March 2020
Urgent medical equipment for healthcare workers and coronavirus patients is continuing to arrive in Germany from all over the world, with Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) ensuring immediate processing of all incoming shipments to expedite their delivery to frontline medical teams.
In the past few days, FCS – an affiliate of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) – has provided handling services for flights carrying medical supplies from the US, China and Mexico.
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Steve Williams, operations director at Portsmouth stevedore Portico, has swapped his office for the cab of one of the port’s cranes to help cargo moving during the COVID-19 crisis.
After taking a refresher course and following approval from an instructor, he passed his competency test and is fully certified to drive ...
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The International Road Transport Union (IRU) is complaining that its global call for immediate and concerted action by governments and organisations to ensure that goods keep moving have largely gone unanswered.
IRU secretary general, Umberto de Pretto, said: “We are extremely concerned about the lack of coordination and individual approaches put ...
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Charter broker Chapman Freeborn said in late March that it had has experienced a surge in cargo requests for humanitarian cargo and medical supplies from China into Europe and Africa. It came after an extremely busy week of EU-US rotations to counter the demand created by President Trump’s passenger travel ...
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Ocean Network Express has appointed two new third-party agents - Romeu Algeria and Global Container Agency Tunisie to expand its coverage in Algeria and Tunisia North Africa. From 20 April ONE’s MD1 service connecting Asia to the Mediterranean will have feeder vessels between Valencia, Spain to Rades, Tunisia and Algiers ...
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P&O Ferries has stopped carrying passengers on its Dover-Calais route and will reprioritise its efforts on freight. Some 1,100 staff working in passenger services will be furloughed under the Government’s pay scheme. The Government will cover 80% of their salary and the company will cover the rest up to their ...
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Europa Road has signed a new partnership with Gardner Distribution to expand its reach across the South West region. Based on the outskirts of Plymouth, Gardner is strategically placed to allow easy access to all major routes in the region. Once goods arrive from Europe into Europa’s Dartford 1Hub, they ...
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As the global repercussions of the unprecedented situation caused by COVID-19 outbreak continues, Turkish Cargo, the global brand with the world’s sixth largest cargo capacity, has started to operate cargo flights with Turkish Airlines’ passenger aircrafts in addition to its flights with 25 high capacity freighters in order to prevent ...
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The first Lufthansa passenger aircraft operated in freighter mode landed at Frankfurt Airport from China on 25 March. The Airbus A330 was loaded with around 30 tons of freight, using not only the bellyhold capacity but stowage compartments above the seats. The load included masks and other protective equipment and ...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warns that cargo flights filled with life-saving medical supplies and equipment have been grounded due to cumbersome and bureaucratic processes to secure slots and operating permits.
It has renewed its call to governments to take urgent measures to ensure that vital air cargo supply lines ...
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