January 2015
Emirates SkyCargo has launched a weekly freighter service from its Dubai hub to Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.It will be operated by a Boeing 777 freighter aircraft on a Dubai-Ouagadougou-Dakar-Frankfurt-Dubai rotation, and is capable of carrying over 100 tons of cargo.
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Cargolux has introduced a 747-8 freighter service from its Luxembourg hub to the Brazilian city of Manaus. It becomes the 100th airport to be served by the carrier's new advanced aircraft.
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DB Schenker Logistics has signed a six-year carbon-cutting deal with Maersk Line. Under it, the shipping opertor will undertake to reduce the CO2 emissions of every container it ships on behalf of DB Schenker Logistics between now and 2020 by 20% compared to 2014 levels. According to DB's chief sustainability ...
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Stricken car carrier Hoegh Osaka has been towed back to the Port of Southampton. She was safely alongside at berth 101 in the Port of Southampton. The vessel was deliberately grounded on Bramble Bank near the Isle of Wight after developing a serious list about three weeks ago.
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P&O Ferries says it will shortly start work on an extension to its rail hub in Europoort to meet growing demand. Rail freight volume grew 78% in 2014 over 2013, which was itself up 43% over 2012; predicted growth for 2015 is around 80%. Much of this additional traffic is ...
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Etihad Cargo has cut over to a new cargo management system developed with Hermes Logistics Technologies. It gives customers better information on real-time shipment tracking with regular updates automatically forwarded. Handling and tracking of cargo shipments at the carrier's Abu Dhabi hub is also enhanced with hand-held terminals being used ...
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Logistics service provider Dachser UK is now a member of the Chemical Business Association (CBA). The CBA represents businesses such as distributors, traders, manufacturers and logistics service providers. It lobbies for the industry in Westminster and Brussels and it offers compliance information and advice on regulatory demands and other legal ...
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Amsterdam-based IJS Global has teamed up with H.Essers of Brussels as part of on-going development plans. The agreement strengthens IJS Global’s transportation services between Belgium and the its worldwide offices and partners. Headquartered in Genk, Belgium, with a further subsidiary in Romania, H.Essers is one of Europe’s leading independent full ...
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An aid shipment with beds, X-ray image viewers and other goods donated by the Hochtaunus Hospital Centre in Bad Homburg is currently en route to Tanzania, thanks to freight forwarder Logwin. The ship is due to reach Mombasa in February. A partner company will assume responsibility for onward transport .
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Agility has started building 40-acre distribution park in the Tema Port Free Trade Zone Enclave in Accra, Ghana. The Agility Distribution Park, one of a series of logistics hubs that Agility is building across the African continent, will provide international standard logistics infrastructure to local, regional and global companies operating ...
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