November 2013
Lufthansa Cargo operated an aid flight to the Philippines on 22 November free of charge in partnership with the ‘Aktion Deutschland Hilft’ emergency aid alliance. Carrying around 55 tonnes of relief supplies, the MD-11 freighter will bring more than twice the amount of cargo that was transported to the crisis-hit region by Lufthansa’s first special flight the previous week.
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Volga-Dnepr Group says that over 200 professional and amateur aviation photographers from around the world have submitted images of its An-124-100 Ruslan, IL-76TD-90VD and Boeing 747 freighter in its Third International Photo Contest.
The website created to host the competition has attracted 10,000 visitors from 92 countries, who were invited to ...
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GAC Malaysia has opened a new office in Labuan to support the offshore oil and gas sector. It comes in response to increased demand for complex support services; output across Malaysia is expected to reach new highs before the end of the decade. Located near customs and port facilities, the ...
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Thanet Council's bid for consultants to find a new ferry operator for its port of Ramsgate has received no takers, reports the Isle of Thanet Gazette. The council began advertising in September for experts to find a replacement for TransEuropa Ferries, which went bankrupt in April. Three parties registered initial ...
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Peel Ports Group signed a memorandum of understanding with the Busan Port Authority , Korea to enhance trade and maritime services. Under the deal, signed by BPA president Lim Ki-tack and Peel Ports' CEO, Mark Whitworth on 14 November, the two parties will work together to strengthen infrastructure development, environmental ...
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With warehouses in Cebu filling up, Air Charter Service made the first civilian cargo flight into the typhoon-ravaged city of Tacloban on 15 November. Until then, only military aircraft and small passenger planes have been able to land at the local airport. Air Charter Service chartered the Antonov 12 aircraft ...
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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) says it will carry out an ‘internal review’ of penalties on companies involved in excise goods. If follows representations from the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) and others concerned that logistics service businesses such as third party warehouse keepers and hauliers could risk duty assessments ...
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Pall-Ex Group sales director Chris Tancock and a team at the palletised freight network are sharing their expertise with the Department for International Development (DFID) to help reduce transport and logistics costs in East Africa.
As part of the project, Tancock has accompanied Secretary of State Justine Greening on a trip ...
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Middle East handler dnata has revealed details of where its new handling facilities at regional airports will be located. They are: London Gatwick: Unit 5, Gatwick Airport Centre, Cargo Road; Birmingham:Argosy Building, Air Cargo Centre; and Glasgow: Cargo Terminal, Building 7/8, Nevis Way.
At London Heathrow, two of the buildings in ...
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Russian Customs has extended its restrictions on TIR guarantees to the Central Customs region, reports the International Road Transport Union (IRU). Offices affected include Central Customs Region Bryansk, Belgorod, Vladimir, Voronezh, Ivanovo, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Moscow, Moscow Regional, Smolensk, Tver, Tula, Central Operativnaya and Yaroslavl.
Regions already affected are North Caucasus, ...
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