February 2020
Europa Worldwide Group is highlighting its drive to offer employees equal pay and opportunities, as its Europa Warehouse division sees an increase in its female employees stepping forward for in-house training to expand their skill set.
Europa follows the requirements of The Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations, which came in to effect on 6 April 2017. The regulations require employers with over 250 employees to publish data on ...
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The deadline for nominations for the 2020 Amazon everywoman in Transport
& Logistics Awards has been extended to 24 February. The awards
celebrate the crucial positions women hold in transport and logistics,
showcasing progression, accomplishments and increasing avenues of
opportunity within the industry.
They aim to create role models and reshape the perception that transport
and ...
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The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has launched what it describes as the most comprehensive industry security standards in its 23-year history to help protect operations from escalating cargo crime.
The 2020 revisions of the Association’s Facility Security Requirements (FSR) and Trucking Security Requirements (TSR) – which take effect on 1 ...
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Anyone planning to attend this year's Multimodal 2020 exhibition and conference can save themselves time by pre-registering for the event, along with the chance to win one of 20 free places at the Multimodal Awards evening, which will be hosted this year by Kevin Keegan.
Registration is now open for Multimodal ...
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Unifeeder has started a new service between DP World London Gateway, Teesport, Grangemouth, Antwerp and Dunkirk. The port operator said it offer an alternative for customers shipping cargo between Europe and the UK as well as transshipment connections via London Gateway.
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The ONE shipping consortium is warning that due to slow inbound container pick-up caused by the coronavirus and the extension of the Lunar New Year holidays, some Chinese terminals, especially Xingang (Tianjin) and Shanghai are facing a serious shortage of reefer plugs. This may result in the discharge of reefer ...
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Chairman of customs clearance solutions provider Agency Sector Management, Peter MacSwiney has welcomed plans to extend the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) computer system until 2021, giving more time to prepare for additional changes.
But he added: “Safety and security checks post 31 December are more of a ...
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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has gained IATA CEIV Pharma certification for its new €10 million Pharma Centre at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. Opened in September last year, the Centre is the only dedicated facility at the airport and has a team of dedicated and trained experts, temperature-controlled warehousing, and ...
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American Airlines Cargo says its staff around the world rose to the occasion for Valentine’s day, delivering a million lbs of flowers, including 920,000 lb from Amsterdam 15% up on last year. The explanation is not that the Dutch are especially romantic but because it is the location of the ...
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Air Charter Service says it has been inundated with requests for charters following the corona virus outbreak in China and Asia.
Commercial director Justin Lancaster explained that the broker had it had flown everything from four passengers on a private jet, to hundreds on larger aircraft, to 100 tonnes of surgical ...
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