November 2021
Leipzig/Halle Airport handled the world’s largest aircraft, the Antonov-225 on 30 November, carrying more than 500 pallets containing some 3.5 million Covid-19 tests.
This was the 30th time that the unique plane has landed at the Central German airport, making it one of the most frequently visited by the AN-225 anywhere in the world.
There are plans for the AN-225 to continue flying to Germany during the next few weeks.
The aircraft was ...
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Development organisation Transaid has launched a project to provide rapid antigen Covid-19 testing for truck drivers at border crossings in Uganda to help reduce the spread of the disease and lessen the economic burden on transport companies.
The development organisation was invited to partner with FIND, the global alliance for diagnostics, ...
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UK-based thermal protection specialist Tower has launched a new solution for the transport of ultra cold temperature-critical pharmaceuticals. The KTM42D is a fully reusable double-pallet temperature-controlled packaging container, for the transportation and extended storage of products that require an internal temperature range of -80˚C to -60˚C.
Tower says it achieves the ...
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The Port of Tilbury welcomed local career seekers to its recruitment day in November.
The Forth Ports-owned location has many career opportunities currently available including apprentices, straddle carrier drivers and engineers. All of these roles and more were showcased along with the skills development opportunities the business has available across the ...
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Europa Group says that its Europa Flow Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) service has dispatched 75,000 consignments worth about £68m across 24 European Union (EU) countries since Brexit at the beginning of 2021.
Over 5,000 customers are now signed up to the service . under which Europa completes the Export Declaration and ...
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Fears that the Covid crisis would jeopardize the progress of globalization have not been realised, said DHL in its Global Connectedness report published on 30 November.
The report said that analysis of international worldwide trade in the 1 ½ years asince the outbreak of the pandemic showed that the pandemic “has ...
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Irish Ferries is to add a third vessel to its Dover to Calais route. The Ciudad de Mahon – which will be renamed – will join the Isle of Inishmore and the recently announced Isle of Innisfree in the first quarter of 2022.
The Ciudad de Mahon, built in 2000 in ...
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Nominations are now open until 7 February 2022 for the Amazon Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards. Now in their 15th year, the awards celebrate the vital contribution women make to transport and logistics showcasing progression, accomplishments and increasing avenues of opportunity within a traditionally male-dominated industry.
The COVID-19 crisis threw ...
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Arvato Supply Chain Solutions has opened a 25,000 sq m multi-client distribution centre at Segro Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway. It will be used as a hub for customers in the consumer electronics industry and healthcare sectors.
It is strategically located on the road network between the cities of Nottingham, Derby ...
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Austrian-owned forwarder and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss has completed finished integration of Rhenus Bulgaria into its network. It adds four new locations to its national subsidiary in Bulgaria, in Burgas, Svilengrad, Varna and Plovdiv as well as 80 employees. Staff members from its Sofia site are relocating to the Gebrüder ...
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