December 2015
You won't find one of these in your local Homebase. Logistics company Rhenus has brought the joy of Christmas to Bangor, Northern Ireland with the delivery of a giant decorative bauble.
The 4-metre diameter globe sits proudly on display in the town centre, and was transported in 11 separate parts for its journey from Zabize, Poland via Dublin. The entire journey took just five days which left plenty of time to ...
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The Supreme Court has thrown out a plan by Eurotunnel Group to continue operating a freight-only ferry service between Dover and Calais. When the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) confirmed in December 2014 previous decisions by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to prohibit the operation of the Group's MyFerryLink passenger ...
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All-cargo airline Cargolux says it has reached a deal on a new collective work agreement with its pilots and other unions. The airline had previously unveiled a similar deal earlier in December, only for it announce on 9 December that talks had been called off again. President and chief executive ...
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Details of a new Stansted-based cargo airline CargoLogicAir, have appeared at http://www.cargologicair.com
The Stansted-based carrier appears to have one leased 747-400 freighter currently and its colour scheme bears a strong resemblance to that of Volga-Dnepr, although the established Russian carrier has not confirmed its involvement.
As well as charter services, the carrier ...
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IAG Cargo will operate new new routes from London Gatwick to San Jose, Costa Rica from 27 April and Lima, Peru from 4 May, as well as a service from Madrid to San Juan, Puerto Rico from 15 May. They are expected to be particularly beneficial to pharmaceutical shippers, as ...
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Liverpool owner Peel Ports has completed acquisition of Great Yarmouth Port Company (GYPC) from International Port Holdings for an undisclosed sum. The Norfolk port is a well-established service centre for the UK sector of the Southern North Sea offshore oil and gas industry and also handles grain, aggregate and ...
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Short Sea shipping specialists MacAndrews and OPDR – both subsidiaries of CMA CGM – are to join forces at Tilbury's London Container Terminal from 1 January. Between them, the two lines will offer nine calls per week with connections to and from Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Poland, Morocco and Canary Islands. ...
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Premium Events has moved its production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast from Bucharest to Doha’s on one of Qatar Airways cargo aircraft. The touring version of the show is one of the most complex touring theatre productions in the world, with over 1,000 costume pieces, a lavish stage set ...
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The first group of Associated British Ports (ABP) marine apprentices have completed the main academic element of their training, graduating from South Tyneside Marine School with a Professional Diploma in Shipping and Maritime Studies. They are now starting the fourth and final year of their apprenticeships working in the Humber ...
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Schiphol Cargo, the dedicated cargo department of Amsterdam Airport, has published an eBook on pharma logistics. In it, seven experts in the pharma and pharma logistics sectors set out to open pharma logistics managers’ eyes to the opportunities, warn them about the potential pitfalls of international transportation, and provide expert ...
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