November 2021
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has opened a new Integrated Hactl Control Centre (iHCC), creating a 24-hour single command point.
It centralises operations control, systems control and maintenance control for the first time, with duty managers monitoring the entire SuperTerminal 1 facility – from traffic management at its truck parks through the many different functional areas of the terminal, to airside cargo dispatch.
Monitoring and control was previously decentralised to ...
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Cold chain airfreight specialist Envirotainer has launched a CryoSure platform for pharmaceuticals requiring transport at -70oC.
Whereas most temperature-controlled pharmaceuticals have involved temperature ranges of 2–8°C and 15–25°C, many pharma products and biospecimen samples require below -70°C shipments. Moreover, many new cell and gene therapy, clinical development, other non-finished products as ...
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Emirates SkyCargo signed a memorandum of understanding with Emirates Post Group at the Dubai Airshow to will work together to develop an e-commerce end-to-end global logistics platform serving the Middle East, Africa and West Asia.
The carrier says it will be the first partnership between an airline cargo carrier and a ...
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FedEx Corp has chosen Cumbria-based Dirtbags Climbing to represent the UK in the final of its Small Business Grant award. The firm, which upcycles old climbing gear and outdoor textiles to create new products for the outdoor recreation industry, was selected from a shortlist of 15 other finalists.
The competition is ...
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CLECAT and FIATA, the European and global associations for freight forwarding and logistics service providers, have renewed their memorandum of understanding. The two associations will continue to key issues including trade facilitation, digitalisation decarbonisation but now with emphasis on ensuring a level playing field with other parties in the logistics ...
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CMA CGM’s Containerships short-sea arm has launched two new high guaranteed handling options. Seapriority Go offers priority boarding and equipment release for goods during the loading process onto vessels with preferential container allocation and loading on board. Seapriority Reach offers door to door services including space on board, equipment releases ...
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AP Moller-Maersk is to set up a logistics joint venture with stevedoring, shipping and port services operator Grindrod in South Africa, subject to regulatory approvals. Grindrod’s intermodal business and the ocean activities of its Ocean Africa Container Lines shipping and logistics arm will complement Maersk’s ocean and logistics services. Maersk ...
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Freightliner, the UK rail arm of Genesee & Wyoming, will be the first operator to use new low-emission Shell diesel fuel. Gd45 powered by Shell GTL fuel consists of 55% Shell GTL (gas to liquids) fuel and 45% Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO). Freightliner has been testing the fuel on some ...
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P&O Ferrymasters has added 25 reefer trailers to its fleet to provide additional capacity for new international business. It follows the British Retail Consortium renewal of the company’s certification for its Dover and Amsterdam offices, including its highest AA status for the carriage of food products. An array of plugins ...
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Geodis says it plans to double its contract logistics footprint in the UK following opening of a total of 110,000sq m new warehousing at two sites in October - 40,000sq in Doncaster and 70,000sq m at Lutterworth in the East Midlands.
With surging demand for e-commerce boom in the UK, Geodis ...
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