April 2022
IAG Cargo has donated capacity to transport 125 tonnes of aid, including blankets, kitchen equipment and medical supplies, to Ukraine in recent weeks.
The carrier is working with leading charities including the Red Cross, Project Hope and SEPLA Ayuda and its sister airlines Iberia, British Airways and Vueling to support relief efforts into the region.
Recently IAG Cargo partnered with US- based Project HOPE and Priority Worldwide to deliver eight tonnes of ...
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The Unite trade union is warning of possible disruption to cargo handling at Heathrow Airport after announcing a strike ballot for members at Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) on 13-27 April, in a dispute over a pay freeze.
Unite is calling on WFS to match the pay awards of competitors, such as ...
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US-based supply chain platform and brand collective IBrands Global, has launched a logistics company that it says will “cut out the freight forwarding middlemen that are typically relied upon in the industry”.
Remcoda Express is a described as a full-service freight and logistics company that will use direct contracts with ocean ...
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Broker Air Charter Service is planning a recruitment drive later this year as part of its expansion plans for the US Midwest.
It moved into a new office in Chicago on March 25 with six times the space.
Chief executive of the office, Caitlin Uhlmann, said: “O’Hare Airport is currently hugely expanding ...
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GB Railfreight unveiled a Class 66 locomotive named ‘Glory to Ukraine’ and painted in the country’s flag on 6 April. The rail operator said it “stands with Ukraine and this newly painted locomotive honours the people affected by the conflict as they continue to courageously defend their homeland”.
According to the ...
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The war in Ukraine, resulting sanctions and lockdowns in China muted growth of general air cargo volumes and capacity in March, causing a sudden interruption to the recovery trend of recent months said analyst CLIVE Data Services.
Weekly data for March, and up to 3 April 2022, shows volumes compared to ...
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Estonia-based AVEM Aero has augmented its Saab340 fleet with a Ukraine-owned AN-26. It plans to use to to deliver oil well equipment and other outsize freight to Sweden, Finland and Norway as well as serving its newly launched air charter operation. The operator’s managing director Nikolay Kurbanov says that the ...
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P&O Ferries says its Pride of Kent and Spirit of Britain ships could restart services between Dover and Calais by the week beginning 11 April, according to press reports. The vessels are subject to inspections by the Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA).
A P&O Ferries spokesperson was quoted as saying that the ...
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Associated British Ports has scaled back its plans for the Immingham Eastern Roll-on Roll-off Terminal following a public consultation earlier this year.
As a result of the responses and representations received, together with the commissioned navigation simulation, ABP has reduced the number of berths from four to three by removing the ...
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UPS Healthcare has added 13,000sq m warehousing space to its hub near Budapest. Housing multiple validated temperature-controlled environments for a variety of temperature-sensitive medicines and biologics, it brings total dedicated pharma capacity in Hungary to 37,000sq m.
UPS Healthcare has also made major investments in Hungary’s key export markets, creating ...
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