March 2015
Airfreight unit load device manager Jettainer is developing a new lightweight pallet weighing only 70kg – 32kg less than standard designs, it says. It is made of a composite material that is being used in the aviation sector for the first time. It is manufactured with a sandwich design and does not need heavy-duty bases to stabilise the load.
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Europa Worldwide has a new emblem: the Phoenician princess Europa and from who the continent of Europe – and the logistics company – takes its name. Managing director, Andrew Baxter says the original branding – now over 40 years old - was no longer representative of how the business has ...
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Germany’s Rhenus Group has taken over Swiss project logistics specialist KOG Worldwide. Contracts were signed in Zurich on 24 February 2015. KOG Worldwide, which largely focuses on project logistics and transportation of plant abroad, mainly to the US, Europe and Asia, was founded by Jürgen Osmers and Rolf Gubler in ...
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An electric arc between the overhead power line and a freight shuttle train was the cause of the fire that closed the Channel Tunnel for several days from 17 January, according to an investigation. The probe, which is being led by the French Bureau d’Enquetes sur les Accidents de Transport ...
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The Russian Customs Federation has told the Russian guaranteeing association for the TIR system, ASMAP, that it will extend its agreement to operate the transit bonding system until 30 June. However, the International Road Transport Union warns that, given the lack of information, it cannot rule out problems at border ...
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The government will appoint a consultant to review decisions about the future of Manston Airport, Transport Minister John Hayes said on 5 March.
Manston was controversially shut by transport entrepreneur Ann Gloag in May last year, only a few months after acquiring it from previous owner New Zealand-based Infratil for £1 ...
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CHAMP Cargosystems says its Traxon Global Customs (TGC) service is ready for new US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) requirements for electronic air manifest filing, which come into force on 1 May.
From that date, carriers flying to or via the country will need to file their pre-arrival declarations to the ...
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The Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS ) founded in 2011 by CMA-CGM, Evergreen, Hapag Lloyd, Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Company is to set itself up as an independent organisation.
It said the new structure will allow more resources and greater focus on discovering the root cause of cargo related incidents ...
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Aviation parts specialist logistics provider B&H Worldwide has appointed Doug Coull to the newly created position of senior regional director. He joined the company in mid-2014 in a European capacity and has now been given a wider brief which will also include the Americas. He was previously UK operations director ...
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TNT has launched a five-time weekly service between its main European hub in Liege, Belgium and Tel Aviv. It will be operated Monday to Friday by a Boeing 737-400. It will cut transit times for express shipments by one day.
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