August 2018
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta says that the country is planning to revive its state-owned shipping line with the help of the Mediterranean Shipping (MSC), according to news agency Bloomburg. Kenyatta has signed an agreement with MSC’s first vice president Giovanni Cuomo.
The report says that the original Kenya National Shipping Line, which was established in 1987 and stagnated after years of mismanagement, is “expected to once again become an active participant ...
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Delta Air Lines has appointed Rafael Figueroa as managing director – cargo operations and customer experience, a role previously held by Julian Soell. He will move from Aeromexico Cargo to Delta Cargo as part of an international talent exchange program between the two carriers. Figueroa most recently served as Vice ...
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Hapag-Lloyd has ordered 11,100 new reefer containers. They will join the company’s existing fleet of 91,000 units, with delivery gradually starting in August and due to be completed by December.
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DFDS has ordered a further freight ferry from the Chinese Jinling Shipyard, exercising an option obtained at the ordering of previous ferries. The newbuilding will be similar to the five previously ordered freight ferries and likewise designed to carry 6,700 lane metres of freight equivalent to around 450 trailers and ...
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Implementation of HMRC’s Customs Declaration Service (CDS) programme is absolutely vital, warns Brad Ashton, customs and international trade partner at audit and tax firm RSM following the launch of the first software release for the new system.
He said: ‘It’s hard to overestimate the importance of this project for HMRC – ...
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Europa Worldwide Group has promoted Peter Salter and Ann Burgess to the roles of branch manager and customer service manager respectively at its Dartford hub. Peter Salter will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the Dartford Road Freight branch, managing key accounts and developing the sales team. He first ...
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Emirates SkyCargo has launched Emirates Pets, an improved product offering a convenient and comfortable air transportation experience for domestic pets. The entry level solution will continue to offer airport to airport transportation for pets across the carrier’s network of over 160 destinations with the owner responsible for completing all the ...
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Network Rail has made a small but crucial breakthrough in its plan to increase capacity on the Felixstowe branch line – it has secured permission to build a new bridleway bridge across the line. As part of a £60.4m investment, Network Rail has already begun work to upgrade the branch line, building ...
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Hapag Lloyd has launched an online quotation tool. Quick Quotes generates quotations for container shipments in seconds with detailed pricing. Users log on to the line’s website, choose the start location and end location as well as a commodity and container type. Customers will receive a binding quotation within seconds, ...
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Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines are to jointly market their cargo capacity from 1 September and space is now bookable with the German carrier. The move will give Lufthansa Cargo customers access to the Belgian carrier’s bellyhold network, in particular its 15 destinations West, East and Central Africa, via Brussels.
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