January 2014

Freighter number five for ABC

Volga-Dnepr Group's AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has taken delivery of its fifth new 747-8 freighter. The new aircraft will be used on ABC’s routes between Europe, Asia and the US via Moscow. [+]

There’s no escape – even beneath the sea

Eurotunnel customers – including truck drivers on the freight shuttles – can now use their mobile phone or tablet device anywhere in the Channel Tunnel. It follows a ten-year deal signed by the tunnel company with mobile telephone operators EE and Vodafone. Truck telematic systems set up to work through ... [+]

APL reorganises

NOL Group shipping line APL is to move from a geographically-organised structure to a functional one. New management functions will be Trade, Commercial, Operations, Procurement and Planning & Strategy. A new management team, led by APL president, Kenneth Glenn comprises Peter Jongepier, chief commercial officer; Calvin Leong, chief trade officer; ... [+]

New carrier faces transatlantic hurdle

Scandinavian low-cost carrier Norwegian could face an obstacle in its bid to develop transatlantic flights. US pilot groups and some US airlines have accused the carrier of 'social dumping' by incorporating an affiliate company in Ireland and recruiting and domiciling its pilots in Asia. The issue is currently being discussed ... [+]

Easy rider

GEFCO UK moved 18 motorcycles, dating from the 1920s and 1930s, from Coventry Transport Museum to the recent Motorcycle Live event at Birmingham NEC. The bikes were collected and returned in specially designed cradles. The museum's curator of vehicles, Chris van Schaardenburgh, said: “Thanks to all those involved at GEFCO, we ... [+]

Dover on the up

The Port of Dover has posted its best year-end traffic figures for freight since 2009, after rising 13% in 2013. The port handled over 2.2 million freight vehicles, along with almost 12.8m passengers, itself an increase of 7%. [+]

Airbus extends KN contract

Plane-make Airbus has renewed its Lead Logistics Provider contract with Kuehne + Nagel until 2016. KN will continue to manage Airbus’ entire production logistics in the UK, France, Germany, Spain and China for all aircraft programmes.The forwarder has recently taken over tasks not directly related to Airbus’ core business such ... [+]

Ryanair profit warning

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TNT expands in west London

TNT Express has completed a £4.3m expansion of its Park Royal depot, near Wembley. It will increase capacity at the depot, which already handles nearly 40,000 items per week by over 50%, with 15 extra loading bays and over 1200 sq m of warehouse and vehicle yard space. [+]

UPDATED: Ferry deadline passes without appeal

The 6 January deadline for appeals against the the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal's judgement on Eurotunnel’s purchase of SeaFrance ferries handed down on 4 December – with no such appeals having been received. In December, the Tribunal threw out an earlier decision by the Competition Commission to ban Eurotunnel subsidiary MyFerryLink ... [+]

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