May 2015
Ceva Logistics is to build a new 166,000 sq m ‘super site’ at Truganina, west of Melbourne. Described as the centerpiece of its growth plans in Australia and New Zealand, it will include four warehouses with a combined footprint of over 72,000sq m. It will be the largest CEVA facility in Australia, it is ideally located to support Industrial, Automotive and Consumer and Retail customers through its excellent access to ...
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Cargo service between Glasgow and Philadelphia will commence on 3 May and between Edinburgh and New York JFK and Shannon and Philadelphia on 7 May. The routes will be operated by B757 aircraft “perfect for smaller size shipments,” says the carrier.
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One in ten containers have wrongly declared weights according to a recent survey, cargo handling expert Captain Richard Brough told a seminar at the Multimodal exhibition in Birmingham on 30 April. Captain Brough, who is technical and administration director of the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA), said that in ...
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XPO Logistics is to buy the two thirds stake in French-based forwarding and logistics operator Norbert Dentressangle from its owning family and will launch a tender offer for its remaining shares, it was announced on 29 April.
The deal, with a total transaction value of about €3.24 billion including €1.08 ...
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Peel Ports has launched a UK-wide apprenticeship programme and has announced plans to take on five new apprentice recruits at the Port of Liverpool.
In preparation for the opening of the £300m Liverpool2 deep-water container terminal aims to recruit 50 new apprentices within the next five years. The new scheme is ...
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Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) chief executive Steve Agg is to retire at the end of December, after nearly ten years in the post. The process to choose a successor is underway and the Institute is hoping to announce an appointment by the autumn.
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Cargolux Airlines has temporarily banned lithium ion battery shipments following an IATA recommendation to carry out a risk assessment. The ban does not apply to lithium ion batteries packed with or contained in equipment. The all-cargo carrier has already banned shipments of lithium metal batteries after a previous risk assessment. ...
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The Co-op Food Logistics team rang up a major success at the Multimodal awards on the night of 29 April, walking off with the Environmental Contribution title.
Presenting the awards was Falklands war hero and inveterate charity fundraiser Simon Weston.
Woman of the Year went to Women in Logistics head of membership, ...
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Aer Lingus Cargo has a new four times weekly summer service from Dublin to Washington-Dulles in its new summer timetable, which comes into operation on 1 May 2015. Other improvements for the new schedule include a daily flight from Dublin to San Francisco, up from five weekly currently; a third ...
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Aid agencies are facing a logistical nightmare in trying to help victims of the Nepalese earthquake, says Air Charter Service – but local red tape is making the situation even worse. Group commercial director Justin Lancaster, said they had grave concerns about the amount of relief goods they will be ...
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