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March 2022

Sweden gains direct US link

MSC is to launch a weekly direct connection between Gothenburg and the US - Sweden’s largest export market outside Europe the US. First departure from the APM terminal in Gothenburg is on March 31 reaching New York 11 days later before continuing to Philadelphia and Norfolk and returning to Scandinavia and the Baltics. The full rotation of the service is Klaipeda - Gdynia - Gothenburg - Bremerhaven - New York ... [+]

Kerry launches one-stop UK/Turkey service

Kerry Logistics Network has launched a multimodal One Stop Solution (1S2) service for imports and exports between the UK and Turkey. It offers full container load (FCL) and less than container load (LCL) services to all UK ports; daily full truck load and less than truck load across the EU; bonded ... [+]

Air Canada unveils Toronto cold chain site

Air Canada has inaugurated its $16 million cold chain handling facility at its Toronto Pearson International Airport, expanding and enhancing capabilities for pharmaceuticals, fresh food and other perishables. The upgraded facility features over 30,000sq ft (2,787sq m) of temperature-controlled areas and an expanded cooler to fully meet the requirements of cold ... [+]

Ekol launches sea-rail link from Turkey

Ekol Logistics has launched a block train service between Sète, France and Cologne, Germany. With connecting sea services to and from the French port, it will offer an alternative to road transport between Turkey and Europe. Departure from Sète is at 16.00 on Mondays and Thursdays with arrival in Cologne at ... [+]

Cargo iQ fills in the gaps

Airfreight organization Cargo iQ has made key updates to its Quality Management System (QMS), adding a Visibility Maps function and new milestones to its Route Map Planning. Cargo iQ Route Maps, which enable the journey of an air cargo shipment to be planned and monitored, could until now only be created ... [+]

Transsiberian rail corridor must be preserved, says operators group

Swiss-headquartered Transsiberian transport group GETO (the Group of European TransEurasia Operators and Forwarders) warns that the Ukraine conflict could have a negative impact on the Eurasian transit corridor. This could disrupt critical supply chains and eliminate thousands of jobs, it says.  GETO believes that “there is a significant risk that the ... [+]

Gebrüder Weiss sales soar

Austrian forwarding and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss posted preliminary net sales of €2.54 billion for the 2021 financial year, up 43% on 2020. More than 70% of the increase was generated by the Air & Sea business as the global shortage of cargo capacity led to shipping companies and airlines ... [+]

Emirates to reopen Dubai World central hub

Emirates SkyCargo is to return to dual hub operation in Dubai and will be reactivating its cargo hub in Dubai South, Emirates SkyCentral, for dedicated freighter aircraft from 26 March. In April 2020, Emirates SkyCargo consolidated its freighter and bellyhold passenger cargo operations at Dubai International Airport in light of the ... [+]

Geodis gains GDP in China

Geodis has obtained Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Accreditation in China to meet the demands of the growing healthcare market. The forwarder said that with Covid-19 exposing the emerging risks and weaknesses of the pharmaceutical industry’s supply chain, this accreditation underscored its commitment to ensuring the quality and integrity of pharmaceutical products ... [+]

First flight for Lufthansa short-haul freighter

Lufthansa Cargo A321 freighter lifted off for its first commercial flight from the carrier’s main Frankfurt base to Dublin on 15 March. The aircraft, registration D-AEUC was christened ‘Hello Europe’ before departure and is operated by Lufthansa’s CityLine short haul passenger arm. Lufthansa Cargo chair and chief executive, Dorothea von Boxberg, said ... [+]

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