September 2014
The Stifel Logistics Confidence Index increased at its fastest pace in September, climbing 3.5 points from August to 59.2, reports consultants Transport Intelligence (Ti). The gains reflect increasing confidence in the global economy.
The overall airfreight logistics confidence index improved 2.9 points to 55.7. The expected situation increased 3.7 points to 58.4 while the present situation increased 2.1 points to 53.0. By trade lane, results were mixed for the present situation ...
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Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK has appointed Andrew Sulston (left) as general manager of contract logistics and consulting (CLC) and Justin Clark (right) as CLC business improvement and project manager, both at its Lichfield branch. Andrew Sulston will be responsible for all operational and commercial activity within the Contract Logistics division ...
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Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo and va-Q-tec have signed a cooperation agreement that allows es forwarders and shippers to rent the latter's temperature-controlled containers pharmaceutical and biotechnological goods directly through the airline and return them at 80 airports worldwide.
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Port of Felixstowe volunteers have cleaned the beach at the John Bradfield Viewing Area next to the port. The annual litter pick was part of the Hutchison Port Holdings, Recycling Begins & Ends with You campaign and in support of the Marine Conservation Society’s Beachwatch campaign.
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Cargolux Airlines has moved its heaviest piece ever out of Switzerland - a 48-tonne-rotor destined for South Korea. The massive shipment took 12 aircraft positions and required the dedicated attention of a full team of outsize specialists.
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A registration system harnessing the networking power of LinkedIn will deliver new business opportunities for the Multimodal 2015 community.
Social software company GleanIn’s registration solution uses LinkedIn profiles, allowing visitors, exhibitors and speakers to instantly see Multimodal attendees to whom they are connected or follow on Twitter.
“This will not only speed ...
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Kerry Logistics Network has set up a new joint venture in Australia and New Zealand to expand its network and freight forwarding operations in Oceania. It has gone into partnershipp with New Zealand -based Lead Logistics to form Kerry Logistics (Oceania). It offers air and ocean freight, customs brokerage and ...
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Lithuania has asked the European Commission to intervene in French plans to prevent truck drivers from taking their rest time in vehicle cabs. It has called for the subject to be addressed in a working group, arguing that the planned legislation would break EU rules.France has adopted a law under ...
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IAG Cargo has signed up logistics network IFLN as a preferred global forwarder partner. IFLN can use the carrier’s network of more than 350 global destinations while IAG Cargogains access to IFLN’s freight forwarder network. Its president Michel Vanlerberghe (pictured, below) remarked: “IFLN counts among its members top-quality air freight ...
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Manchester-based forwarder FFG will offer a weekly groupage departure by rail from Poland to the UK from 1 October. Aimed at the tile trade, there will be a three-tonne minimum. Having started rail groupage operations from Spain last September it will be introducing a road service in October to supplement ...
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