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August 2018

Eleventh freighter for AeroLogic

DHL-Lufthansa joint venture airline AeroLogic will take delivery of a new Boeing 777F freighter in January, bringing its total fleet to 11 aircraft. [+]

Commercial chief for Ceva

CEVA Logistics has  appointed Laurent Binetti as its new chief commercial officer (CCO). He will join the company as of 1 September, 2018. He will be based at head office in Baar, Switzerland and will be part of the executive board. [+]

Turkish trade still a delight for Davies Turner

Freight forwarder Davies Turner remains positive about the trading outlook for Turkey despite the country's ongoing economic crisis and depreciating currency, according to chairman, Philip Stephenson He says that while the weakened Turkish lira and escalating tariff war between the US and Turkey might make life harder for British exporters it ... [+]

Dachser’s Nick Lowe moves on

Dachser UK managing director Nick Lowe is taking early retirement at the end of September to pursue other interests and will be succeeded by Mark Rollinson (pictured), who has formerly held senior positions at Schenker and Allport Cargo Services. Under Lowe’s stewardship, Dachser UK increased its annual sales turnover in ... [+]

Third crane for Forth’s Grangemouth

Forth Ports has taken delivery of a third Liebherr ship to shore crane at over the weekend of 25/26 August. It is part of a major investment programme at the port to increase handling capacity and service for customers. The 45 metre high crane, which weighs 524 tonnes, arrived in ... [+]

BA to axe Iran flights

British Airways and Air France’s low-cost arm Joon are to end flights to Tehran in September, citing low profitability. Air France partner KLM has already announced that it is to scrap the flights. British Airways says its service from London to the Iranian capital was “currently not commercially viable” after ... [+]

DSV starts work on Warsaw HQ

DSV held a ground-breaking ceremony for its new Warsaw office on 23 August. The 22,000sq m building in the Mokotów district will open in the first half of 2020 and will house its International Shared Service, housing up to 1,500 employees. [+]

A third of the way there – without turning a wheel

Logistics firm Gefco says that the 50 participants who have signed up for its 300-mile bike ride from Coventry to Paris, have already raised more than £17,000 for BBC Children in Need. The group is hoping to raise £50,000, and out of the funds raised so far, Bristol Port has donated ... [+]

Don’t panic?

The Government published a series of technical notices’ advising what steps would be taken in the event of a so-called ‘No deal’ Brexit next March – apparently a move to reassure business that it had matters in hand, though having the opposite effect on many people. The papers, which covered a ... [+]

Oakland appoints IT director

UK and Ireland multi temperature supply chain operator Oakland International has appointed Shaun Devey as group IT director, a new boardroom role focused on enhancing information technology across group operations. He will support Oakland’s aim of delivering technology innovation and change, improved operational performance and delivering value-added customer services and ... [+]

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