November 2019
Privately owned Chinese carrier Juneyao Air is to launch a three-times-a-week 787-9 Dreamliner service between Shanghai and Manchester. It will operate initially via Helsinki, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, arriving into Manchester at 08.30 and departing for Shanghai at 10:00.
[caption id="attachment_28035" align="alignleft" width="300"] Juneyao Air Boeing 787-9 with Chinese Petal livery[/caption]
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DP World Sokhna says it is nearing completion of its Basin 2 project that will nearly double the Egyptian port’s capability to 1.75 million teu per year. The extra capacity will be operational by the second quarter of 2020 and will make Sokhna the only port in the country capable ...
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Kuehne + Nagel is to acquire the overland and logistics activities of Netherlands–based Rotra, subject to conditions. KN board member Stefan Paul,described the company as “a leading and well-rooted player in the Netherlands and in Belgium – two of the centres of gravity for logistics in Europe” that would strategically ...
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Middlesbrough College has chosen local logistics company AV Dawson as a partner to deliver the first trials of the new industry-backed T-level qualifications for the region. Engineering student Joshua Richards has joined the engineering team as part of the trials of the new initiative.
T levels, a new programme coming in ...
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Virgin Atlantic to introduce a second daily service between Heathrow and Delhi in its summer programme for 2020 which, together with its new service to Mumbai launched in October, will give three daily flights to India.
The new schedule will see the introduction of a second daily Boeing 787 service to ...
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The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) launched a Transport Workers’ Sanitation Charter on 19 November to mark World Toilet Day. The charter provides guidance on what action should be taken by employers and governments to ensure access to toilets for transport workers. World Toilet Day is an opportunity to take ...
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The International Transport Workers’ Federation dockers’ section has joined the International Cargo Handling and Coordinating Association (ICHCA) to advance the rights and safety of workers globally. An ITF delegation recently attended ICHCA’s International 20/20 Cargo Vision Conference and Exhibition led by Steve Biggs from Unite the Union and Bob Dhaliwhal ...
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German forwarder Dachser has started work on an extension to its branch in Öhringen, about 50km north of Stuttgart, due to open by summer 2020. A total of 3,500sq m will be added to the facility, while the number of gates will increase from 38 to 87. At the same ...
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Logistics recruitment firm WR Logistics says there has been a “staggering” 183% rise in demand for customs professionals as uncertainty around a no deal Brexit continues.
It says there has been an upsurge in demand when comparing company data from August – October 2019 with the first quarter of the year, ...
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World merchandise trade is expected to remain below trend into the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) latest Goods Trade Barometer. The reading of 96.6 is a slight improvement over the 95.7 registered in August, but it remains well below the index’s baseline value of ...
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