August 2013
Logistics company BDP International has taken a majority equity position in Sweden’s Polar Logistics AB, a member of its global network. Based in Stockholm, the resulting joint venture will operate as BDP International Sweden under its current management team led by Slava Caisin. Polar Logistics provides a range of transport and freight services, including assistance with documentation and customs clearance plus warehousing and consolidation facilities at Arlanda airport and the ...
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DSV Road in the UK has launched a new ‘5 for 5’ insurance product aimed at customers sending relatively low value shipments across Europe. The all-risk product offers up to £5,000 of cover for £5. Most standard insurance policies cost a minimum of £15/20, no matter how much the cargo ...
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IAG Cargo is to launch a new Iberia route between Quito in Ecuador and its Madrid hub, from 26 October. The route will be serviced by Iberia’s largest aircraft the Airbus A340-600 following the opening of a new facility in Quito to handle the aircraft. These flights are in addition ...
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Aer Lingus has signed the IATA Multilateral e-AWB agreement. The carrier's director of cargo, Peter O’Neill said the e-AWB would “bring our customers a faster, more reliable service and allow us to keep costs to a minimum in a competitive market. Aer Lingus will be among a select group of ...
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UPS has opened two new contract logistics distribution facilities in Chengdu and Shanghai, bringing the total number of such centres in China to more than 130, covering 87 cities. The two new facilities are in addition to the UPS healthcare facilities that opened last year in Shanghai and Hangzhou.
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The US Justice Department and the attorneys general of six states and the District of Columbia, have taken the airline world by surprise in filing a lawsuit seeking to block the proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways. According to US press reports, both carriers had earlier said that they expected the ...
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Supply chain software firm Kewill is to acquire the assets of India's Four Soft. The Hyderabad-based company develops and markets a portfolio of logistics solutions for logistics service providers, retailers and manufacturers. It has over 400 customers and more than 60,000 users in 120 countries. Kewill's chief executive officer and ...
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A group of Spanish scientists is calling for closer observations of some shipping routes after they discovered that alien species of ants are establishing themselves in different parts of the world. The researchers have published a report in the Royal Society Biology Letters that looked at the numbers of exotic ...
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Supply chain services and solutions company UTi has officially opened its new London operation at West Drayton near Heathrow. The 33,000 sq. ft. building has HD standard CCTV and security access controls, X-ray screening, bonded storage, including refrigerated capabilities. Dangerous goods safety advisors are on staff. The warehouse also has ...
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Emirates is to launch services to Sialkot, its fifth destination in Pakistan, on 5 November. Flights will operate four times a week with an Airbus A330-200, offering up to 17 tonnes of cargo capacity. Sialkot is the capital of Sialkot District located in the north-east of the Punjab province in ...
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