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September 2020

New airfreight data system passes first test

The CCS-UK London Heathrow Airport air cargo community has successfully completed its first trial of IATA’s ONE Record technologies, which aim to replace the legacy Cargo-Imp and XML standards. ONE Record aims to allow data to be easily and transparently exchanged between air cargo stakeholders, communities and data platforms and unlock the possibilities of a fully digital air cargo industry. Working on behalf of CCS-UK, application development and data management specialist Nexshore ... [+]

Seafreight rate hike on hold

Hamburg Süd has postponed a General Rate Increase from the US and Canada west coast to North Europe and Mediterranean. The increase, originally scheduled for 1 September, will now go into effect on 1 October. [+]

IATA platform to match shippers and suppliers

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched the IATA ONE Source online platform to help the air cargo industry match shipping needs with available infrastructure and certifications of service providers. It lists the latest operational information on airlines, airports, cargo handling facilities, freight forwarders, ground handlers, shippers, and trucking companies, ... [+]

Vaccine airlift will be huge challenge, IATA warns

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is urging governments to begin careful planning to ensure full preparedness to move Covid vaccines, and warned of potentially severe capacity constraints. Director general and chief executive, Alexandre de Juniac said that while there are still many unknowns, including the number of doses, temperature sensitivities ... [+]

Pandemic hits port traffic for six

Department for Transport port freight statistics for the second quarter of 2020, released on 9 September, show a dramatic fall in traffic, says the British Ports Association (BPA). In April to June 2020, total traffic decreased 18% to 96.1 million tonnes compared with the same three months in 2019, while unitised ... [+]

Ceva opens own offices in Ecuador and Uruguay

CEVA Logistics has opened its own offices in Ecuador and Uruguay as part of its expansion across Latin America. The company has been well established for many years in both countries through network partnerships but decided to open its own offices in each location to offer customers a full spectrum ... [+]

Business boost for north-east box firm

Shipping container sales and hire company, Cleveland Containers has invested £300,000 in its new head office in Stockton-on-Tees. The company, which operates nationally out of 15 depots, has also purchased 2.6 acres of land in Grangetown and has built a new depot to store and repair containers, as well as ... [+]

UK to set up Brexit truck parks

The government has introduced emergency legislation to set up a reported 29 potential lorry parks across the UK, to cope with stoppages after the end of the Brexit transition period at the end of the year. Logistics UK (formerly FTA) said that it supported the plan, in particular the provision for ... [+]

DSV on the move in Oslo

DSV Road and Solutions has been moving its Oslo area operations to its  new Vestby facility since the end of May. The new location just south of the city comprises a terminal of 12,000sq m, 32,000sq m warehouse including a 7,000sq m mezzanine, and 4,700sq m office and personnel facilities. ... [+]

Happy return to Crane Worldwide Logistics

Gerard Ryan is returning to Crane Worldwide Logistics as president, global commercial. He previously played a key role in the creation and development of Crane Worldwide in the EMEA region. His new role has been newly created to develop and nurture relationships with new and existing partners globally.  [+]

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