July 2021
DP World says its two UK ports handled a record volume of cargo in the first half of 2021, thanks to its investment in capacity to meet demand.
Between January and June this year, London Gateway saw throughput of 888,000teu. An increaser of over 23% on the previous first-half record set in 2020. At DP World Southampton, throughput in the first six months of the year was 995,000teu, the second best ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo has joined the Cool Chain Association (CCA). The non-profit organisation, aims to reduce food wastage and improve the quality, efficiency and value of the temperature sensitive supply chain through collaboration, education and innovation.
CCA chairman Stavros Engelakakis said, “CCA members are focused on developing tangible programmes and backing ...
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Austrian-based forwarding and logistics company cargo-partner has expanded its air charter offering to Europe and the US in response to the tight market situation in sea and overland transport.
It has extended its scheduled charter services between Asia and Europe until the end of the yearand has also introduced weekly charter ...
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UPS announced a second-quarter 2021 consolidated revenue of $23.4 billion on 27 July, a 14.5% increase over the second quarter of 2020. The company also revealed a consolidated operating profit of $3.3 billion, up 47.3% compared to the second quarter of 2020, and up 40.8% on an adjusted basis. While ...
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Cargo and passenger handler dnata has promoted David Barker to divisional senior vice president for airport operations. He currently leads the company’s operations in the US as chief executive officer. In his new role, based in Dubai, he will oversee dnata’s global ground handling and cargo business at 91 airports ...
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Volga-Dnepr Group says it may become the launch customer of a freighter version of the new MC-21-200 new generation Russian passenger plane being developed by Irkut Corporation. A delegation from the airline viewed the plane at the recent MAKS 2021, International Aviation and Space Salon held in Zhukovsky.
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E-commerce specialist James and James Fulfilment is expanding its UK operations and business model into the EU an EU fulfilment centre in Venlo, the Netherlands. The company, which has a UK centre in Northampton, says that since Brexit was introduced in January, trade in Europe has become prohibitive, expensive and ...
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Israeli carrier El Al is offering real-time e-bookings and access to live rates and cargo capacity through Freightos’ WebCargo platform. EL AL Cargo will be rolling out WebCargo across the US, Europe, and Asia, giving over 2,500 forwarders access to its system.
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There has been little respite in the “perfect storm” that had gripped the freight industry in North America, reports UK forwarder, Woodland Group. The Essex-headquartered operator said that there continued to be sgnificant labour shortages (especially drivers), increased freight volumes into ports, reduced rail operations and lack of equipment (chassis) ...
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Forth Ports says it has “intimated” to the Holyrood Government that it will submit a proposal for a Green Port encompassing key harbours, industrial complexes and logistics centres on the north and south shores of the Firth of Forth and including Edinburgh Airport.
The Scottish Government has invited expressions of interest ...
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