November 2021
A range of financial incentives for businesses locating at Thames Freeport formally come into operation from 19 November, aimed at new manufacturing, clean energy or logistics businesses.
They cover the three sites at Ford Dagenham, the Port of Tilbury and London Gateway’s Logistics Park and include business rates relief for five years, enhanced capital allowances, relief from stamp duty and exemption from employer national insurance contributions for new and additional employees.
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Atlanta-based forwarder JAS Worldwide has acquired Swedish operator Greencarrier Freight Services International from the Greencarrier Group.
Founded in 2000, Gothenburg-headquartered Greencarrier has offices in 11 countries and 800 employees including the Nordic and Baltic countries, UK, Eastern Europe and China.
JAS Worldwide chief executive Marco Rebuffi, said it was his company’s fourth ...
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DHL Global Forwarding Europe has appointed Tobias Schmidt as chief executive. He succeeds Thomas George, who has managed the European organization since 2016. Schmidt will report to DHL Global Forwarding freight chief executive Tim Scharwath and will continue to lead the German and Swiss organisation.
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European digital freight forwarder Sennder has appointed Anthony Guillouet as managing director of France. Taking over from Maxime Legardez, he has held roles at DB Schenker, most recently working as the land sales director and head of road brokerage. Sennder acquired French-business Everoad in June 2020 and France accounts for ...
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Dublin Port Company (DPC) has launched its 3FM Project, the third and final phase of its master plan to bring the main Irish gateway to its final capacity by 2040 and including plans for major new containers and ro ro terminals. As one of Europe’s last major city ports, Dublin ...
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Justin Goedhart from South Africa is the new Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year. The other finalists were Georgina Perez Perez of Canada; Glauc Fornés Gil (Spain) and Muhammad Wasif Wiqar (Pakistan).
Award organisers and sponsors, FIATA I and TT Club said that all finalists had invested impressive efforts into ...
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Animal protection organisation Action for Primates has called on Spanish holiday charter airline, Wamos Air, to immediately stop transporting monkeys for research laboratories following the deaths this week of several on board its flight from Cambodia to the US.On Sunday 14 November a consignment of 720 long-tailed macaques was discovered ...
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Etihad Cargo has entered into a proof-of-concept agreement to use Speedcargo’s artificial intelligence (AI) products to boost capacity on its flights.
Etihad will become the second aviation company it use its Cargo Eye dimensioning system, and among only a few global carriers to trial its Cargo Mind planning and utilisation software.
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Turkish Cargo has appointed Unilode Aviation Solutions to maintain and repair its ULD fleet under a three-year agreement.
Unilode will repair Turkish Cargo’s standard and heavy-duty pallets, pallet nets, cargo and special containers at 22 locations at its EASA and FAA-certified repair network in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the ...
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Logistics operator Imperial has opened a new, larger tank-cleaning facility at Terneuzen in the Netherlands. It will allow it to extend its cleaning services for third parties as well as its own tanker fleet. It has separate cleaning bays for standard chemical and a third with a re-circulation system for ...
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