Bollore Logistics acquires Danish forwarder, Global Solutions

Bollore Logistics has expanded its presence in the Scandinavian market by acquiring a majority stake in Danish freight forwarder, Global Solutions. The Danish company, which has offices in Vejle and Copenhagen Airport, started operations in 2006 and offers airfreight, ocean freight and road/distribution/courier services, particularly on the Europe-Asia axis. Bollore says the transaction will expand […]

Bollore Logistics partners with Oro Inc. to create B2B e-commerce platform

Bollore Logistics has partnered with Oro Inc. in a global venture offering clients a one-stop B2B e-commerce sales and processing service. The international and logistics company says it creates an enhanced means for multichannel retailers to do business with customer companies, simplify and speed up order preparation, handling and delivery procedures orchestrated by Bollore Logistics. […]

Antonov Airlines flies compressors to Turkmenistan

Antonov Airlines has transported four compressor skids on behalf of Bollore Logistics China from Calgary, Canada to Mary, Turkmenistan. The compressor skids were transported for a Chinese oil & gas engineering, procurement and construction company on four separate flights for a gas field in Turkmenistan. The consignment included a main skid measuring 13.7 metres long, […]

Pharma@Changi launched to improve pharma handling at Changi

Changi Airport Group (CAG) has formalised the Pharma@Changi initiative, a community of partners from the air cargo supply chain who will work towards strengthening Changi’s capabilities to handle pharmaceuticals. The partner companies who signed the memorandum of understanding are Bollore Logistics, CEVA Logistics Singapore, DHL Global Forwarding, dnata Singapore, Expeditors Singapore, Global Airfreight International, SATS, […]

Bolloré Logistics inaugurates its new multimodal hub in Le Havre 

Bolloré Logistics has opened a new multimodal hub on the Logistics Park of Pont de Normandie 2 (PLPN2) – in the heart of France’s leading foreign trade port. The French logistics firm says with this new site (pictured above) located near the multimodal terminal, it offers all the solutions to manage flows throughout the Seine […]

DHL Global Forwarding retains place as top forwarder for volumes

DHL Global Forwarding has retained its place as the top freight forwarder in terms of volumes in 2016, according to the latest Armstrong & Associates (A&A) Top 25 Global Forwarders List. A&A says that total airfreight volumes in 2016 across freight forwarders in the top 25 increased by 5.6 per cent on 2015 to 14.5 […]

More members set to sign up as community spreads its wings

The Air Cargo Community Frankfurt now totals 50 members with more set to join up soon as the community continues to grow. Executive director, Joachim von Winning says it is in talks with several companies that are interested in joining the community. “Unfortunately, we cannot disclose anyone right now – but I think it is […]

Volga-Dnepr flies three more satellites to Guiana Space Center

Volga-Dnepr Airlines has transported three more space satellites to the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana in support of its long-standing partnership with Bollore Logistics and Thales Alenia Space. It was the first time Volga-Dnepr used new lightweight and easier-to-stow aluminium extension ramps to load and unload satellites, which weigh less and take up less […]

Global Airfreight gains IATA CEIV at Changi Airport

Global Airfreight International has been awarded IATA CEIV Pharma certification, adding to the companies who have gained the certificate in Singapore. Six staff have completed essential modules of the International Air Transport Association Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (IATA CEIV) training programme including temperature-controlled cargo operations and audit, quality and risk […]

Bollore Logistics picks CHAMP for Canadian eManifest reporting

Bollore Logistics has picked CHAMP Cargosystems to comply with Canadian Customs requirements for eManifest Advance Commercial Information (ACI) reporting. Bollore will be able to file air cargo consignment details prior to arrival in complete compliance with eManifest regulations for freight forwarders using CHAMP’s Traxon Global Customs (TGC) service certified by the Canada Border Services Agency […]

Bolloré Logistics gains CEIV Pharma certification in Paris

Bolloré Logistics has been awarded the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) – becoming the 1st transport and logistics firm in France to gain it. IATA’s chief executive officer, Alexandre de Juniac, and president of ADP, Augustin de Romanet presented the company with the certification. In a pilot phase […]

Paris Charles de Gaulle aiming for IATA CEIV certificate

Aeroport de Paris is to work with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to implement Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) certification with the Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport cargo community. Seven major names in transport and logistics, Europe Handling Group, Panalpina, Quickstat, Swissport, Tendron, Transdev and WFS have committed to obtaining CEIV Pharma […]

Bolloré Logistics expands presence in Myanmar

Bolloré Logistics has expanded its presence in Myanmar with a logistics centre in Mingaladon, located near Yangon’s airport and seaport terminals. The warehouse has a surface area of 6,000 square metres and equipped with security guards 24/7. It also has CCTV, fire protection, seven loading bays and forklifts, and the warehouse will specialise in industries […]

Volga-Dnepr aids mission to find life on Mars

Volga-Dnepr Airlines has operated three Antonov AN-124-100 flights from Italy to Kazakhstan carrying equipment and materials for the ExoMars space exploration programme to see if there is life on Mars. The flights for logistics company, Bollore Logistics, departed Turin on 18, 20 and 22 December for consignor, Alenia Space Italy, for Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome via […]

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