January 2021
DHL Global Forwarding has expanded its Life Sciences & Healthcare facility in Leipzig by 2,500sq m. It houses state-of-the-art equipment for storing and handling temperature-controlled pharmaceutical and medical products, such as vaccinations and is the second DHL Global Forwarding facility to be expanded in terms of capacity and equipment, following a similar move in Frankfurt. DHL has successfully achieved IATA CEIV Pharma recertification for its facilities in Frankfurt am Main, ...
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EV Cargo’s Palletforce network said it was able to maintain its European services despite the ongoing post-Brexit challenges thanks to the support it has given to help members prepare.
It set up a Brexit Taskforce, held online webinars and provided weekly Brexit Bulletin updates.
Due to the nature of the mixed-load model, ...
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Parcel delivery company DPD has restarted its European road services, which were temporarily halted because of Brexit-related problems. It said that the service became fully operational again from 06:00 on Saturday 16 January.
The company said that following close co-operation with the Government on its New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) it ...
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The welfare of drivers stuck in queues trying to cross the Channel has become the biggest Brexit issue, says express courier firm Speedy Freight.
Its drivers report that facilities are not adequate for either the number of drivers delayed, or the length of time drivers are forced to wait. One driver ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo services are now available on WebCargo. Forwarders will be able to conduct real-time bookings, access live rates and see available capacity.Rollout will begin with France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa and Spain on 7 February with a discount scheme for forwarders giving an average saving of USD0.06/kg ...
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Etihad Cargo has reported a 50% year-on-year rise in shipments on its PharmaLife service, two years after it achieved IATA CEIV certification. The launch of the Abu Dhabi-based Hope Consortium to handle the Covid vaccine towards the end of 2020 has contributed to the end of year increase and is ...
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The Innovate UK-sponsored Liverpool-Humber Optimisation of Freight Transport (LHOFT) project has operated a trail train service operated by Freightliner to deliver food products from Elst, in the Netherlands to the Kraft Heinz national distribution centre in Wigan. The LHOFT project aims to establish an East-West freight transport corridor linking Liverpool ...
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Dublin Port throughput increased by 7.6% in the fourth quarter of 2020 although total cargo volumes were down by 3.4% for the year as a whole. Notwithstanding the decline, it was the third busiest year for cargo in the history of the port with higher volumes recorded in only 2018 ...
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Logistics specialist GEFCO UK has appointed Cédric Chacon as its new managing director.
He has spent the last 20 years developing in contract logistics services within the Group and has held various operational roles in the overland division in Dijon, Marseille and Lyon.
In 2010, he joined the UK team to focus primarily ...
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Global trade has not been as badly damaged by the Covid pandemic as was first feared and will recover faster than from the 2008 financial crisis, says a new study by port and logistics operator DP World.
Its inaugural 'Trade in Transition' report, Commissioned by DP World and conducted by the ...
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