January 2020
FedEx Express has shipped over 200,000 surgical masks and personal protective equipment such as gowns and gloves to its Asia Pacific Hub in Guangzhou, China to assist Direct Relief’s efforts to combat the coronavirus outbreak. The carrier said it was working closely with China Post and Guangzhou Baiyun Airport Customs to deliver the aid from Guangzhou to Wuhan Union Hospital as soon as possible.
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Austrian airfreight general sales and service agent Brainway and its subsidiaries in Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland , Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia are to become members of the ATC Aviation Services Group. Brainway represents airlines including Saudi Arabian Airlines, United Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, NCA, LOT Polish Airlines, China Southern Airlines ...
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Maritime Transport has promoted John Bailey to managing director – intermodal and terminals and has appointed James Tierney as its rail development manager. James Bailey has held key roles at GB Railfreight, Colas Rail, DHL, and Network Rail.
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Director of Leeds-based Tudor International Freight Adam Johnson has called on the government to be more open about its post-Brexit trading relationship with the EU, following Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid’s remarks that “there will not be alignment” between British and EU rules following the transition period.
He said the ...
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Eurotunnel operator Getlink has appointed Deborah Merrens as chief commercial officer, replacing Jo Willacy who stepped down in October 2019. Merrens was latterly a vice president of tax-free shopping firm Global Blue.
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DSV Panalpina has formed a strategic partnership with wind turbine maker Vestas. The forwarder will execute and manage Vestas’ inbound and outbound general freight and special project transportation. It seeks to reap the advantages of combining DSV Panalpina’s global footprint with 60,000 employees in 90 countries and complete range of ...
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The Port of Cork’s total traffic took a dip of 5% from 10.6 million tonnes, to just over 10 million tonnes in 2019 but container business remained buoyant, it said. The minor decline was attributed to as fall dry bulk cargo through the port. Overall total imports decreased by 7% ...
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DP World says it has opened Rwanda's first fully fledged cold storage area at its recently inaugurated Kigali Logistics Platform. The new facility is expected to boost the country’s agricultural sector by helping local to expand their production beyond tea and coffee and export a range of vegetables and fruits ...
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Dachser is stepping up its contract logistics activities in Upper Franconia in Germany, moving to a new warehouse in Hof. It will provide space for around 39,000 pallets and have 47 docking bays. Construction is expected to be completed by the autumn.
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ABP’s Port of King’s Lynn has launched a new long-term contract with Norfolk recycler Goldstar Metal Traders. The firm deploys over 400 skips and containers throughout the Midlands and East Anglia and exports ferrous and non-ferrous metals to central Europe and the Baltic states from the port’s Berth 16.
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