October 2021

Learning the ropes with Rhenus

Rhenus UK has appointed a number of new starters as part of a relaunched graduate programme.Over the next two years, the graduates will be introduced to Rhenus UK’s five divisions - Transport (Road, Air & Ocean and Supply Chain), High Tech, Home Delivery and Customs.The forwarder says this will give them a strong grounding in supply chain planning, European and global freight movements, warehouse management, health and safety, customs and ... [+]

Free webinar to launch Logistics UK carbon-cutting plans

Logistics UK, will launch its route map to decarbonise logistics at a webinar on 10 November as it publishes its Route to Net Zero manifesto on the dedicated Transport Day at the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference.  The one-hour session is free to attend for members and non-members. Chief executive ... [+]

Vaccine flies on wings of HOPE

The HOPE Consortium is kickstarting the vaccination effort in Africa with a delivery of large freezers that will be used to store the vaccine to 21 countries. Working in conjunction with the UNICEF aid agency and COVAX, the global collaboration that aims to ensure access for all to the vaccine – ... [+]

Geodis appoints automotive chief

Geodis has appointed Jürgen Adler as head of the automotive vertical market. He has more than 25 years’ experience in the logistics and transport sector of the automotive industry. Speaking several languages, he has worked on five continents, in Germany, France, China and the US. He is based in Frankfurt, ... [+]

SEKO’s Californian square feet top a million

SEKO Logistics a new facility at its LAX Campus close to the Port of Long Beach and Los Angeles International Airport, increasing its total footprint in southern California to over a million square feet. The new Class A building is one of two new facilities adding over 300,000sq ft of additional ... [+]

EU plan would scrap Ulster food checks – updated

The European Union has set out a plan under which most checks on food exports to Northern Ireland would be scrapped. The scheme would be dependent on robust data systems to ensure that the products stayed within the province and were not shipped over the border into Ireland or the ... [+]

Father Christmas’s ship may have already sailed, warns freight expert

Home delivery firm ParcelHero says the next two weeks are critical for retailers stocking their warehouses for Christmas, but a massive bottleneck at Felixstowe means container ships loaded with toys and gifts are now sailing away to EU ports, unable to unload in the UK.ParcelHero’s head of consumer research, David ... [+]

Lothar Moehle to lead Cargo iQ

Air cargo stakeholder group Cargo iQ has named Lothar Moehle as its new executive director. He brings over four decades of experience in the air cargo and logistics sectors, including senior positions at UPS and DB Schenker and was one of the founders of the organisation in 1997, when it was ... [+]

Aer Lingus launches UK long haul flights

Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus – part of the IAG Group – will open its first UK transatlantic base in Manchester on 20 October, with a service to Barbados. It will add flights from Manchester to New York JFK on 1 December and Orlando from 11 December. Air Transat flights ... [+]

IT boosts Lufthansa throughput

Lufthansa Cargo says it will be able to handle more cargo in the same facilities more punctually thanks to a new production planning and control (PPC) system. Based on DELMIA Quintiq -part of Dassault Systèmes- software and Ab Ovo’s industry expertise, it enables it to maximize capacity of workstations and ... [+]

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