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February 2022

IAG restores Latin America routes to pre-Covid levels

IAG Cargo says it now offers capacity to nearly every destination in Latin America which it operated pre-pandemic. It has has increased services Madrid, London and Barcelona to Colombia and Argentina from Madrid and is now offering daily capacity between Sao Paolo and Buenos Aires. The carrier – which comprises British Airways, Aer Lingus, Iberia and Vuelling now serves 17 destinations in Latin America from. Some 14 flights per week now ... [+]

Online broker to upgrade platform

UK-based online air cargo charter business CharterSync will completely rewrite its digital platform in the coming months. The new system will offer freight forwarders flexible cargo charter options for all kinds of cargo on any type of aircraft, airline operator or global routing. The broker expects its client base to ... [+]

Maritime’s new trucks cut the carbon

Maritime Transport has taken delivery of the first of 355 new Volvo tractor units, joining the 170 in its national network. The new vehicles will arrive in batches throughout 2022 to be distributed across Maritime’s 40 UK sites, and are expected to each cover around 125,000km per year on both ... [+]

Geodis to open Brisbane site

Geodis is to open a new 4,500sq m warehouse at Brisbane Airport. It will provide airfreight, ocean freight, contract logistics and customs brokerage in a wide range of market sectors, including automotive and FMCG with 4,000 pallet locations, 1,500sq m of bulk space, and a cool room for perishable goods ... [+]

Transporters must declare goods movements within Europe

New rules came into force on 1 February requiring transport operators to declare if they are transporting goods inside the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. It applies to HGVs, vans or trailers including trailers towed by cars and to cabotage journeys (loading goods in one of these countries and unloading ... [+]

Hermes UK goes global

Hermes UK is investing £11 million in its international business in response to a boom in e-commerce. It will create a dedicated International division tasked with launching a range of new services including inbound, outbound and reverse logistics and  cross-border products for retail customers, small firms, marketplaces and consumers. Hermes has ... [+]

Mohammed Esa moves from Agility to WFS

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has appointed Mohammed Esa as senior vice president, group commercial business development and strategy. He brings 30 years of experience and spent the last 18 years at Agility Logistics, most recently as senior vice president global business development and global lead digital customer solutions. He previously also ... [+]

Ulster agri minister orders SPS checks to be stopped

Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has ordered officials to halt sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks at the ports in the province. He told a press conference on 2 February that he had obtained legal advice stating that Northern Ireland Executive approval was required to carry out the checks and that this had ... [+]

Kale unveils Indonesia’s first port community system

IT firm Kale Logistics Solutions has implemented its CODEX Port Community System at the port of Rembang in the Central Java, the first of its kind in Indonesia. The portal offers features including shipment bookings, delivery orders, manifests, vessel registration, pilotage and berth allocation and truck appointment. Slot booking for ... [+]

CLIVE sees steady start to airfreight’s new year

General air cargo volumes in January 2022 rose by just 0.1% compared with January 2021, said analyst CLIVE Data Services. Volumes were 0.2% up on pre-pandemic January 2019. Cargo capacity in January 2022, compared to the first month of 2019, was down 4% but up 6% versus January 2021, while CLIVE’s ... [+]

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