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November 2017

All change at IAG Cargo

British Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia umbrella company IAG Cargo has moved commercial director David Shepherd to a new role of director of digital ventures. At the same time current head of sales Camilo Garcia becomes the new director of sales, marketing and product while Lynn McClelland takes on a new director of worldwide operations role, adding regional operations and customer service to her London and Dublin responsibilities. [+]

Jokumsen to spearhead DSV short sea service

DSV Air & Sea in the UK has appointed Lars Jokumsen as national product manager to promote its new short sea service. Targeted on customers who need to move large amounts of goods and are looking for a more environmentally friendly solution, it offers a priority service that focuses on ... [+]

Sky Fresh thinking for all-cargo carrier

AirBridgeCargo Airlines has signed a Service Level Agreement on digital procedures for time and temperature sensitive pharma shipments with online web platform Sky Fresh. The cooperation allows paper cargo acceptance checklists to be digitised and data centralised data from all sources, with automated notifications sent to all supply chain stakeholders. Users ... [+]

Fast logistics firm opens in Tel Aviv

German-owned high-speed logistics operator time:matters has opened a Sameday Air station in Tel Aviv, its first outside Europe. The city region is home to many potential customers, including high-tech/semicon, medical electronics, agricultural technology and telecommunications firms. The airport has direct flights to Frankfurt, Munich, and Vienna. [+]

Antwerp takes stake in IT firm

Antwerp Port Authority and FPIM (Federal Participation & Investment Company) are to jointly acquire a stake in port community digital data platform, NxtPort. The Port Authority will take 75% and FPIM 25% in the form of capital plus a subordinated loan, together totalling €5.25 million. NxtPort chief executive Daniel Lievens ... [+]

Ceva promotes two

Ceva Logistics has promoted Jérôme Lorrain (left) to chief operating officer freight management adding the responsibility for air and ocean freight to his current position as head of ground business. Michael O'Donoghue (right), currently managing director of the UK, Ireland and Nordics cluster, will be taking up the reins as ... [+]

Good start for P&O Ferries lo lo service

P&O FERRIES carried 14,804 units on its new dedicated lo lo freight service between Zeebrugge and Hull since itd launch in May. P&O Ferries has chartered the 118 metre, 5 ,000ton Elisabeth which makes three round-trips per week between Zeebrugge and Hull, complementing P&O Ferries' existing combined tourist and freight service ... [+]

Weber to leave Panalpina

Panalpina’s chief operating officer, Andy Weber is to leave the company for personal reasons. After joining Panalpina in 2015, he led many turnaround projects and made the business segment Energy and Project Solutions fit for competition in the challenging energy and capital projects sector. The COO position will not be ... [+]

Eurotunnel rebrands as Getlink

Groupe Eurotunnel has rebranded itself as Getlink. The new identity comprises four commercial brands – Eurotunnel Le Shuttle and Le Shuttle Freight; private French rail operation Europorte; ElecLink, a planned electrical interconnector between the UK and France; and private European railway training centre, CIFFCO. [+]

Gefco launches in Greece

Gefco Group has officially inaugurated its Greek subsidiary and it is now rolling international road solutions for its clients. It will develop further solutions such as temperature controlled transportation for the food and pharmaceutical sectors, both of which are significant industries in Greece. [+]

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