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April 2019

New medicine box for ABC airlines

AirBridgeCargo Airlines has signed a leasing deal for Sonoco ThermoSafe’s PharmaPort 360 temperature-controlled containers. It will bolster the carrier’s delivery options for temperature-sensitive shipments and guarantee a broader choice of containers for pharmaceutical consignments. The PharmaPort 360 safely maintains the required temperature in various ambient temperatures from 60°C to -40°C and can be loaded onto standard air cargo pallets. It also has built-in GPS tracking and GPS monitoring. ABC’s deputy director of products, ... [+]

From Logistics Academy to the sharp end

PD Ports has welcomed Michael Chapman to its team, following his successful completion of a programme delivered in partnership with Stockton Riverside College and the Tees Valley Logistics Academy. While studying a BTEC Level 3 in Electrical Engineering he attended a workshop with the Logistics Academy and was selected from a ... [+]

Ideas lady for Gefco

GEFCO Group has appointed Valérie Floridia as director of its Innovation Factory. Launched in 2018, the internal incubator offers employees worldwide an opportunity to propose and develop innovative ideas to help drive GEFCO’s growth. She brings 15 years of experience at major industrial companies such as Renault and EDF in ... [+]

Sifax lands Virgin Lagos handling

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has awarded a five-year handling contract to Sifax SAHCOL in Lagos to improve its customer service following a 19% rise  in export volumes in the last year and higher inbound demand from the pharmaceutical and courier sectors. Import and export cargo will be handled in Sifax SAHCOL’s ... [+]

CMA CGM completes Ceva takeover

CMA CGM Group has completed its public tender offer for Ceva Logistics, giving it 97.89% of the outstanding shares in the company on completion, scheduled for 16 April. Marseille-based CMA CGM group said the combined entity would be present in 160 countries, with 110,000 people and with more than $30 billion ... [+]

Tiger Roll rolls onto ro ro

Grand National winner Tiger Roll boards the 02.30 Stena Line sailing from Holyhead to Dublin after creating history at Aintree by becoming the only horse since Red Rum in 1974 to win back to back races. Later in the year, the 2019 Stena Line Dublin Horse Show will showcase world class ... [+]

Scots chief heads south to Dover

Port of Dover has appointed current Montrose Port Authority chief executive Nik Scott-Gray as general manager of its Cargo arm. He is due to take up his new post in July. Mr Scott-Gray has held the role at the north-east Scottish port since May 2015, having overseen the financial performance and ... [+]

Another new line for Liverpool

Dutch-owned WEC Lines has started a weekly service between Liverpool, Setubal and Leixoes in Portugal, using a 882teu vessel. Bryn Kerr of JSA Global, WEC Lines UK agent, described the move as “a very positive signal for the Port of Liverpool and speaks volumes of the relationship which has been built ... [+]

Matthew Camm to boost Europa network

Europa Worldwide Group appointed Matthew Camm (pictured, with branch network and sales director, Dionne Redpath) to the new role of network development manager at its Road arm. He will be responsible for the commercial management of Europa’s network of UK domestic partner organisations. His career includes six years at Nottingham-based ... [+]

Friday is decision day says forwarder

Leeds-based Tudor International Freight director Adam Johnson says that said an extension to the UK’s Article 50 process would be the best plausible major Brexit development this week for the country’s EU traders. Prime Minister Theresa May has asked other EU heads of government to grant a further deferral of the ... [+]

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