Airfreight at Kuehne + Nagel has an outstanding year
Kuehne + Nagel’s airfreight sector has had an outstanding year in 2017, growing at twice the market rate, helped by strong performances in sectors including pharmaceuticals. Airfreight tonnage increased by 20.4 per cent, twice the market rate of 10 per cent, which itself grow at the highest rate since 2010. Industry specific areas such as […]
European court upholds €169m of cartel fines for freight forwarders
The Court of Justice of the European Union has upheld €169 million of fines given to freight forwarders for participating in an air cargo cartel. The European Commission had imposed the fines on 28 March 2012 against a number of companies for participating in the cartel between 2002 and 2007 for services including the organisation […]
New contracts and acquisitions help K+N grow at twice the market rate
Airfreight volumes at Kuehne + Nagel have grown at twice the market rate in the first nine months of 2017 with new contracts and acquisitions. The segment grew 19 per cent to 180,000 tonnes with new business from the pharmaceutical, high-tech and automotive industries. Kuehne + Nagel says perishables have been very successful, and it […]
Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan on the radar for Kuehne + Nagel
Kuehne + Nagel is to start operating in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan from the first quarter (Q1) of next year. The freight forwarder’s managing director for Russia and Belarus, Perry Neumann revealed the news today, at the 7th Caspian Air Cargo Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. Speaking in a market overview for the CIS and Central Asia […]
K+N to focus on relief logistics at new office in Accra
Kuehne + Nagel has officially opened the doors to its Accra branch office, with emergency and relief logistics expected to be a major focus. Operations started with delivering 150 40 foot containers of mosquito nets to Ghana’s Ministry of Health for IDA Foundation Aid & Relief. The mosquito nets will be shipped from Denmark to […]
Kuehne + Nagel to manage Sanofi’s warehouse activities in Geel
Kuehne + Nagel is to manage global life science company Sanofi’s warehouse activities in Geel, Belgium, in its newly expanded pharma area. The expanded Kuehne + Nagel warehouse in Geel provides a state of the art pharma area for the raw materials storage of Sanofi and manages the GDP services. The warehouse has temperature controlled […]
K+N launches KN BatteryChain to transport lithium batteries
Kuehne + Nagel has launched KN BatteryChain, the first integrated supply chain solution addressing the increasing global demand for lithium batteries driven by battery-powered vehicles. KN BatteryChain is fully compliant with international dangerous goods regulations and certified against ISO9001. It spans transportation by sea, air, rail and road from the manufacturer to the assembly line […]
Airfreight flies high at Kuehne + Nagel in first half
Net turnover increased by 8.2 per cent at Kuehne + Nagel in the first half of 2017 with the airfreight division seeing strong growth particularly in premium sectors. Airfreight volumes increased 18 per cent with new business gained in the pharma, aerospace and perishables industries, while strict cost control and productivity increases due to automation […]
Kuehne + Nagel acquires two forwarders specialising in perishables
Kuehne + Nagel has expanded its global perishables network with the acquisition of CFI (Commodity Forwarders Inc) an airfreight forwarder of perishables products in the US, and Trillvane Ltd, one of the largest perishables specialists in Kenya. These it says will add more than 150,000 tonnes of perishables to the forwarder’s perishables network and further “strengthens […]
Cargo iQ appoints DHL Global Forwarding’s Henk Venema as chairman
The Cargo iQ Membership Board has named DHL Global Forwarding senior vice president and global head of network carrier management, Henk Venema as its new chairman. Venema, who has over 15 years of experience in air cargo, takes over from Max Sauberschwarz, vice president and global head of carrier and gateway air logistics at Kuehne + Nagel, […]
Kuehne + Nagel breaks ground for Pharma Hub Switzerland
A ground breaking ceremony has taken place for Kuehne + Nagel’s “Pharma Hub Switzerland” in Möhlin. The Pharma Hub will be part of the KN PharmaChain network providing multimodal temperature-controlled door-to-door shipping on a global scale, enhanced visibility and traceability of deliveries and proactive risk management. The facility will provide 16,300m2 of logistics space, which […]
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 […]
Jaguar Land Rover selects K + N to manage three warehouses
Jaguar Land Rover has appointed Kuehne + Nagel to manage three warehouses in France, Spain and Italy serving continental Europe. The new contract also includes transport management control tower function and customer contact centres for Jaguar Land Rover retailers for the region. The European Aftermarket is seen as being of high importance and Jaguar Land Rover has consolidated its supply chain into […]
Scharwath takes over as DHL Global Forwarding, Freight CEO
Tim Scharwath has joined the Deutsche Post DHL Group board of management as the chief executive officer (CEO) of DHL Global Forwarding, Freight. He previously headed up the airfreight business at Kuehne + Nagel International (K+N), and takes over from Group CEO, Frank Appel, who managed the function in the interim. Scharwath has over 20 […]
Tight capacities and growing economic and political uncertainty
Major airfreight forwarders have been busy updating the market on their performance in recent months, David Craik writes. They have revealed a sector buoyed by the continuing advance of e-commerce, strong trade lanes between the US and Europe and Asia, but struggling against the problem of tight capacities and the threat of growing global economic […]
Kuehne + Nagel launches new airfreight logistics hub in Singapore
Kuehne + Nagel has launched a new airfreight logistics hub in Singapore to meet demand for growth in the area. The new hub is part of Kuehne + Nagel’s growth strategy to drive airfreight logistics excellence, strengthen end-to-end solutions and enhance service offerings to key industries. The new facility went fully operational in early April […]
Profits slip at Kuehne + Nagel but revenue grows
Profits for Kuehne + Nagel dipped 2.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2017 despite revenue increasing by 7.2 per cent. The company made a profit of 165 million Swiss francs ($165.4 million) in 2017 compared to CHF169 million during the same period of 2016. Net turnover was up from CHF4 billion in the […]
Kuehne + Nagel opens Aberdeen facility for oil and gas industry
Kuehne + Nagel has opened an 11,000 square metre facility in Aberdeen specialising in services for the oil and gas industry. The facility, which has been fully operational since the end of March 2017, is close to Aberdeen Airport and Aberdeen Harbour and will offer international freight forwarding and integrated supply chain services to the […]
Kuehne + Nagel signs logistics services MoU with alibaba.com
Kuehne + Nagel has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with alibaba.com to provide logistics services to the Chinese e-commerce giant’s B2B business unit. Alibaba.com paid members in China have been able to instantly obtain quotations, book pickup and destination delivery services for airfreight consignments via Kuehne + Nagel’s KN FreightNet for more than a […]
Grunenthal picks Kuehne + Nagel for global transportation
Kuehne + Nagel is to provide pharmaceutical research company Grunenthal with land, air and sea transportation for its highly sensitive products. The two companies will work together to develop a product tailored to the requirements of Grunenthal Group with KN PharmaChain as its core element. Kuehne + Nagel was the first logistics provider to receive […]
Former Cargolux CEO to join Panalpina board of directors
Former Cargolux Airlines International chief executive officer, Dirk Reich is to join Panalpina’s board of directors. The board of directors are proposing to elect the 54-year old dual German and Swiss national at its annual general meeting on 3 May, where he would succeed Roger Schmid, who is not standing for re-election. All other board […]
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 […]
SAS and K+N extend logistics service contract until 2020
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and Kuehne + Nagel have extended their global logistics service contract for the international transport of spare parts for SAS aircraft until 2020. Under the agreement Kuehne + Nagel operates at several strategic airside locations globally and is responsible for the international transport of spare parts for SAS aircraft, and a 24/7/365 […]
Kuehne + Nagel profits rise 6% in 2016
Kuehne + Nagel’s profits rose by six per cent to 720 million Swiss francs ($715 million), helped by strong growth in the airfreight segment. Airfreight earnings before interest and tax was up from CHF265 million in 2015 to CHF298 million in 2016 despite revenue dipping from CHF5.5 billion to CHF5.4 billion. Airfreight tonnage increased 4.3 […]
Many issues to discuss as Air Cargo Africa returns for another year
There will be much to talk about at Air Cargo Africa in Johannesburg, with five panels discussing issues including Africa’s potential and overcapacity, and forum sessions including pharmaceuticals and perishables. The action will kick off with a welcome address by STAT Media Group editor-in-chief, R K Patra at 11.00h on Tuesday 21 February, followed by […]
Freightos report finds forwarders not engaging enough digitally
A survey by logistics tech company Freightos into whether top freight forwarders are engaging in digital marketing and online sales has found so far it is “mostly talk and little action’. The ‘mystery shopper’ report focused on the world’s top 20 freight forwarders in late 2016 to see the state of online freight sales. Freightos […]
Kuehne + Nagel KN PharmaChain network becomes fully CEIV certified
Kuehne + Nagel has become the first logistics provider to become IATA CEIV Pharma certified across its entire network. The entire KN PharmaChain GxP air network has been International Air Transport Association Center of Excellence for Independent Validators certified, and Kuehne + Nagel says this is in line with its strategy to utilise audits by […]
Kuehne + Nagel brings KN PharmaChain to Puerto Rico
Kuehne + Nagel (KN) is bringing its KN PharmaChain network to Puerto Rico with temperature controlled warehousing space in its San Juan facility. The facility, one mile from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, offers cold storage from 2-8C, dry ice and gel pack capabilities to cool down temperature-controlled shipments in transit, GDP/GXP best storage and […]
Kuehne + Nagel airfreight business grows despite Q3 challenges
Kuehne + Nagel’s (K+N) airfreight business has registered a strong growth in EBIT in the first nine months of 2016 despite the company seeing falls in the third quarter. Airfreight earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) rose by 8.9 per cent to 220 million Swiss francs ($222 million) in the first nine months of 2016, […]
Kuehne + Nagel gains supply chain deal with Belcorp
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has been chosen as preferred provider of intercontinental cargo flows and exclusive end-to-end shipment order management partner for beauty and cosmetic manufacturer, Belcorp. K+N will provide transportation services including all airfreight and seafreight operations from Europe, Asia and within the Americas. It will handle shipment order management, door-to-door visibility, monitoring, tracking […]