October 2020
DSV’s Air Charter Network is adding extra transatlantic air capacity for the peak season. Twice-weekly part-charters operate from Belgium to New York with trucking connections to the rest of the US. A weekly round trip flight between Luxemburg and Huntsville, Alabama, has also been added to the existing double weekly rotation.
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Turkish Cargo has added 95 destinations to its direct cargo network including London Heathrow, Bucharest, Bangkok, Singapore, Beirut and Lahore. The carrier says it now operates the widest freighter network in the world.
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Brittany Ferries’ newest vessel, Galicia called at ABP’s port of Plymouth in mid-October for berthing trails. It follows a similar visit to Portsmouth.
Measuring 215 metres, Galicia will be one of Brittany Ferries’ largest vessels, and the trials at Plymouth were conducted in close cooperation with Cattewater Harbour Commission.
Brittany Ferries ...
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Nordic logistics comp[any Greencarrier Freight Services has bought the road logistics business operations in the Baltics and CEE countries from Finnish Railways (VR) subsidiary Transpoint International. Greencarrier Freight Services chief executive Mikael Forsberg said the move would make his company one of the largest operators in the region.
Transpoint’s road traffic ...
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Leipzig Halle Airport recorded 18.6% growth in air freight in September, its strongest for eight years. Overall, the German airport handled about 120,758 tonnes of cargo. Air freight handled during the first nine months of the year rose to roughly 986,389 tonnes, an increase of 8.1%.
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The Government is putting housing considerations above commercial ones such as ports in its latest planning proposals, says an industry group.
The UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) said, in a briefing paper on the Government’s proposed sweeping changes to the planning system in England, published in partnership with planning specialists Adams ...
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Brexit is already impacting the freight market with many companies stockpiling goods in the UK in preparation for delays at the border in early January 2021, reports forwarder Woodland in its latest bulletin. Demand is expected to continue to increase prior to the end of the transition period on 31 ...
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While the airline industry gears up to transport millions of Covid vaccines later this year or in 2021, AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has already been busy.
The all-cargo carrier is moving 840 tonnes of equipment for production lines for vaccine containers from Frankfurt to Atlanta on board its 747-8F aircraft in partnership ...
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Charter and cargo airline Jota Aviation is to open an operational base at London Biggin Hill Airport. Currently based at London Southend Airport, Jota Aviation specialises in cargo and passenger services, including charter flights for the sports, corporate, music and film industries.
Chief executive Andy Green Pictured, left), said: “With its ...
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AV Dawson has revealed details of the new head office it will build at its Port of Middlesbrough site. With an estimated completion date of summer 2021, the new 24,000sq ft office development forms part of a £10 million, three-year masterplan recently announced for its recently rebranded Port of Middlesbrough ...
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