February 2021
Antonov Airlines has safely completed an urgent order to carry a 54-tonne rotor, used in power generation, from Ghana to India and back after repairs.
Fellow members of The Heavy Lift Group (THLG), Rhenus Project Logistics USA, chartered the flight to carry the 10.50 m long, 3.89 m wide, 4.13 m high rotor from Accra, Ghana, to Mumbai, India, and back.
Antonov Airlines used loading equipment designed by its in-house engineering team, ...
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Hapag-Lloyd says it expects very strong earnings growth in the first quarter of 2021 due to “exceptionally strong demand for container transport” and freight rates remaining a high level at the beginning of the year. Earning for 2021 are expected to be significantly higher than prior-year levels, said the German-based ...
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Rhenus Air & Ocean is consolidating its position in Germany with the planned takeover of the freight forwarding business of the logistics company, BLG International Forwarding which has made a strategic decision to focus on its domestic and international business in its contract, automobile and container divisions in future.
Rhenus is ...
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Dachser Air & Sea Logistics (ASL) has reorganised management within its business units in Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) and Americas regions.
The position of managing director, ASL EMEA has been assumed by Dr Tobias Burger, who is already responsible for the strategic development of the Air & Sea Logistics ...
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Air France KLM Martinair Cargo is to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with UNICEF to cooperate on the distribution of Covid-19 vaccine as part of the Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative. Acting on behalf of the Covid-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (COVAX), UNICEF will safeguard access to coronavirus vaccines throughout the world, ...
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Peel Ports has officially welcomed the new ‘DUNK’ service from Dunkerque operated by CMA CGM short sea arm Containerships. The weekly service, which also calls in Bristol, departs the Northern French port on Fridays, arriving in Liverpool the following Monday.
Peel Ports Group managing director, David Huck, said: “The new service ...
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Dr Antje Huber has taken over as chief executive of DHL’s Saloodo! online road freight platform from Thomas Grunau who has managed the company since 2018. He will devote his time to his primary role as senior vice president of global business strategy and digitalization. Dr Huber has been a ...
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Test measures for truck drivers imposed by Germany, the Austrian Tyrol and the Czech Republic, are causing chaos for freight transport, warns the International Road Transport Union (IRU). The trade route from Italy northwards across the Brenner Pass, as well as East-West corridors, are particularly badly affected, it says.
Germany has ...
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IAG Cargo has partnered with logistics firm Senator International to move over a million protective face masks from Shanghai to Munich. It follows the government’s new rules last month requiring individuals to wear medical-grade face masks in the workplace, public transport and in shops. IAG Cargo utilised a B777-200 passenger ...
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One in three UK importers are struggling at borders and Northern Ireland trade is collapsing, says ParcelHero
The parcels broker quoted the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) report which, said ParcelHero, showed that businesses are reporting spiralling Brexit challenges while dDoubt has been cast on the viability of the Northern ...
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