April 2017
Qatar Airways is to launch a daily flight from Cardiff Airport to its hub in Doha, Qatar, in 2018. It will be the first regular direct long-haul flight between Wales and a major Gulf hub with connections to over 150 destinations across the globe in Asia, Australasia, Africa and the Middle East. Qatar currently flies from London Heathrow, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh, and will commence services from Dublin on 12 ...
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The WACO System network of forwarders has appointed three new members. They are ITN Logistics in Canada, Trans Global Projects in Azerbaijan, and ACE Logistics Bel in Belarus.
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Yang Ming issued a customer advisory note in late April to try and quell speculation over its future after its shares were suspended on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. It said that the suspension was a standard procedure for companies that were recapitalisating. The Taiwanese carrier voluntarily suspended trade in its ...
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Kuehne and Nagel has opened a dedicated European oil and gas hub at Aberdeen. The 11,000 square metre site has been fully operational since the end of March and will offer services such as supply chain solutions and on-site export packing while previously subcontracted services like container loading and the North Sea ...
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Yusen Logistics is to extend its existing Antwerp Distribution Center in Melsele, Belgium. The 18,000sq m European hub of the forwarder’s European Pharmaceutical Super Highway system will be increased by a further 8,000sq m, divided between cold storage (2-8°C) and ambient storage (15-25°C). Yusen Logistics will also start work shortly ...
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The Port of London Authority says that 66 ships calling at Thames terminals Thames qualified for the UK’s first port charge discount for cleaner ships in the first three months of the year. Introduced by the Port of London Authority (PLA) on 1 January, the discount is available to ships ...
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DHL eCommerce has launched a B2C domestic delivery operation in Chile, the number one in its region for online shopping. It offers next-day delivery in Santiago and other major cities within Chile, and 2-3 day delivery across the rest of the country. DHL eCommerce will manage the end to end ...
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Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Freight Transport, Rob Flello MP is warning that he faces an uphil struggle to get re-elected in the coming general election on 8 June – which could in turn threaten the future of the group.
He says that while he hopes that it ...
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MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has appointed Michael Collins and Jonathan Burke to its UK board of directors. Jonathan Burke becomes UK Operations Director following the retirement of Kelvin Wilden and Michael Collins is commercial director, a new role within the company.
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Germany-owned logistics and forwarding company Dachser has become a majority shareholder of its partner in Ireland, Johnston Logistics. Founded by brothers Albert and Ivan Johnston in 1979, the company has become one of the key players in Ireland, specialising in dangerous goods and warehousing services from three locations at Rathcoole ...
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