November 2017
DP World is to develop a greenfield economic free zone in Somaliland to complement the development of the Port of Berbera, which is handling record container volumes under its management. It aims to attract investment, encourage trade and position Berbera as a gateway for the region. DP World will develop the free zone in phases, with the first phase focusing on 4sq km out of the 12.2sq km earmarked for ...
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Qatar Airways has acquired a 9.61% stake in Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways. The Middle Eastern carrier already has a 20% share in IAG, parent company of British Airways and Iberia parent and a 10% investment in South America’s LATAM Airlines, although it abandoned a plan to take ...
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The first year of operation the Manchester-Beijing air route, operated by Hainan Airlines, has driven a significant increase in exports and investment into the North of England, according to a new study by consultants Steer Davies Gleeve.
Two years since President Xi Jinping announced the UK’s first direct flight to China ...
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Following its introduction of schedule services from London via Frankfurt to Dubai and Hong Kong, British-based freight operator CargoLogicAir (CLA) has launched a further scheduled service, a weekly departure to Tel Aviv via Frankfurt
The Tel Aviv flight will depart Frankfurt for Tel Aviv on Friday evening before returning to Frankfurt ...
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Minister of State for International Trade, Greg Hands opened ABP Southampton’s new vehicle export terminal on 2 November.
The new Pacific Terminal has been completed ahead of schedule and adds 3,400 spaces.
Southampton is the UK hub for automotive with nine lines undertaking 110 calls to 52 ports in 40 countries every ...
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No African leader’s inauguration would be complete without a fleet of limos and Volga-Dnepr Airlines has duly obliged by shipping no less than 30 Mercs on a flight to Luanda for the inauguration ceremony of Angola’s newly-elected President, Joao Lourenco.
Volga-Dnepr used its two-tier car racking system developed for its An-124-100 ...
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DFDS is helping to raise funds for research charity Breast Cancer Now. The ferry operator is donating £5 to the charity for every booking made on its Dover to Calais or Dunkirk services, through a dedicated ‘Think Pink’ page on its DFDS website.
On Friday 3 November, DFDS staff will ‘Wear it Pink’ ...
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Essex-based ATL Haulage Contractors has signed an agreement with DP World for a 2.64 acre, 80-truck yard at London Gateway. It will be operational by June 2018, and serve as ATL's operational base as well as hosting the firm's new headquarters. ATL has seen a big increase in the number ...
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Xpediator, parent company of East European specialist forwarder Delamode, has made its first country franchise awards to manage its B2C EshopWedrop online delivery service in Cyprus and Albania to Kronos Express and Albanian Courier SHPK respectively. Individual items are consolidated and delivered, firstly, to origin countries consolidation hubs and then ...
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British International Freight Association (BIFA) director general Robert Keen has called on Heathrow airport to follow up a congestion-busting plan unveiled earlier this month with “action not words”.
It follows October’s launch of a new plan by non-executive director Lord Deighton to minimise congestion and emissions from freight vehicles.
This included modernisation of ...
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