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Rhenus has announced strategic investment in the airfreight gateway at its Heathrow branch to strengthen its service offering.
The logistic group’s new facility for the UK market is now in operation at its Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approved Regulated Screening site close to London Heathrow Airport (LHR).
The new Rhenus gateway will enhance the company’s airfreight service offering, bringing handling, aviation screening, unit load device (ULD) build up and break operations in-house.
The facility is equipped with latest technology, cargo screening and airfreight handling equipment, allowing customers of Rhenus access to a full complement of airfreight cargo handling capabilities. All time critical or sensitive cargo shipments will be handled efficiently without the need for third party screening or ULD build up.
Rhenus has made a significant investment in vertical markets such as life sciences and healthcare, perishable cargo and full vehicle logistics as part of plans to strengthen its service offering. The Gateway will also act as a consolidation hub, allowing Rhenus to increase consolidation services globally, working in partnership with RHEGREEN, the world’s first carbon reduction programme for airfreight.
“This new handling and cross-docking facility at London Heathrow enables our skilled and experienced team to service an increasingly wide range of highly demanding and regulated industry sectors and all to the high and exacting standards of Rhenus,” said Martijn Stieva, Head of Airfreight North-West Europe. “The new gateway enhances our global airfreight cargo proposition, ensuring we can handle all time-critical, sensitive shipments. We have invested in the latest X-Ray and Explosive Trace Detection (ETD) cargo screening equipment to boost our offering, and also in specialised airfreight handling equipment to support unitised cargo. Our goal is to increase the volume of tonnage handled at the Gateway five-fold.”
“We are excited to confirm this significant investment for Rhenus and to announce the launch of the new Gateway,” added Spencer Davern, Managing Director, Rhenus Air and Ocean UK. “Our commitment to quality, efficiency and sustainability is at the forefront of this investment which is supported by our experienced workforce. Since our Heathrow site opened in May 2022, we have created a significant amount of jobs in the local community. Rhenus will continue with its intake of apprentices and graduates whilst ensuring that learning and development is accessible to all UK colleagues and actively encouraged.”
The new airfreight hub in the UK joins the global Rhenus Gateway network of strategic locations including Amsterdam, Mumbai, Bangkok, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, London, Miami, Newark, Shanghai and Sao Paulo.
The Rhenus Group is one of the leading logistics specialists with global business operations and annual turnover amounting to €7 billion. 37,500 employees work at 970 business sites and develop innovative solutions along the complete supply chain.
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Raft appoints Rod Talbot as VP Sales – Asia to fuel growth in the region
RAFT has appointed industry veteran Rod Talbot as Vice President Sales, Asia, to help increase its presence and expertise in the Asia Pacific region.
Talbot was previously Managing Director, Asia, at global freight forwarding software platform provider, WiseTech Global.
“Raft is expanding its global presence and Rod represents a tremendous asset to our team given his experience within Asia Pacific,” Lionel van der Walt, Chief Growth Officer, Raft, said.
Raft is a digital freight forwarding platform which automates and provides actionable visibility for accounts payable, arrival notice, pre-alerts, and customs clearance workflow.
“Digitisation is at the forefront of the air cargo industry, as forwarders are recognising the substantial benefits of using technology to address the expensive and time-consuming challenges they face,” Talbot said.
