The 56-year-old began his career at Transports Graveleau and then moved to Dachser, where he held various business development and site management positions. He joined Geodis in 2011 as key account sales director for its Distribution & Express business, and in 2018, Mr Melaine was appointed interna...

Ms Hobson left Ligentia, where she was group marketing director, in December after six years. She has also founded consultancy Shape Tomorrow and is an ambassador for logistics charity Transaid. In her new role, she will be responsible for creating and implementing Cardinal’s global marketing an...

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The US Department of Justice (DoJ) said yesterday the deal would have combined two of the world’s four suppliers of insulated containers and give China’s state-owned enterprises a 90% market share. DoJ antitrust division assistant attorney general Jonathan Kanter explained: “American consumers...

In a recent study on transport decarbonisation, consultant McKinsey said shippers and forwarders want to pay for sustainable fuels, but there are several barriers preventing the scaling-up of green transport solutions. But with the transport sector emitting some 7.2 giga-tonnes of carbon – 21% of ...

Amazon is looking to build up steam with a same-day offering for local deliveries of online orders from retailers’ stores. The e-commerce giant has done some same-day deliveries from distribution and fulfilment centres, but this is the first foray into the store-to-consumer arena. At this point th...

Musicians are honouring performances booked pre-pandemic, but with new rules following Brexit, logistics costs have ballooned, leaving artists to foot the bill. “It’s all been a bit of a perfect storm, as live music has returned to a completely different operating environment,” Ben Cash, of Fl...

American Eagle Outfitters and others are using newly launched Quiet Platforms to move their products to customers around the country. The operation is based on the concept of pooling the carrier contacts of the brands and retailers of all sizes participating in the venture, and shipping parcels...

The cooperation agreement covers freight forwarding and warehousing support in South-east Asia. Amid a booming container shipping market last year, Zhonggu ventured into overseas markets for the first time with two services connecting China and Vietnam in March and August. The CV1 calls at Shan...

Instead of the usual peak season surcharge on shipments starting in early October, this year FedEx customers will start paying as early as the US Labour Day holiday on 5 September. The company justified the move by saying there were elevated costs it needs to cover. However, recent aggressive polici...