February 2013
Air Charter Service has promoted Justin Bowman from commercial director to deputy managing director. He has worked with founder and chairman Chris Leach since the company’s inception and will now become more deeply involved with the day to day running with all aspects of the group.
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All-cargo airline Cargolux is adding Port Harcourt in Nigeria to its African network, served by a Boeing 747 nose-door freighter. The city is in the heart of the country's oil and gas industry, which is demanding more direct flights for equipment and support-related items. Cargolux adds that it will add ...
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Peel Ports is backing what it describes as the UK’s only Low Carbon and SuperPort University Technical College, which has just entered into its consultation period.
The port group hopes that the University Technical College – UTC – which is due to open in 2014, will give young people in the ...
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The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and UNI Global Union harangued express carrier DHL over global workers rights outside London Fashion Week on 15 February. Two models dressed in high fashion clothes crafted out of packaging materials, and made up to match, will parade outside the DHL-sponsored event -at London's ...
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Iraqi Airways is to resume service to United Kingdom from from 05 March, after a gap of 23 years, according to Routes Online . It will operate twice weekly from Baghdad to London Gatwick and once a week from Sulaymaniyah to Gatwick. Both services will operate outbound via Malmo, Sweden. The ...
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Transport and freight operators worried that the current horsemeat in beefburgers furore might mean increased border checks and delays at ports of entry should rest assured, says Laurie King, principal at supply chain consultants, Crimson & Co
Increased border checks would, to coin a phrase, be like closing the stable door ...
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Leith near Edinburgh recently handled its largest-ever coal ship. The Alianca Pearl, seen leaving the port on Valentine’s Day, heading for Russia was, at 199 metres long and 30 metres wide – just 1.6m less than the lock width at Leith. It arrived from Poland via the Baltic Sea to ...
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Japanese-owned forwarder Kintetsu World Express has opened an office at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. It said that although the airport is the biggest for cargo in India, chronic congestion makes it difficult to swiftly conduct customs clearance and accurately determine cargo status. The new office will however help streamline ...
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The European Shippers Council (ESC) has called for an improvement in information exchange between shippers and shipping lines to tackle the problem of incorrectly declared container weights. The call comes as the International Maritime Organization weights up a mandatory weighing scheme.
ESC insists that a mandatory deadline for the delivery of ...
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Schenker Limited, the UK arm of DB Schenker Logistics, has completed a re-investment programme at its Nuneaton UK land hub. It follows the opening of a dedicated contract logistics site in Tamworth, releasing capacity at Nuneaton. The 7,960sq m facility now has 21 loading bays, and offers daily departures to ...
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