April 2014
One of the UK's newest air gateways, Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield has increased its cargo throughput by 23% between April 2013 and March 2014. Cargo manager, Dayle Hauxwell, said: “The growth is excellent and continued evidence that the airport’s cargo terminal is enhancing its reputation around the world. The amount of freight being transported has increased significantly compared with two years ago and this can only be positive news ...
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Cargolux is to start regular scheduled services between Luxembourg and Zhengzhou, central China from 24 April. The carrier intends to operate at least four weekly flights via Baku in the outbound direction. Zhengzhou has daily road feeder services to coastal cities such as Beijing and Shanghai as well as inland ...
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The consultation period over the future of Manston Airport and its workforce has been extended until a final decision on its future is made, says the Unite trade union.
A 45 day consultation period was due to end on 11 May, and redundancies could have been announced from that date – ...
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The e-commerce boom and surge in mail parcel volumes are creating fresh challenges for pending Advance Data Filing regulations, Douglas Brittin secretary general of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), told the Universal Postal Union (UPU)’s Postal Security Group meeting in Bern, Switzerland in early April.
The new regulations would require ...
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Essex-headquartered freight company Simarco is to buy the Staffordshire-based forwarder IFB, for an undisclosed sum as part of its expansion programme.
Simarco founder and Managing Director, Simon Reed, said the acquisition would help improve UK coverage: “Whereas we have a greater presence across the south of England, IFB is stronger in ...
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Nordic-based forwarder Greencarrier Freight has opened an office in Minsk, Belarus. The Belarus operation will initially run as a subsidiary of the Lithuanian office which is headed by managing director Marijus Zilinskas (pictured below).
Greencarrier expects the main markets for road freight – from a single pallet to full truck loads ...
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Global liner shipping schedule reliability decreased again in February, to a new all-time low performance of 68.4%, down from 69.5% in January 2014, according to SeaIntel’s Global Liner Performance report for March 2014.
Hamburg Süd remained the most reliable carrier in February seen from a global perspective, with a performance of ...
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TNT Express says that over half of all small exporters relied on their transport service provider to advise them on customs arrangements. The express carrier commissioned research to concide with UK Trade and Industry's Export Week on 7-11 April which found that many admitted to a lack of understanding of ...
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The high-speed HSS Stena Explorer re-entered service on Stena Line’s Dun Laoghaire to Holyhead route on 9 April and will continue to operate throughout the summer until 9 September. The vessel, which completes the passage in 2 hours 20 minutes – compared with 3hr 15min for a conventional ferry on ...
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Norbert Dentressangle’s freight forwarding division, Norbert Dentressangle Overseas, has relocated its Heathrow operation to larger premises. A shared facility has been replaced with a leased 9,000 sq ft of dedicated office and warehouse space at Saxon Way Trading Estate in Harmondsworth. In the last two years, the Heathrow office has ...
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