October 2013
The Aeroscraft project to build a freight-carrying airship suffered a setback on 7 October when the roof of the World War II era hangar housing the experimental craft partially collapsed. Damage to the craft housed at a former Marine base in Orange County was however reported to be slight. Aeroscraft is planning to build production versions of the machine that would be capable of carrying a payload of up to ...
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The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has hailed the decision by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) General Assembly in Montreal to develop a global market-based measure for aviation emissions from 2020. TIACA had been concerned that different regions of the world were setting their own standards and had urged ...
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The G6 Asia/Europe container shipping alliance is to cut five Asia-North Europe and three Asia-Mediterranean sailings from late October 2013 to February 2014, due to expected low demand over the winter season. All five of the void sailings were due to call in Southampton.
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Manston Airport is the destination for a new freighter joint venture between UK-based ANA Aviation Services and Astral Aviation of Kenya. A wet-leased Atlasair 747-400F will operate initially twice-weekly from Ostend to lagos, Port Harcourt and Malabo, from where it will fly empty to Nairobi and then uplift perishables for ...
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DSV Air & Sea in the UK has launched DSV Fresh, an international distribution service for perishable products.
“Globally, DSV has great experience in temperature controlled air and sea freight services, but traditionally this has not been promoted in the UK,” said managing director, Michael Hansen. “In order to highlight this ...
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International logistics provider Dachser will begin using a new logistics facility in Gothenburg from mid-2014. The new terminal, close to the E6 and E20 freeways, is on a 31,000 sq m site and, on completion, will include 850 sq meters of new office space and a 15-gate transit terminal. Owner ...
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Deutsche Post DHL is taking its GARD (Get Airports Ready for Disaster) program to the Zvartnots international airport in the Armenian capital of Yerevan and the Gyumri regional airport in the northwestern part of the country. GARD trains airport personnel for the logistical challenges that accompany natural disasters. Airport staff ...
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Trade-only airfreight and express wholesaler AMI has officially launched its click2ship service in Australia, after a successful three-month pilot. First launched in the UK in 2010, click2ship gives customers all-inclusive quotes online, bookings, collection, and tracking of shipments to destination - or they can deliver shipments to an AMI receiving ...
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Europa Worldwide has launched a regular service to and from Morocco, its first major expansion since its takeover by former RH Freight boss, Andrew Baxter. In its first regular venture into the North African country, Europa has appointed GR Vilade as exclusive partner in Casablanca and will run a twice-weekly ...
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Malta-based Express Trailers has been listed on the Eudra GMDP Database for Good Distribution Practice for medical products – the first transport and logistics company from the island to do so.
EudraGMDP is compiled by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and now includes information on good distribution practice (GDP) as well ...
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