September 2012
FedEx says it has nearly achieved the environmental goals it set itself in 2008 – 12 years early – and has produced a revised, more aggressive target in its fourth annual Global Citizenship Report
FedEx says it is well on its way to achieving the 20% aircraft emissions intensity reduction and fuel efficiency improvement goals it set for 2020, having reduced aircraft emissions intensity by 13.8% - by replacing 727 with ...
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The Department for Transport is reported to be planning to introduce a £10 a day charge for foreign trucks by 2015 in a bid to even out competition with UK operators. The charge will in fact be payable by all road users, but British truckers will be able to reclaim ...
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Former freight forwarder Christopher Tappin will face trial in November on charges of selling weapons parts to Iran, the BBC reported. The former director of Surrey-based Brooklands International Freight Services has been on bail in the US since April after spending two months in a US jail. He denies the ...
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Kuehne + Nagel has entered into an agreement to settle a US lawsuit over alleged anticompetitive practices in relation to freight surcharges. The Swiss-based forwarder will pay US$28 million, and in addition, assign proceeds it itself receives from a pending class action against airlines. Chairman of Kuehne + Nagel International, ...
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Etihad Cargo has launched a new service for valuable cargo. SAFEGUARD is designed for security service companies, forwarders, companies and individuals who need to dispatch goods such as precious metals and stones, jewellery, legal tender, and priceless works. It is initially being rolled out at 23 certified cargo locations across ...
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The European Parliament agreed on 13 September, to grant Pakistan exceptional trade preferences for two years with customs duty exemptions or tariff-rate quotas on 75 different product lines, mainly textiles and clothing. The measure is intended to help the country rebuild its economy in the wake of the floods in ...
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DP World Southampton container port has been recosgnised for its exemplary customer service with a Rail Freight Group (RFG) award.
DP World Southampton impressed judges for offering the most reliable port rail feed service of its kind in the UK, with a near 100% success rate for delivering container boxes to ...
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DSV Air & Sea has gained a three-year deal with BT Retail. The contract, to manage air and ocean volumes from China to the UK for BT Retail, has already been implemented “with an almost seamless changeover taking place,” according to BT Procurement’s John Morgan.
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Uniserve, the UK’s largest privately owned international freight and logistics company, has acquired finance and management consultancy business, Portall Solutions. The company promised to “redefine supply chain management services and to raise current standards of industry capability” with its new Global Trade Management (GTM) concept.
Uniserve says the Portall product will ...
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Cargolux took delivery of its fifth Boeing 747-8 freighter on 13 September at its Luxembourg base. It is the second airplane delivered from the US manufacturer with an improved (six-tonne) operational weight.
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