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September 2019

Turkish Cargo extends CEIV certificate

Turkish Cargo has extended its IATA CEIV (Center of Excellence for Independent Validators) Pharma certificate to 2022. It follows a successful training campaign followed by an IATA audit.   [+]

BIFA nets basketball star for Freight Service Awards

Paralympian and broadcaster Ade Adepitan is to host BIFA’s Freight Service Awards competition next year. The awards are open to all members of the trade association, and are sponsored by a number of blue chip companies. The awards ceremony luncheon is an annual event on the industry calendar and, as before, ... [+]

Fast flights for DG shipments

Lufthansa’s time:matters rapid response logistics arm is now offering a service for dangerous goods Shipments in classes 2 to 9 on passenger and cargo aircraft operated by Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines in ten markets - Germany, the US, India, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, Hungary, France ... [+]

P&O confirms Calais to Tilbury service

P&O Ferries has confirmed that it will launch a new freight service in September between Calais and Tilbury – the first regular route from the French port to a destination other than Dover for many years. It has chartered the Caroline Russ which will operate two sailings every weekday and one on ... [+]

Eurotunnel trucks fall away

Eurotunnel truck traffic was down 9% in August 2019 compared to the same month last year said operator Getlink, mainly due to the lack of recovery in the automotive market and a slowdown in UK consumption. Since the beginning of the year, 1,059,127 trucks have crossed the Channel on Le ... [+]

New ops chief for Delta cargo

Delta Cargo has appointed Rob Walpole as vice president – cargo operations and logistics. He joins the US carrier from Cargo from DP World, where he served as chief operating officer – global logistics and supply chain. He was previously chief executive officer at freight forwarder Schenker.   [+]

Baxter gets Brexit-ready

Baxter Freight, the Nottingham-based forwarder founded by former RH Freight director Ian Baxter, is rolling out a business plan to increase turnover from around £18m to over £30m by 2021 and to increase employee numbers from 70 to 120. Many of the new roles are in account management to provide a ... [+]

Ceva signs software deal

Ceva Logistics has signed a multi-year, seven figure contract with freight software firm Kontainers to power its primary customer-facing e-commerce portal. The forwarder will utilize Kontainers Enterprise product for rates, booking, customs, trucking, FCL/LCL, global schedules, bill of lading, chat support, dashboard analytics, payment system and back office applications. Kontainers ... [+]

Don’t get complacent over Brexit, warns Tudor boss

Leeds-based Tudor International Freight boss Adam Johnson is warning traders not to drop their guard over preparations for a no-deal Brexit despite  despite apparent setbacks to the government’s plans in the past few days. He says that businesses should maintain their contingency planning for a no-deal Brexit, time-consuming and expensive though ... [+]

Southampton signs first port partnership

ABP Southampton has launched the first Port Economic Partnership (PEP) in the UK in conjunction with the Department for Transport. The initiative aims to create stronger links between ports and Government and maximise long-term trade and economic growth. The partnership will be launched at an event at London International Shipping Week, on ... [+]

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