September 2021
East European specialist forwarder Xpediator Group reported revenue of £126.6m in the first half of 2021 compared with £99.6m in the same period last year. Adjusted profit before tax was £3.6m (2020: £2.1m) reflecting continued growth within key central and east European markets. The company said that it had gained more revenue from customs clearance and there had been a full recovery from a Covid-affected market. Chairman Alex Borrelli, commented: ...
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Cargo handling group ICHCA International has signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Vessel Operators Dangerous Goods Association (IVODGA). They will work closely on joint projects to improve in numerous situations. It aims for the universal understanding and application of measures for the safe handling and storage of a ...
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Annual freight volume at Leipzig/Halle has already exceeded the 1 million tonne mark in August, according to the airport authority, Mitteldeutsche Flughafen.
Volume at Europe’s fourth-largest air cargo hub reached 1,025,187 tonnes, an increase of 18.4% compared to the same period in the previous year. The 125,050 tonnes processed in August ...
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Maersk and railroad company Canadian Pacific (CP) have opened a 117,000sq ft Pacific Transload Express facility to make Asia/Pacific Northwest (PNW) supply chains more resilient. It can transload international containers into domestic 53-foot trailers giving savings on domestic distribution, while reducing port demurrage and inland detention costs. CP will shuttle ...
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CMA CGM says it will stop all spot rate increases from 9 September until 1 February 2022, saying it is prioritizing long-term relationship with customers in the face of an unprecedented situation in the shipping industry. Since the beginning of 2021, container shipping spot freight rates have continued to rise ...
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Saudia is to relaunch services between Manchester and in December for the first time in 21 months. The first flight is set to depart on Wednesday 15 December, operated by a Boeing-787 Dreamliner, with the frequency of flights then subject to review dependent on demand.
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Associated British Ports (ABP) has signed a new ten-year agreement with Island Steel at Newport. Island Steel, a customer of Newport since 1994, currently occupies a purpose-built 100,000sq ft service centre, which is entirely powered by solar energy, produced on-site. The new agreement will expand the site by 1.2 acres. ...
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SriLankan Airlines has become the first new customer at Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) CenterPoint cargo terminal at London Heathrow. The airline has awarded WFS with a 32-month contract, from September, to provide cargo handling and airside transport for its Airbus A330-300 flights connecting London and Colombo. SriLankan currently operates a ...
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UK national courier company Speedy Freight has launched its first ever EU branch, in Spain.
Headed by manager Ian Boardman, it is in the Orihuela Costa area of Alicante. As well as providing specialist courier services to the provinces of Valencia and Murcia, the branch will also be taking on jobs throughout the Iberian Peninsula.
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DSV Panalpina has changed its name to DSV, it was decided at an extraordinary general meeting on 8 September. The decision to With the DKK 30 billion acquisition of Agility’s Global Integrated Logistics business finalised on 16 August, DSV said it would undergo its most significant change since the acquisition ...
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