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October 2021

Faster freight thanks to WFS’s CargoKiosk

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has introduced its CargoKiosk’ technology to process trucks and drivers making cargo deliveries and collections at London Heathrow airport. Drivers arriving on-site no longer have to go to the station reception desk for paperwork to be checked manually before they are assigned a loading bay but instead the vehicle and cargo authorisation process is completed electronically prior to the truck arriving. The driver simply has to enter ... [+]

End of an era for Lufthansa Cargo

Lufthansa Group rang down the curtain on the tri-jet era on Sunday 17 October when its last MD-11F landed in Frankfurt. Flight LH8161 from New York JFK touched down ahead of schedule at 12:03 p.m. local time on runway 07R, marking the end of commercial service of the aircraft type ... [+]

Europa boss walks out of ‘leaky’ Road Haulage Association

Dartford-based groupage operator Europa Worldwide has resigned from the Road Haulage Association (RHA) with chief executive Andrew Baxter saying he was disillusioned with its handling of Brexit and the fuel crisis. In an open letter to the RHA he said he was appalled by the way the RHA had conducted itself ... [+]

New device keeps containers connected

Cargo technology firm Nexxiot has unveiled a gateway device for intermodal shipping containers that it says will revolutionize traceability and visibility of assets. The Globehopper Edge is a self-sustaining, zero-maintenance wireless connectivity device capable of transmitting thousands of data points every day from multiple onboard sensors that transmit information such ... [+]

Long-term lease for Teesport coating firm

PD Ports has granted a new long-term lease to Diffusion Alloys at Teesport Commerce Park, for construction of a new £1.5 million coating facility for large components and centre for excellence. Diffusion Alloys has occupied its current site at Teesport Commerce Park for over 18years and now, thanks to the ... [+]

Dublin’s budget disappoints

FTA Ireland has described the country’s Budget for 2022 as a missed opportunity to support the logistics sector through the intense pressures it is facing. FTAI chief executive Aidan Flynn said that the Irish Government’s Budget 2022 “flattered to deceive, offering very little support for hard-pressed logistics and freight distribution businesses ... [+]

Ship early for Christmas?

Imported consumer goods should arrive in the country at least six weeks earlier than normal to make it onto shelves in time for Black Friday, according to JOC by IHS Markit. Any goods from Asia will need to have cleared US ports by now if they are to be certain of ... [+]

Dublin to open inland port to ease the squeeze

Dublin Port Company (DPC) is to open an inland port will open in early November and has confirmed Dublin Ferryport Terminals (DFT) as the first company licenced to begin operating at the facility in the north of the city. DPC says it will increase its capacity by 20%. Dublin Inland Port is ... [+]

Relay system claims faster freight, fewer nights in the cab

Spanish-based full truckload relay system has opened offices at Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany and Brussels (Belgium). Trucksters has operated between Central Europe and Spain since 2020 using an artificial intelligence-based system. It works by exchanging semi-trailers at relay points with trucks transporting goods in the opposite direction. Drivers operate shorter ... [+]

Woodland Group set to become a literary giant

Woodland Group has acquired a 50% stake in UK-based specialist publishing logistics company, Worldwide Book Services (WBS).It says the move will make it one of the strongest supply chain suppliers to the media and publishing industry across the globe and will improve its joint service offering in east and west ... [+]

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