April 2013
Controversial cattle ship the mv Joline was due to arrive in Dover on about 17 April for the second phase of berthing trials. The purpose of the trial is to establish the feasibility of the vessel utilising the port’s large vehicle ferry berths in the Eastern Docks in preference to Ramsgate. The result of a previous trial was inconclusive, said the port.
The move has already attracted protests from animal rights ...
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IAG Cargo will offer more cargo space between London and Seattle this autumn following an increase in frequency of British Airways passenger flights. Three new flights will start from 27 October, operated by a Boeing 777-200, giving additional available capacity of 108 tons per week.
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The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, escaped Britain's harsh winter with a fact-finding visit to Jebel Ali Port on 16 April. He was welcomed by DP World chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, who explained to the Mayor how DP World’s new London Gateway port and logistics park project is modeled ...
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Ruslan International, which manages and markets the combined Antonov An-124 fleets of its shareholders Antonov Airlines and Volga Dnepr Airlines has moved a 101-tonne oil platform component from Bergen (Norway) to Busan (Korea) on an An-124 flight. The load together with its two support frames and other loading equipment actually ...
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Kuehne + Nagel has opened a new location in Mobile, Alabama. It will focus on logistics solutions to the aerospace industry as well as oil and gas and the marine sectors. According to the city's Mayor, Sam Jones, the city is now home to more than 400 aerospace companies.
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A new International Chamber of Commerce Commission on Customs and Trade Facilitation pledged at its first meeting in Paris in mid-April that it would expand its work to include multi-modal transport and logistics issues, building on the work of the former ICC Committee on Customs and Trade Regulations. ICC secretary ...
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The International Transport Workers Federation has backed the UK Unite union's campaign to be recognised at DP World's new London Gateway port. It followed a meeting in London on 17 April that unanimously backed the involvement of Unite the Union at the London Gateway terminal. The union has complained that ...
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Emirates SkyCargo says it has become the first carrier to implement Electronic-Air Waybill (e-AWB) shipments under the industry’s recently ratified multilateral e-AWB standard. Since 2011, the Middle Eastern carrier has signed over 120 bilateral e-AWB agreements with its customers to ensure a smooth transition from paper to electronic to the ...
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China is facing a massive shortage of logistics skills, said the vice-president of the country's main logistics body on a visit to the UK. Ren Haoxiang, vice president of the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing (CFLP) explained that there was an acute lack of people with practical and operational ...
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The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has appointed Umberto de Pretto as its new secretary general. He replaces Martin Marmy from 1 June. Mr de Pretto joined the IRU in 1995 and was appointed Deputy Secretary General in 2002. He previously worked for the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, ...
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