March 2016
February cargo volumes at London Heathrow increased by 2.7%, says the airport operator. Cargo volumes to Latin America jumped 5% aided by increased frequencies from Colombia’s Avianca and Aeromexico, which contributed to a 40% increase in cargo volumes to Mexico. In other emerging markets, cargo volumes were up 34% to Nigeria, 32% to Turkey 32% and 12% to China. East Asia continues to perform strongly, with passenger volumes up 11.4% ...
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Heavylift shipping operators AAL and Peter Döhle have launched a new joint semi-liner service between Asia, the Middle East and Europe. It will offer regular fixed route sailings, flexible port calls and modern multipurpose vessels for project, breakbulk, container and dry-bulk cargo.
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Workshops at this year's Multimodal show will include ’s education programme will include an intensive professional development course aimed at air cargo professionals. The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) will run its three-day Professional Development Workshop programme during the show, from 10 to12 May at the Birmingham NEC.
The programme ...
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DHL, Finnish postal operator Posti and, Bring a subsidiary of Posten Norge, the Norwegian postal operator, are to join forces to offer a dedicated B2C infrastructure for parcel deliveries across Scandinavia, Finland and the Baltic states.
The delivery network in Scandinavia, Finland and the Baltics will be the largest in ...
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UPS has launched a Cryo (ultra-low temperature) shipment service in Europe. UPS Temperature True Cryo gives healthcare customers access to end-to-end product protection and capability to ship specimens in a cryogenic environment, including real-time tracking and intervention. The solution uses Cryoport's leading-edge cryogenic containers, which use liquid nitrogen stored in ...
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The UK is reviewing the civil penalty regime for truck drivers found with clandestines aboard their vehicles, reports London-based Pysdens Solicitors. The consultation, which was announced on 7 march, will run for six weeks until 18 April and will be targeted mainly on hauliers and transporters along with regulators and ...
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The Port of London handled its largest ships ever in 2015 while cargo tonnage climbed to 45.4 million tonnes, up 2% on 2014. PLA chief executive, Robin Mortimer said the record breakers included container ship, UASC Barzan - the 400 metre ship called at London Gateway Port in September. Since ...
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The Freightex network has opened its first Polish branch in Wroclaw. Close to the German and Czech borders and with access to motorways in all directions, it “is a great city for logistics with many established businesses such as LG and Amazon already here plus a lot of investment in ...
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An informal poll by the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) shows that 60% of the UK’s leading logistics professionals are in favour of Britain remaining in the EU.
The survey was carried out at a networking luncheon for the logistics industry at the House of Lords and organised by UKWA, attended by ...
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Syngenta, the world’s largest agricultural chemical company, has appointed AP Moeller group forwarding arm Damco as lead logistics partner for its global sea and airfreight shipments. The agreement builds on Damco’s longstanding relationship with Syngenta and will cover sourcing, execution, monitoring and analysis of logistics services while providing end-to-end visibility. ...
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