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April 2019

Airfreight rallies to Africa’s aid

Air Charter Service has chartered aircraft over the past fortnight to fly almost 500 tons of humanitarian aid into disaster-struck Mozambique. Just a couple of weeks ago, Cyclone Idai swept through Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. ACS has worked tirelessly since then in conjunction with aid agencies and governments, flying in a variety of cargo, including cholera vaccines, water treatments, mosquito nets and tarpaulins. ACS group director of cargo Dan Morgan-Evans (pictured, bleow) ... [+]

Retailer takes space in Doncaster’s iPort

Property developer Verdion has let the second, 731,000sq ft (67,912sq m) phase of its iPort logistics hub in Doncaster to an unnamed online retailer. Set for completion in the second quarter of 2020, the new mega-warehouse will be the first building on the 300 acre second phase in the southern part ... [+]

Delta and Virgin to launch Gatwick flights

Delta is to launch two new services from Boston and New York JFK to London's Gatwick Airport next summer in partnership with Virgin Atlantic. The two carriers will offer up to 13 daily flights between Boston and Europe. Including services to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester from Delta's JFK hub. [+]

Imperial stages safe barging event

Imperial Logistics International has staged a safety event for its inland barging suppliers in Europe. Some 60 representatives attended an Imperial Shipping Supplier Safety Day 2019  in Cuijk, midway between the company’s bases at Rotterdam and Duisburg as part of its Safety Takes Us Home campaign launched in 2016 to ... [+]

AirBridgeCargo offers premium product

AirBridgeCargo Airlines has introduced a new ‘abc premium’ product offering guaranteed capacity and prioritisation on specific flights across the Russian-based carrier’s international network. It is expected to attract demand from customers with urgent, time-sensitive shipments. [+]

DSV offers lorry-rail link to Barcelona

DSV is offering a new daily multimodal rail–road full load service between the UK and Spain using the VIIA (French Railways) ‘lorry-rail’ operation between Calais and Le Boulou on the French / Spanish border DSV will collect the trailer from the train and deliver directly to the customer in Spain. The ... [+]

Tigers sighted in Essex

Asian-owned forwarder Tigers has opened a new facility in Thurrock, near London Gateway, to meet growing e-commerce demand. It has moved its existing Basildon facility to the larger location in Thurrock, off the M25 London orbital motorway, and created more than 50 jobs. The new facility is located off the M25 ... [+]

Ipswich ready to keep Felixstowe on the move

The first signs of spring may finally be here, but ABP’s Port of Ipswich recently handled 5,000 tonnes of imported road salt for Suffolk Highways to help make local roads safer. Taking no chances, Suffolk Highways’ assistant director, Mark Stevens said: “Despite the weather gradually getting warmer, it is important ... [+]

MICCO to run Etihad road service

Etihad Cargo has again selected local haulier MICCO to run its its road feeder services in the Middle East. The road network connects major air and sea gateways in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, as well as key Gulf countries including Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain. Under the renewed partnership, MICCO ... [+]

High fives for Liverpool

Peel Ports says that  the world’s top five shipping lines are all now calling at Liverpool following confirmation that COSCO Shipping is to take slots on an existing Canadian service via Montreal with OOCL. It joins MSC, Maersk, CMA and Hapag in starting or growing a presence in Liverpool. The decision ... [+]

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