June 2019
The Welsh Government has made an abrupt U-turn over plans to build a controversial M4 relief road through Newport, South Wales.
First Minister Mark Drakeford went against the advice of planning inspector Bill Wadrup, who after a long drawn out public enquiry described the case for the road as "compelling".
The £1.4bn scheme would have created a new 14-mile section of motorway into South Wales, bypassing the Brynglas Tunnels, a notorious pinch-point ...
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The Port of Tyne has been awarded the Better Health at Work Continuing Excellence Standard for its Help Yourself to Health’ campaigns, launched in 2014. During the last 12 months, employees from across the business have taken part in sessions including healthy eating, mental health awareness, financial wellbeing, cold and ...
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Leipzig/Halle airport has revealed a €500 million expansion plan including a second Cargo City. Freight at the airport has increased more than tenfold since 2007, driven primarily by the DHL hub and with other business developing positively, with more than 50 cargo airlines now operating flights. Freight forwarder Rhenus has ...
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IAG Cargo is to offering real-time electronic booking and pricing through a new partnership with software firm Freightos, which has become the first live user of IAG Cargo’s digital application programming interfaces (APIs). These provide access to rates, route availability, and the platform to make and manage bookings in real ...
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Air Canada has signed a deal with Drone Delivery Canada Corp. (DDC) to market its commercial services in its home country, including services to remote communities. The carrier’s cargo arm will act as a sales agent of DDC on routes where it has gained regulatory approval.
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Finnair Cargo managing director Janne Tarvainen is to leave the carrier at the end of July to become managing director of Nordic Regional Airlines (Norra) and will be succeeded by Mikko Tainio, who is currently the managing director of Finnair Kitchen.
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DP World London Gateway has set up a taskforce of suppliers and local businesses to help reduce the amount of single-use plastic being used in their supply chains. It has already secured agreement from 21 of its suppliers to help eradicate unnecessary plastic use and it is engaging with a ...
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ABP Hull has taken delivery of a new hybrid Liebherr harbour crane. The £3.5 million machine will support Thor Shipping & Transport’s recent growth in business allowing it to work on two vessels simultaneously. ABP has also purchased two new Bromma container spreaders that will attach to the crane, and ...
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Alha Group pharma and business development manager, Nicola Caristo is to be the new secretary general of the Cool Chain Association (CCA). Caristo has worked in a variety of roles during a 22-year career for the Alha Group, one of Italy’s leading air cargo logistics providers. He is also one ...
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Freighter airlines AirBridgeCargo (ABC) and CargoLogicAir (CLA) have signed a global partnership with air cargo booking platform cargo.one to become the first all-cargo airlines to make their capacities available for digital booking with instant confirmation.
ABC and CLA will be able to market their global capacities to cargo.one’s customer base of ...
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