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Issue 4 2020 - Freight Business Journal Multimodal’s 30Under30 showcase - in association with FBJ


Multimodal and FBJ’s 30Under30


Showcase gives


recognition to those dynamic, hard-working, talented individuals under the age of 30 working in the industry; saluting the next cohort in the business and building on from the successful Next Generation Careers Day at the Multimodal Exhibition. Multimodal & FBJ have


assembled a stellar judging panel to evaluate the contribution made by these talented individuals, including: Chris Malyon, DSV; Alison Hall, Port of Tilbury; Carl Hobbis, BIFA; Alan Thornton, Malcolm Logistics; Stephen Basey-Fisher,


Century Logistics; Lynn, Crump, Freightliner; Robert Jervis, Multimodal; and John Saunders, FBJ.


This is a fantastic chance


to showcase those amazing superstars in your company that have already made an impact in the industry and those you predict will be ones to watch in the near future. Or if this sounds like you, you can nominate yourself. Nominations are open to


those working in all aspects of the freight, transport, logistics and supply chain industries in the UK and Ireland. And it couldn’t be easier to nominate yourself or a colleague.


Here’s how to do it: Your name (if nominating yourself) or your nominee’s name (if nominating a colleague); the work email of the person you are nominating; company name and full job title; a paragraph or two (maximum 150 words) on why you/they should earn a place in this year’s 30 Under 30; and age (must still be under the age of 30 on 17 July 2020). Please provide all the


information above by Friday 17 July 2020. Incomplete applications cannot be considered. ((X-HEAD)What happens


next? The Multimodal 30Under30


will be hand-selected by the judges, who will be looking for evidence of real outstanding rising talent as detailed in the online application form. Multimodal’s 30Under30 will


be announced from 3 August 2020 and the list of superstars will be featured on a dedicated page of the Multimodal & FBJ websites, FBJ supplement and announced on social media. The winners will receive a certifi cate, an access all areas VIP pass for Multimodal, including a ticket for the Awards - and invited to participate on the Next Generation Third Day of the Multimodal Event in a debate about logistics as a career. Tag your nomination


on twitter with #multimodal30under30 https://www.multimodal.org. uk/30under30


News Roundup Forwarding & Logistics


Kerry Logistics Network has set up a new joint venture in Sri Lanka. Kerry Logistics Lanka is headquartered in Colombo and also has a bonded facility and export offi ce for at Bandaranaike International Airport. Services off ered include air and ocean freight, customs brokerage, inland trucking, multi-country consolidation, project cargo, warehousing, pick/pack, purchase order management, quality control, packaging and labelling, garment-on-hangers and entrepôt services.


German forwarder the Rhenus Group has acquired Scandinavian business Swedlink. The company has offi ces in Stockholm and Malmö.


Whistl and UKP Worldwide are collaborating to off er their customers a customs clearance service for international mail and parcels. The collaboration enables both their customer’s goods to pass through UK customs-approved processes without unnecessary delay. It covers international mail, packets and parcels through both tracked and untracked service options and fully managed returns from certain countries. UKPW also has an agreement with the United States Postal Service (USPS) allowing customers direct access to its facility in New Jersey.


There are signs of recovery for certain industries, according to a report published by the British Ports Association (BPA) and


analysts Port Centric


Logistics Partners on 8 June. It says that while UK GDP


has fallen by 2% in volume in the first quarter of this year, the greatest fall since 2008, the government is making plans for the safe re-opening of the


economy. BPA chief executive Richard


Ballantyne said that while there had been a slowdown in containerised imports, demand for consumer goods should soon be re-established as the retail sector reopens in accordance with social distancing guidelines. There was a slowdown in ro ro freight - in the first quarter


of 2020. Accompanied traffic declined by 12.4% compared to 2019. Unaccompanied freight was less severely hit, reduced by 9.5%, but still significant. However, perhaps more than most this sector has helped keep supermarkets stocked with food and essentials during the lockdown. PCLP partner Stephen Taylor, added: “We are not


likely to know the complete extent of the impact of COVID-19 on different aspects of the economy for some years, and in many cases, the damage is still being done.” However: “We do see signs of


anecdotal beginnings


of recovery


the in


some cases. However, not all sectors will recover at an equal pace.”


Essex-based Woodland Group is off ering an express LCL groupage service from the US West Coast to the UK via Chicago. Door to door transit is from 23 days, up to 30% shorter transit time compared with all water services. Woodland is also launching a new service between the UK and Scandinavia. There will be groupage departures from the UK on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday to Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, along with part and full load services.


Nottingham-based Baxter Freight has appointed Luke Braddow as its new UK operations manager. His role involves working with Baxter Freight’s network of long-term partners and suppliers for the UK and Ireland.


Freight forwarder Gefco has appointed Paul-Henri Fréret as executive vice president of its air and sea division. Current managing director of French operations, Cyril Lefebvre has been promoted to global sales and marketing director for the air and sea division. Serge Kisselevsky is now industry market line manager, while Adrian Draghici is market line manager for automotive.


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Dachser Mexico has added customs house brokerage to its portfolio. The service is off ered at 21 ports with specialized staff , systems and standard operational procedures.


The U-Freight Group has been cheered by a report by the UN’s trade and development body, UNCTAD, which puts estimated 2018 e-commerce sales at 30% of global gross domestic product (GDP) that year. The forwarder, which has a considerable involvement in e-commerce logistics, says that the latest statistics showing that global e-commerce sales hit US$25.6 trillion in 2018 are a further vindication of its decision to enter this sector of the international freight market several years ago.


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The U-Freight Group has appointed Ong Boon Seong as a director of U-Freight Logistics Sdn Bhd to increase its presence in cross- border logistics between Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. Based at U-Freight Logistics branch offi ce in Johor Bahru in Malaysia, Ong will be responsible for the development of a comprehensive portfolio of bonded trucking services, including Customs clearance at the border between the three countries. He will also be responsible for developing U-Freight’s e-commerce logistics services in Malaysia.


DSV has launched an e-Commerce Solutions service aimed at medium- sized companies. It integrates all the solutions an e-Commerce business needs – warehousing, automation, IT solutions and fulfi lment – in scalable, multi-user warehouses., building upon the e-Commerce services that DSV already provides, to serve end customers directly. The new service combines a standardised warehousing process, off - the-shelf automation concepts, IT integration and implementation into a streamlined service.


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