December 2013
Schenker Logistics has taken a lease on a new 24,000sq m dockside warehouse and distribution centre at Arendal, in the port of Gothenburg, is now complete. It will handle mainly imported consumer goods.
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Swedish member of the Famous Pacific Shipping forwarding and NVOCC system, Gothenburg-based Dacotrans has been bought by Stefan Hansson (formerly MD of ASECO and Spedman) and Caj Larsson. It follows the retirement of previous owner, Sten Wasmouth.
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Emirates has officially launched a new daily A380 service from its Dubai hub to Mauritius. It departs Dubai at 03.10, arriving in Mauritius at 09.40 and returns at 18.20 hours, arrving backs in Dubai at 01.10 the next day. Emirates also operates a second daily flight to the country using ...
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The Multimodal supply chain event, will host an on-line Learning Zone to complement its seminar and masterclass programme.
The Multimodal 2014 Knowledge Bank will be launched in the New Year alongside on-line registration for the show, which takes place at the Birmingham NEC from 29 April to 1 May. Show director ...
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Daily services to Perth (Australia) and Medina (Saudi Arabia) are among eight new destinations to added by Etihad Airways from its Abu Dhabi hub in 2014. The carrier is due to take delivery of 20 new aircraft next year, including 787-9 Dreamliners and Airbus A380s.
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Staff at UPS Parcels' Camden, Northl London depot staged another strike today ( Friday, 20 December) – in a dispute over workloads and alleged bullying.
It follows the sacking of a Unite shop steward. The Unite Union said: “The steward was sacked after his van was broken into and the company ...
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The Port of Cork Company has appointed Captain Paul O’Regan as harbour master and port operations manager and superintendent of pilots. He takes over from previous harbour master, Captain Pat Farnan, who retired in January 2013.
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Aeroscraft Corporation, US-based inventor of a revolutionary new type of airship, has signed a memorandum of understanding with European-based freighter airline, Cargolux. Aeroscraft is developing a new design of airship that can control its own buoyancy, capable of handling heavy payloads but without the need to add or jetison ballast ...
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Yusen Logistics is to open a 24,000sq m warehouse in Pokrov, near Moscow, in January 2014. With growing demand for consumer goods, especially large electrical appliances, warehouse capacity has become tight.
The warehouse is located 20 kilometers south of Moscow and will be the second facility in Russia, the other being ...
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TNT Express has expanded its Intercontinental Express Freight to include ten additional countries beyond Europe, bringing global coverage to 80 countries. The expansion includes key business locations in North America, the Middle East and South America.
The Express Freight service offers same-day collection, door-to-door distribution and 1-3 day transit times for ...
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