July 2018

Swiss gets system-wide CEIV standards

Swiss WorldCargo says it has obtained full IATA CEIV Pharma certification for it entire network, following a review by independent auditors. [+]

ABC adds Ho Chi Minh

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has launched a new freighter service to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The Boeing 747F flight will link customers from Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City with other destinations in ABC’s international network through its cargo hub in Moscow. [+]

Turkish Cargo approves CSafe solution

Turkish Cargo has approved the CSafe RAP temperature controlled container solution for pharmaceutical products. The airline said that CSafe’s proprietary ThermoCor VIP insulation together with a compressor-driven cooling and radiant heating system helped to precisely maintain payload temperature regardless of ambient conditions. [+]

Wells Cargo joins Cargo Connections

The Cargo Connections forwarder’s network has recruited Wells Cargo Logistics as a member for Ireland. Dublin-based Wells offers a full range of services to and from Ireland and also holds GDP accreditation for pharma, veterinary and cosmetic products, along with operating its own consolidations of groupage cargo from Europe to ... [+]

U-Freight welcomes e-commerce blueprint

The U-Freight Group (UFL) says it welcomes the World Customs Organization (WCO) new guiding principles for cross-border e-commerce aimed at developing common standards and tools for customs clearance and data harmonisation. The Framework of Standards on Cross-Border E-Commerce – as adopted at the end of June 2018 by the WCO Council, ... [+]

ABP invests in car quality

ABP is to install new car quality control measures including digital imaging technology and a new spray booth facility in partnership with the BMW Group as part of its £50 million investment in a new vehicle terminal at the Port of Southampton. Two drive-in booths have been built in the ... [+]

DP World to set up Dubai Trader’s Market

DP World has signed a deal with Zhejiang China Commodities City Group to build a 3m sq ‘Traders Market’ at its Jebel Ali Port and Free Zone in Dubai. It will include clusters of traders from all over the world, offering a wide range of products at one site, ranging ... [+]

EGT offers Leningrad link

EGT Express has launched a new groupage consolidation service in both directions between the Baltic port city of Vilnius and the Leningrad region of Russia. The weekly service shortens transit times by up to three days and the shuttle also serves Sebezh, Velikiye Luki, Veliky Novgorod, Pskov and Vyborg with ... [+]

Air agency gains Brazil arm

Brazilian general sales and services agency BCS Air has joined the ECS Group and will represent it in Latin America and the US. It represents airlines such as Aeromexico, Cargolux, IAG Cargo, Japan Airlines, TAAG, Turkish Airlines and Delta. [+]

Be prepared for no-deal Brexit, warns European Commission – updated

Transport between the UK and the European Union would be severely impacted in the event of a so-called ‘no-deal’ Brexit, the European Commission has warned in a paper to the rest of the Union. It says that customs, sanitary and phytosanitary controls at borders could cause significant delays in road transport, ... [+]

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