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October 2020

Hamburg and Tangiers get together

Hamburg Port Authority and Tanger Med Port Authority have signed a letter of intent to form a partnership. Both authorities will exchange experiences and good practice in fields including efficiency of port and vessel operations, digitalization and port community systems, traffic management, port (cyber) security, IT and innovation. [+]

Remember – Multimodal Brexit seminar on 5th November

The next Multimodal Connect webinar will take place on 5 November on the subject of Brexit – the Tactics : Quick Wins, Tricks of the Trade and Mitigation.With the prospect of a last minute Brexit deal still hanging by a thread, importers and exporters are still unsure as to what ... [+]

Exis and parent join cargo handling group

New York based cargo inspection company National Cargo Bureau and its shipping and dangerous goods IT arm, Exis Technologies have joined the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA). Exis Technologies had previously been an individual member of ICHCA for over 10 years. Exis Technologies and ICHCA have worked together on many ... [+]

Deugro to the rescue as compressor suffers compressed delivery schedule

Deugro Air has moved urgently needed oversized compressor equipment from Germany to the US on an Antonov 124 freighter aircraft. Initially, it was planned to ship the cargo by sea, but due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on industrial production in Europe, completion of the unit was delayed ... [+]

Cure for retail headaches is close at hand, says Dachser

German-owned logistics provider Dachser says that its well-established North African services and new network extensions in Turkey and Eastern Europe will help UK retailers cope with the uncertainties of Brexit and Covid. It says that while the Chinese manufacturing phenomenon has radically reduced UK retail prices over the last two decades, ... [+]

Strong Q3 growth for UPS

UPS’s third-quarter 2020 consolidated revenue rose 15.9% over 2019 to $21.2 billion. Consolidated average daily volume increased 13.5% year over year.  Net income was $2.0 billion for the quarter, 11.8% above the same period in 2019, or 10.7% on an adjusted basis.  Operating profit was $2.4 billion, up 11.0% compared ... [+]

Swiss flies back to Beijing

Swiss WorldCargo has reintroduced flights to Beijing and added more flights to Shanghai. Beiging services will operate once weekly and Shanghai three times a week. It will also introduce a weekly flight to Santiago de Chile from 18 November. In addition to its three weekly passenger flights connecting Zurich and ... [+]

Cross-Channel shippers may take to the air

Aviation services group and airfreight broker Air Partner says it is preparing for a possible influx of requests as the end of the Brexit transition period approaches. While truck is currently the mode of choice into Kent via Dover or the Channel Tunnel, from 31 December they will be subject to ... [+]

Peek to head IAG Cargo sales

IAG Cargo has promoted Darren Peek to the new position of head of sales. Previously regional commercial manager for Europe and Africa, he has held many senior roles with IAG Cargo and British Airways and has over 25 years’ experience in the industry. He said: “I’m delighted to be stepping ... [+]

Rail firm keeps it all under control

Rail wagon leaser VTG will use sensors developed by Nexxiot to monitor the condition of temperature sensitive goods from December. Some 3,000 wagons will be equipped with sensors on customer request, which can record the temperature of the tank, the heating system and the outlet. Detailed analysis is available to customers ... [+]

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