August 2021
PD Ports, owner and operator of Teesport and Statutory Harbour Authority for the River Tees, has signed apartnership with commercial drone company heliguy.
It includes the procurement of five machines that will be used to optimise operations and reduce risks, as well training 17 people in the port group to fly them. Eight Harbour Police constables have already passed their training and the rest of the team due to commence their ...
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Gulf Air has signed renewed its agreement with IT specialist for CHAMP for its Cargospot suite, including airline, handling, and revenue accounting. The Bahrain-based carrier will also implement the newly developed ebooking engine, Cargospot Portal, as well as Cargospot Business Intelligence.
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Pall-Ex has promoted Karolina Thompson to director of international development. She has been part of the Pall-Ex International team for over 12 years and will oversee the development of relationships and opportunities in territories all over the world, including Australia and the US, working closely with Pall-Ex Group’s managing director ...
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Following the closure of a major seafreight terminal at Ningbo, freight forwarder Woodland, fresh worries had emerged over airfreight shipments from China as a Covid case was reported at Shanghai’s Pudong Airport Cargo Terminal ( PACTL) All staff have been sent to take tests, and most flights handled by PACTL ...
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HMRC has revised its plans for a lorry park at Dover, according to a report in The Guardian newspaper. New plans are for the White Cliffs site are for a park with space for up to 96 trucks, rather than 1,200 in the original plan.
Lighting levels have bee reduced and ...
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Operations at Ningbo-Zhoushan have resumed owith containers and vessels already in the port being prioritised, reports forwarder Woodland International. Empty container pick up was due to be restarted on 25 August and full operations expected to resume from 1 September.
Operations at Ningbo’s Meishan terminal were suspended on 11 August after a Covid ...
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Central and East European specialist forwarder Xpediator has appointed Lucy Wain as group digitalisation director, responsible for digital transformation and enhancement of customer application tools. Prior to joining Xpediator, she was commercial development director digital transformation at engineering and design firm WS Atkins.
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Global cargo handling association ICHCA International has signed a memorandum of understanding with TOC Events to promote greater communication and interaction in the industry in the post-pandemic era.The two parties will pursue cooperative projects of mutual interest specific to the dissemination of knowledge, best practice, analysis and commentary on the ...
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Operations at the port of Ningbo in China are recovering much quicker than feared following a covid oubreak, reports the Freightos online marketplace.
Despite fears of a Yantian repeat – where a coronavirus outbreak significantly hindered operations for three weeks – disruptions at Ningbo following one port worker’s positive test ...
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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has launched a smart new uniform for its cargo and ground handling employees in North America and the rest of the world.
The roll-out of 125,000 items will start in September and be completed in 2022 for staff working in cargo handling, ramp handling, passenger services and ...
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