November 2014
Agility has appointed Soren Poulsen as CEO for Greater China Area, responsible for leading Agility’s Global Integrated Logistics business in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Prior to joining Agility, he was managing director for DB Schenker Hong Kong and South China.
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Hull University Business School logistics expert Professor David Menachof has set himself a target to raise £2,000 for life-saving transport in rural Africa.
Transport solutions have become even more important with the Ebola outbreak of the Ebola virus, says the Professor who has already cycled 340km to Brussels to raise funds ...
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Following Emirates SkyCargo’s move of ground handling operations to dnata, here is a picture you of the first newly branded Emirates SkyCargo/dnata trucks.
Caption – Gary Morgan, Chief Executive Officer of dnata (left) and Phil Rawlings, UK Cargo Manager, Emirates SkyCargo welcome the arrival of the first Emirates SkyCargo trucks.
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The Russian Government issued an order on 17 November to the Federal Customs Service and the Ministry of Transport to reinstate the TIR system as soon as possible. It called on them to finalise a tender procedure as soon as possible and, in the meantime, ensure that the uninterrupted functioning ...
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Trade unionists are holding a three day meeting in Mumbai to study the worsening industrial relations at DHL India on 15-November. DHL workers from Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Pune, along with the international delegates, will also hold a protest meeting to demand an end to victimisation and the right to ...
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The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Cymru Wales says that a tunnel between Holyhead and Ireland is a serious proposition. At around £15 billion, it would cost no more than the southern section of the proposed HS2 high speed rail line between London and Birmingham, the think tank ...
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Freightliner Group has been put on sale by its owners Arcapita, according to recent press and newswire reports. Bahrain-based Arcapita bought the company in 2008, and it may fetch as up to £400 million pounds ($630 million), according to the Wall Street Journal.
Freightliner Group is the main rail haulier ...
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Cargolux Airlines says it achieved its best ever October in its history in terms of tonnage, revenues and block hours. Compared to the same month in 2013, the airline saw actual tonnage grow by 6.7%, while commercial net revenues rose by 9.9%. Cargolux continues to achieve the highest daily utilization ...
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Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered 45 tons of humanitarian supplies from Zurich to Erbil International Airport for victims of the civil unrest in Iraq. The airline’s IL-76TD-90VD freighter carried 905 tents, 6,000 blankets and mattresses, and 600 kitchen sets for refugee camps in the region. The flight was contracted by Air ...
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Shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC Group is calling for more eduction in the industry on how to reduce the risk of exposure to Ebola and minimise its impact on global transport. Angola, along with Nigeria, was officially Ebola-free in mid-November, but GAC Angola’s health and safety manager Jose ...
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