February 2013

Felixstowe drops buses for trains plan

The Port of Felixstowe appears to have abandoned a controversial plan to replace passenger trains on the local branch line with buses to free up freight paths. According to a report by the Ipswich Star, port’s suggestion appeared to have found no support with authorities drawing up plans for a new passenger rail franchise for the region. The report also quoted Felixstowe's head of corporate affairs, Paul Davey who described ... [+]

American and US Airways to merge

American Airlines parent company AMR Corporation has signed a merger deal with US Airways Group to create a combined carrier worth around $11 billion. Operating under the American Airlines name, it will offer more than 6,700 daily flights to 336 destinations in 56 countries. The combined airline is planning to ... [+]

Menlo signs medical contract

Menlo Worldwide Logistics has signed a contract to provide logistics services in Europe for specialist defibrillator manufacturer, Physio Control. Menlo will use its multi-user facility in Maastricht (Netherlands) to manage and stage Physio Control’s inbound inventory for Europe, chiefly from the US.  It will also carry-out light assembly work, manage ... [+]

Partners offer pharma product

Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo have launched a new Variation Pharma Control 15-25°C service. The airline partners aim to tap into the market for temperature sensitive pharmaceutical shipments that need to be kept within this range, during trucking, warehousing and in flight. Specialised hubs in Paris and Amsterdam have also been created. [+]

US security pact deal leaves out forwarders, says BIFA

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) says it is disappointed with the implementation of the mutual recognition agreement (MRA) for the US and European Union trade security programmes. In particular, it is angry that AEO-accredited freight forwarders and customs brokers will not gain reduced risk scores under the MRA. BIFA Director ... [+]

New degree to ‘create tomorrow’s supply chain leaders’

The Novus Trust has set up what it says is a new type of degree to address the shortage of graduate talent in the supply chain and logistics industry. The four-year Logistics and Supply Chain BSc degree course, initially at Huddersfield University, is sponsored by companies in the industry. The course ... [+]

Lufthansa promises a fairer deal for global aid efforts

Lufthansa Cargo has signed a deal with the German Aktion Deutschland Hilft (ADH) coalition of relief organisations to provide guaranteed capacity during humanitarian disasters anywhere in the world. The agreement aims to take away the uncertainty and, often, high costs that often hamper relief operations in many parts of the ... [+]

Talks to start on transatlantic trade deal

US President Barack Obama said he would start negotiations for an ambitious free trade agreement with the EU in his State of the Union address on 12 February. The European Commission hopes to start talks during the current, Irish, Presidency of the EU on what is hailed as the most ... [+]

Mothball London Gateway, says Unite union

Unite is accusing Dubai-based DP World of taking an anti-union stance at its new London Gateway deep-sea container port in the Thames estuary – and is calling for it to be mothballed until current over-capacity is reduced. Jane Jeffery, regional officer at Unite, said: “We have held a number of meetings ... [+]

Istanbul space shortage solved, says Kargosistem

Turkish airfreight agent Kargosistem says that it may have solved persistent and long-running capacity shortages between Istanbul and the UK. Client airline DHL Aviation has increased its capacity and Kargosistem itself has taken the unusual step of buying capacity on an unspecified freighter carrier operating three-times-weekly to London Heathrow. Kargosistem ... [+]

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