January 2021
Air charter firm Chapman Freeborn has appointed Ben Hampton to head its office in the US Northeast as cargo director for the region. Prior to joining, he was the director of sales for a part 135 (charter and leasing operator) and beforehand was assistant director of US cargo for a global charter brokerage. The new Chapman Freeborn office opens on 18 January in Parsippany, New Jersey.
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo will increase its freight-only flights by 60% in January, boosting cargo-only rotations from 21 up to 33 per week. It includes daily flights between London and Brussels, offering same day European connections.
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The Port of Tilbury and FM Conway have extended their agreement for a further five years to load aggregate for the latter’s Theale facility. FM Conway is the largest independent supplier of asphalt in the south east and the new agreement will also see the doubling of rail freight by ...
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Members of the UK Major Ports group have made an “unequivocal commitment” to high standards of sustainability and security in UK freeports. ahead of the deadline for the submission of bids to the Government on 5 February.
They pledge to uphold standards in the environmental, social and economic spheres and to ...
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IAG Cargo has promoted Daniel Byrne and Freddie Overton as Regional Commercial Managers for UK and Ireland and Europe and Africa, respectively.Overton was previously regional commercial manager for Benelux, Germany and Switzerland while Byrnehas been with IAG Cargo since 2017 and has spent the last ten years in the logistics ...
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Former Brussels Airport director of cargo and logistics and current TIACA chairman Steven Polmans is to join cargo community network Nallian. As chief customer officer, he will be responsible for accelerating the expansion of Nallian’s global network of cargo communities that operate the Nallian Cargo Cloud. At his previous employer, ...
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UPS’s Polar Speed arm has opened a new 100,000sq ft healthcare logistics facility in Birmingham to help address the increasing need for last-mile Covid-19 vaccine delivery and other healthcare logistics support. The combined hub, depot, and warehouse facility will be staffed by more than 100 employees, with capacity to store ...
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The British Ports Association has called for the 115,000 workers in the sector to be given priority during the rollout of the Coronavirus vaccine to protect vital supply chains.
BPA says that maritime workers have ensured imports of foods, essential products, energy and fuel supplies continue to move into the country ...
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Kerry Logistics Network has opened a chemical logistics centre in the Cangzhou Lingang Economic and Technological Development Zone in Hebei province. Located close to the Tianjin Nangang Industrial Zone, it has a total area of 320,000 sq ft, comprising Class A warehouse, Class B warehouse, as well as office facilities, ...
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Cargo traffic at Leipzig/Halle Airport increased by 11.7% to 1.38 million tonnes in 2020, a new record high, said its operator, Mitteldeutsche Flughafen. Growth was particularly strong during the fourth quarter, increasing by 35% to 140,940 tonnes during December alone.Passengers passing through its two gateways, Dresden and Leipzig/Halle Airports slumped ...
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