May 2021
CMA CGM’s new air cargo arm is adding Dubai, Beirut and Istanbul to its existing services between Liège, Chicago, New York and Atlanta. It adds that its services to Dubai give scope for sea-air services. The carrier also plans shortly to start up regular services from Liège to Beirut and Istanbul.
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Non-EU imports have outstripped EU imports for the first time but that does not make Brexit a success, says broker ParcelHero. It says that latest government statistics show that non-EU imports have declined less alarmingly than those from the Union.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak told the BBC that the Government had invested ...
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Scottish logistics company Bullet Express says the 3.5 miles of pallet racking at its new storage site would be stretch to George Square in Glasgow city centre, if laid out end to end.
Made by Spanish specialist, AR Racking, and installed by local installation experts, Rackit, the shelving is fully operational ...
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Nothing, not even pandemics or Brexit comes between foodies and their favourite veg –IAG Cargo said on 13 May that it had flown a record 2,361 tonnes of asparagus to the UK and Europe between January and April this year. The figure was up 86% on the 1,270 tonnes shipped ...
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Volga-Dnepr operates three charters to India to help the country in meeting the current oxygen crisis
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has operated three charter flights to move oxygen equipment from Ireland, Germany and China to India in the battle against Covid. Over 200 tonnes of vital medical equipment containing oxygen storing containers, concentrators ...
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Forth Ports has appointed Michelle Primrose as group human resources (HR) manager and Matt McCreath as group financial controller.
Michelle Primrose has held roles with businesses including BAE Systems, Balfour Beatty, AECOM and Sainsbury’s. She will be based in the Port of Grangemouth with responsibility for HR across the Group’s eight ...
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Rotterdam has welcomed Maersk’s vividly coloured rainbow containers, celebrating diversity and inclusion in the maritime and ports industry.
They arrived aboard the Maastricht Maersk arrived into APM Terminals Maasvlakte II terminal, part of a world tour, set to end in Denmark for Copenhagen Pride 2021, stopping at several locations across Asia ...
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US-owned forwarder CH Robinson is to buy Benelux region operator Combinex Holding. The former’s president of Europe, Jeroen Eijsink described it as “a great opportunity for CH Robinson and will strengthen our existing footprint in Europe, particularly our presence in Western Europe.
“Combinex will also offer us additional haul capabilities with ...
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ABP’s Port of Ayr has taken delivery of a new crane to speed up vessel discharge. It marks the completion of a seven-year £2.2 million investment strategy to upgrade all front-line machinery at the port. Ayr specialises in dry bulks, including salt, animal feed, heavy lift and forest products.
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Digital freight forwarder Zencargo has raised £30m in new finance. It will use it to increase its team from 150 to 350 people over the next two years and expand into the Netherlands, Hong Kong, and the US. Zencargo has now raised a total of £42m, and is targeting revenues ...
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