March 2012

First Felixstowe call for revamped Transatlantic service

The Port of Felixstowe celebrated the first call of The New World Alliance's revamped (AEE) service on 3 March. It offers shippers westbound transit times of eight days between Felixstowe and New York. TNWA (APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL)), has deployed high-reefer-capacity ships on the weekly service offering an average effective space of 3,200teu and, as with the Alliance’s APX service that already calls at the ... [+]

Group calls for security standardisation

The Global Air Cargo Advisory Group (GACAG) has called for a standard Consignment Security Declaration for air cargo shipments. It is recommending that international organizations such as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), World Customs Organization (WCO) as well as national regulators adopt the declaration and include it in their ... [+]

New chief for CILT

Kraft Foods senior logistics director, Keith Newton, has been appointed secretary general of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport International. He takes up the position from 1 May, succeeding Interim secretary general, Colm Holmes.   [+]

US puts five forwarders on banned list

Five freight forwarders who have performed significant work for the US Government and its contractors have been added to the Excluded Party List System (EPLS), debarring them from similar work in future. They are BAX Global, Kühne + Nagel, Panalpina (in Switzerland and New Jersey) and Schenker. The move follows ... [+]

Ruslan is a screen star

A documentary produced in association with Volga-Dnepr Group charting the history of the unique Antonov AN-124-100 ‘Ruslan’ freighter aircraft is a finalist in this year’s New YorkFestivals International Television & Film Awards. Of the thousands of films submitted for judging from all over the world, only 12 works from nine countries ... [+]

MOL to publish performance

Mitsui OSK Lines is to publish the results of several key performance indicators (KPI) for its global containership service - vessel on-time performance percentage, reductionof CO2, NOx & Sox and the number of operational stoppages of three days or more per year. It has established a set of goals for ... [+]

Green in Brussels

Green Freight Europe, formerly known as SmartWay Europe, takes place in Brussels on the evening of 27 March (17.30 to 21.00). Billed as the leading independent voluntary programme for the improvement of European road freight's environmental performance, it is backed by more than 25 companies, including multinational shippers, carriers, logistics ... [+]

Dover share issue

Thousands of letters have been sent to homes in Dover urging residents to buy "shares" in a group that wants to take over the town's historic port. The Dover People's Port Trust (DPPT) has sent 55,000 letters to homes in the town urging residents to buy £10 'shares' in their ... [+]

Jade Cargo poised for comeback

Jade Cargo, the Lufthansa Cargo- Shenzhen Airlines joint venture said on 29 February that it had signed a letter of intent with Shenzhen-based logistics company UniTop to rescue the troubled carrier. Jade Cargo said on 31 December that it had “temporarily suspended” its operations while it agreed on a restructuring ... [+]

Kuehne + Nagel first with airfreight sensors

Kuehne + Nagel says it is the first forwarder to introduce active wireless sensors for airfreight real-time temperature control. The equipment is being introduced as part of its KN PharmaChain product. Generally, security rules prohibit the active use of mobile sensors during air transport. But together with a number of airline ... [+]

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