ensure a smooth … [Read more...] about TIACA’s Doug Brittin to step down end of the year
Southco sticks with DHL Global Forwarding as sole global logistics provider
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL Group, announced that Southco, a global source for engineered access hardware solutions, has chosen DHL once again as its sole global logistics provider. The company renewed their existing contract with DHL for another four years for a combination of air, ocean, domestic and customs brokerage services on various trade lanes. Southco currently uses DHL Global Forwarding to ship a variety of its latches, hinges … [Read more...] about Southco sticks with DHL Global Forwarding as sole global logistics provider