Brucargo optimises perishables facilities
In the logistics zone of Brussels Airport, the new infrastructure for the transport of perishables of DSV-Panalpina Adelantex and Kuehne+Nagel is operational. This concerns refrigerated warehouses with two additional border inspection posts for the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain to ensure a smooth and efficient transport and inspection of perishable goods. […]
Integration the key to success at DSV Panalpina
The integration of Panalpina into DSV proved to be the all-important event of Q3, according to the group CEO. Releasing third quarter results, group CEO Jens Bjorn Andersen says the integration on 19 August has started well, and cost synergies are underway. About 5% of the 2.3 billion kroner of cost synergies are expected in […]
Drone Delivery Canada partners with DSV
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has entered into a commercial agreement with DSV Air & Sea Canada to deploy drones from Milton, Ontario. The agreement with DSV Panalpina’s Canadian arm enables DDC to open multiple routes and deploy its DroneSpot take-off and landing zones. Drone flight infrastructure will be available on DSV sites, allowing DDC to […]
YIFFY winners revealed in Cape Town
Russian project freight specialist Evgeniya Khokhlova, of SVH-Freight was announced as the winner of this year’s Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year (YIFFY) Award at the FIATA World Congress in Cape Town, South Africa. The other three regional finalists were Enos Chapara, of Bollore Transport and Logistics Zimbabwe; Rachael van Harmelen from DSV Panalpina, […]
Full throttle for DSV Panalpina’s combined network
DSV Panalpina’s engine is warming up, having moved the first shipment through the combined network on Thursday 29 August. The aircraft parts were flown by DSV’s US Aerospace team on the Spirit of Panalpina from Huntsville to Luxembourg. From there, the engine parts were trucked to Airbus’ production plant in Toulouse, France, marking the first […]
DSV Panalpina is ready for business
DSV has completed the acquisition of Panalpina today (Monday 19 August), with the Danish forwarder changing its name to DSV Panalpina. The integration of the Danish and Swiss companies is expected to take two to three years, and combining the two will have a workforce of 60,000 employees in 90 countries. Kurt Kokhauge Larsen will […]
Airfreight profits fall while volumes grow at Panalpina
Airfreight profits at Panalpina fell by 7% in the first quarter of 2019 despite volumes growing 8%. In the first quarter of the year, Panalpina handled 259,900 tonnes of airfreight compared to 240,500 tonnes in the same period of 2018. Gross profit per ton was down 10% to 666 Swiss francs (CHF), with profit measured […]