July 2019

Register now for Cool Chain conference

Registration for the Cool Chain Association (CCA)’s Airfreight Pharma Conference has opened. Topics range from the benefits of drones for the pharma chain, to learning from shippers about the importance of getting the cool chain right to help save infant lives. Panelists include Dr Radhika Batra, founder and president of Every Infant Matters in India; Wolfgang Engel, DQS; Niels van Namen, UPS Europe; Nourddin Odris, Roche, Agnes Turek, Bayer; and Navid ... [+]

ACS turns on the lights in Niger

Air Charter Service was recently called into action to move almost 400 tons of components from France to Niamey, Niger to allow a new power plant to completed in time for the African Union summit. The only aircraft capable of carrying three 40 foot containers of these weights in one ... [+]

Government ‘fails to heed BIFA Brexit advice’

Very few companies have registered for a new government online VAT system for foreign parcels in the event of a no-deal Brexit, which could make forwarders and customs agents liable for import VAT and other charges, warns BIFA. The industry association’s director general, Robert Keen, questioned whether Government is listening to ... [+]

No Deal would be disaster for Northern Ireland trade, says FTA

The Freight Transport Association says that a Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) paper on the province’s trade and investment prospects after a No Deal Brexit – published on 10 July - shows it would be an unacceptable outcome for the country’s logistics businesses. The NICS report concluded that a No Deal ... [+]

Shipping sails into the classroom

Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani has announced £40,000 of funding for expanding the Why Shipping Matters schools programme and extend it to secondary schools, as part of the Maritime 2050 programme. The lessons, developed by the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, aim to raise awareness of the maritime sector and the importance ... [+]

French logistics firms push for longer trucks

The Union of Transport and Logistics Companies of France (TLF) is drafting a proposal for the French government to test combinations of longer and heavier vehicles up to 25.25 meters, reports the European Shippers Council. Discussions on the number of pallets that could be transported are currently taking place, the TLF ... [+]

IATA and animal transporters to push new CEIV standard

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Animal Transport Association (ATA) have joined forces to encourage industry adoption of Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) standards for live animals logistics. IATA has already adopted similar CEIV standards for pharmaceuticals and fresh produce. Under the terms of a memorandum of understanding, ... [+]

New owners pledge to reopen Manston as cargo hub

Stone Hill Park has sold the closed Manston airport in Kent to RiverOak Strategic Partners, which says it will reopen it as a cargo hub. The sale follows the permission fromthe Secretary of State for Transport, as the airport is also a designated lorry parking site in the event of ... [+]

FedEx raises its game in Ireland

FedEx Express is to introduce a Boeing 767F freighter on its Dublin-London-Paris route. The first Boeing 767F to begin service in Europe for FedEx, the new aircraft increases capacity and raises environmental and noise performance compared to the aircraft it replaces. It can carry up to 91,000lbs of cargo, 16% more ... [+]

Three thousand trailers and 730 football parks

Ekol Hungary and Rail Cargo Hungary have celebrated the transportation of the Turkish-owned logistics operator’s 3000th trailer by train between Budapest and Neuss, Germany. Ekol says the carbon savings from the four times per week, 30 hour service is the equivalent of 730 football pitches of forest area and enough ... [+]

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