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November 2018

Three more for Europa team

Europa Air & Sea has appointed Jasraj Singh, Tom Macdonald and Rebecca Couper as business development managers. in Heathrow, Nottingham and Manchester respectively. It is also on the lookout to recruit more staff to further strengthen the UK sales arm of the business with the aim of embedding at least one Air & Sea Business Development Manager at each of its 13 branches throughout the UK. [+]

CargoLogic shows off its horse sense

CargoLogicAir (CLA) says that two recent Boeing 747 freighter flights delivering racehorses from the US to the UK and Ireland have demonstrated its expertise in moving live animals. The flights at the end of October from Atlanta to Stansted and from Chicago to Shannon in the Republic of Ireland followed CargoLogicAir ... [+]

Jet Airways launches Manchester-Mumbai route

Jet Airways has launched its new service between Manchester to Mumbai. Although announced in May as a four-times-a-week service, the airline increased its frequency to five-times-a-week before the start. It is operated by an A330-200 aircraft. [+]

Tech is the future, but it will cost, says IRU survey

The trucking industry is optimistic about a new high tech future, and the majority believe that autonomous trucks will be a viable option in the next ten years, according to a survey of 450 firms by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) published on 5 November. However, transport companies worry about ... [+]

New boss for Geodis in Germany

Geodis has appointed Antje Lochmann as its new managing director of Geodis Freight Forwarding Germany, based in Hamburg. She joined Geodis in 2011 and has held several positions where she was responsible for sales, marketing, key accounts, tender management, and sales controlling and was most recently director national sales and ... [+]

Stena customers round up to a pound to help Mercy Ships

Stena Line is once again urging its customers to round-up their onboard purchases to the nearest whole pound to raise money for Mercy Ships. The charity sails its vessels  around the world bringing free, life-saving medical care to where it’s needed the most. Stena Line has also launched their own volunteer program. So far two Stena Line employees ... [+]

Davies Turner sees warehouse demand surge on Brexit fears

Freight forwarder Davies Turner says it is seeing an upsurge in enquiries about the availability of warehousing space, driven by customer concerns about the outcome of the Brexit negotiations and the future of UK trade with the EU after March next year. Normally, warehousing demand often reduces in the early months ... [+]

Turkey extends Vietnam offering

Turkish Cargo has added 777F freight flights to Vietnam’s biggest city Ho Chi Minh. It has served the capital Hanoi, since 2015. [+]

Heavy weather for DHL sailor

DHL sponsored sailor Susie Goodall has reached the 14,500-mile mark in Tasmania in the round-the-world Golden Globe Race, but only after a “horrific” storm with 70 knot winds and 13-metre seas. Susie made the decision to head West to avoid the worst weather which meant passing Cape Leeuwin three times. [+]

DHL volunteers come to Indonesia’s aid

Volunteers from Deutsche Post DHL’s Disaster Response Team (DRT) worked tirelessly to support disaster relief efforts in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Over the course of 23 days, the 26 volunteers worked tirelessly over three teams during week-long rotations to ensure a smooth flow of aid for the quake survivors. They worked on ... [+]

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