February 2012

More flowers

Following Lufthansa's announcement last week, IAG Cargo is the latest airline to be swept along by the Valentine's Day fever that is sweeping the world. The carrier, which includes British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo says it has carried around. 700 tonnes of flowers in time for the big day.   [+]

Freight chief for Torque

Logistics company Torque has appointed Paul Boland as head of freight. A ten-year Torque veteran, his latest role makes him responsible for all business communication with imports, exports, air/sea and courier services. He will also take charge of the architecture and implementation of Torque’s shipment/purchase order management system, which will ... [+]

BIFA best practice guides

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has added a dedicated area to its website offering good practice guidelines for its members. The BIFA Good Practice Toolbox - http://www.bifa.org/content/Information-Pra.aspx – contains ten PDF training guides on some of the basics of freight forwarding, logistics and international trade. They include advice and guidance on ... [+]

Tappin to be extradited ‘within ten days’

Retired former freight forwarder A former businessman will be extradited to the US within 10 days after his is plea to the European Court of Human Rights had been rejected, his lawyer has admitted. Mr Tappin, 64 had made an emergency application to the European court after being refused leave ... [+]

Gibson joins Crimson

Supply chain consultancy Crimson & Co,has appointed Jon Gibson as principal. With over 20 years of experience in the field of logistics, working for companies such as Carlsberg, Shell, River Island and DHL, he has worked on a range of projects, both on a global and local perspective, to improve ... [+]

Sahara in Savannah

The Safmarine Sahara - Safmarine’s second newly-built, owned multi-purpose vessel- was officially named on 10 February in Savannah, Georgia, US. The vessel, built at the Wuhu Xinlian Shipyard in China in 2010, is currently deployed on Safmarine’s MPV trade between North America and West Africa. Anita Edmondson, Director of International ... [+]

We don’t want your money, Maersk tells Nigerian customers

Maersk Line has written to its Nigerian customers saying that it will no longer accept cash payments from 15 March. intends to provide solutions that will maintain the ease with which you transact business with us today. It is urging customers to use electronic payments instead.   [+]

Gang jailed for £50m diversion fraud

An Essex gang has been jailed for one of the UK's biggest ever alcohol diversion frauds. Kevin Burrage, owner of Promptstock, a bonded warehouse in Essex managed by his brother-in-law, Gary Clark, Michael Turner and Davinder Singh Dhaliwal conspired to defraud the UK exchequer of £50m in unpaid duty and ... [+]

New Marketing Head at Port of Tyne UK

Lisa Liddell has been appointed Head of Marketing and Communications at the Port of Tyne The role includes supporting the development of the new opportunities presented by renewable energy as well as growth across the Port's bulk cargoes, car terminals, logistics, estates and cruise and ferry businesses. Lisa has played a key ... [+]

Poland-UK rail service to go twice-weekly

DB Schenker says it will add a second weekly train service from Wroclaw, Poland to Barking, East London in September this year and plans to raise the frequency to five trains per week in 2013. The additional train service, which operates from A regular weekly container train service between the two cities ... [+]

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