April 2013
DHL Express and IAG Cargo cooperated to move 1,900 kilos of surgical eye material to Lodwar Hospital in Turkana, north Kenya in April. The material will help with operations for treating diseases like cataracts and trachoma and help prevent unnecessary blindness. Dr Ciancas, ophthalmology team member of the unit said it was the fourth consecutive year that DHL Express and IAG Cargo have collaborated to move the sensitive materials that ...
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Cargolux Airlines is to add weekly flights on Wenesday to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to its network of African destinations.
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Nigeria's transport minister, Senator Idris Umar called for more competition in African trades at annual meeting of the Global Shippers’ Forum in London on 8 April. He said Nigeria fully backed GSF’s global maritime regulatory reform campaign, drawing attention to the lack of competition in many African trades and the ...
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The European Commission proposed new rules on truck weights and dimensions on 15 April, including allowing cross-border operation of 60-tonne vehicles. The current limit for trucks in international transport, in Directive 96/53/EC, is 18.75 metres and 40 tonnes, limits which are seen as inhibiting the use of new technology or ...
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The Port of Dover said freight vehicles increased 6.7% to 518,979 during the first quarter of 2013 compared with one year earlier. It said the arrival of a third ferry operator has supported growth and improved the port's market share.
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Ship Canal shuttle service to slash supply chain road miles by 85%
In a deal that includes flexible ‘on demand’ warehousing at the Port of Liverpool, Kellogg will substantially increase the efficiency of its supply chain and take hundreds of trucks off UK roads.
The global cereal company, which has long-stated its ...
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UPS is to appeal against the European Union's decision in January to block its €5.16 billion takeover of rival TNT Express. However, the US giant said it wanted “to clarify the legal reasoning” behind the move rather than reopen its bid for the Netherlands-based company.
This, it said, would give it ...
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Forwarder Kuehne + Nagel has taken over 70% of the shares of Universal Freight Services from Oman's Khimji Ramdas Group in the Sultanate of Oman. A new joint venture company will operate under the Kuehne + Nagel, headquartered in Muscat and currently employing 16 people.
KN now plans to significantly expand ...
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U-Freight Group's Dalian China Express International Transportation has handled a very long cargo through Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport – even getting the airport authority to temporarily remove a length of handrails to allow safe handling of an ultra-long flat-bed truck.
The consignment, which arrived from Europe onboard a chartered Antonov AN-124, ...
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Shipping line Safmarine and fruit exporter Capespan recently handed over two classrrooms – converted from old shipping containers - to the Agter-Witzenberg farm community in the Western Cape. They will give parents working on fruit farms in the area the peace of mind that their young pre-school children are getting ...
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