December 2013
Forwarder Panalpina says it has become the first company in the world to achieve completely paperless flights for general air freight, on its own controlled modern 747-8 freighter planes. The first flight departed Huntsville, Alabama at 05:49 local time on November 19heading for Luxembourg - the world’s first paperless round-trip route for general air freight.
The move follows an IATA initiative in 2006 to get rid of the estimated 7,800 tons ...
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Nippon Express will open its own subsidiary in Cambodia in January 2014. Nippon Express (Cambodia) will serve the growing number of companies registered with the Japanese Business Association of Cambodia – now around 140. Nippon Express has had a representative office in Phnom Penh in September 2011.
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A Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ An-124-100 ‘Ruslan’ freighter landed in the Russian city of Salekhard for the first time in late November, delivering a 26-tonne turbine for the local power plant.
The airline and its customer UTair Cargo JSC had to obtain special permission to land at Salekhard and the airport needed to ...
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Norbert Dentressangle has won a contract with Industrias Cándido Hermida, which provides crafted wood furnishings for the UK's largest yacht manufacturer, to transport product from Naron in Spain to Poole, Dorset, using its Red Europe Express service. The logistics operator provides dedicated van deliveries to meet ‘just in time’ production ...
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DFDS performed the annual ritual of shipping, free of charge, a giant Christmas tree from Norway to London last weekend.
The Trafalgar Square tree is an annual gift from the City of Oslo to the people of London as a mark of thanks for Britain’s support during the Second World War. ...
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The 2014 FTA Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards have been launched. Now in its seventh year, the programme continues to uncover role models and shine the spotlight on those women who are enjoying career success in the industry.
With the total number of jobs in the UK logistics sector is ...
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