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April 2022

Cathay gets its priorities in order

Cathay Pacific Cargo is introducing a suite of tiered Priority options, in order to provide greater choice and better-defined service options to customers. The Priority solution offers three service tiers – First (PR1), Essential Plus (PR2) and Essential (PR3). The First (PR1) and Essential Plus (PR2) service tiers have also been extended and are now applicable to all types of shipments requiring special handling, including but not limited to Pharma ... [+]

Queen’s Award for aerospace logistics firm

Aerospace logistics specialist B&H Worldwide has gained a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade. Now in its 56th year, the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious business awards in the UK and celebrate the success of British businesses and other organizations who excel at international trade. B&H offers ... [+]

ABP to spend £32m on equipment for the Humber

Associated British Ports (ABP) is investing £32 million in port equipment in the Humber. A five-year strategy will include new cranes, full refurbishment of existing cranes and landside equipment, all with regard to the eco-friendliness of the new plant. ABP is investing in mobile harbour cranes and hydraulic cranes – the first ... [+]

Air Canada flies first Halifax freighter

Air Canada operated its first dedicated freighter flight into Halifax Stanfield International Airport on 20 April with its second Boeing 767-300ER to enter service. The addition of this aircraft will allow Air Canada Cargo to start a range of direct freighter services from Halifax to destinations including Frankfurt, Cologne, Istanbul, ... [+]

Woodland Chicago site eases pressure on US supply chain

UK-owned forwarder Woodland Group has updated and expanded its warehouse and fulfilment site in Chicago. The facility also offers space for the transloading of containers moving further inland as a result of congestion and significant space shortage at US ports. As vessels are diverted from the West Coast to avoid delays, ... [+]

Davies Turner names new senior management

UK independent freight forwarder Davies Turner has added to its board of directors at its surface freight and logistics subsidiary Davies Turner & Co.Head of ocean Tony Cole joins Darren McLaughlan who heads up the subsidiary’s operations in Scotland along with Jason Edwards who is head of freight services for ... [+]

Port of Dublin bounces back

Dublin Port’s volumes recovered strongly in the first quarter of 2022 with growth of 13.7% to 8.9 million gross tonnes (gt) compared to same period in 2021. It followed the 15.2% decline in the first quarter of 2021 due to Brexit, said Dublin Port Company. Imports in Q1 2022 grew by ... [+]

ABP gets consent for Hull site

Associated British Ports (ABP) has been granted outline planning consent for over 4.25 million sq ft of industrial, manufacturing and logistics development at the Port of Hull by East Riding of Yorkshire Council. The 453 acres of prime land includes 212 acres within the Humber Freeport, which offers tax incentives for ... [+]

Europa duo go with the territory

Europa Group’s Air & Sea forwarding arm has appointed its first two territory sales managers. Jasraj (Jas) Singh (pictured, left) and Tom Macdonald (right) both joined the company four years ago as business development managers and have now been promoted to the new roles. Both have extensive experience in air ... [+]

FedEx expands Newcastle hub and flights

FedEx Express has opened a new hub and expanded its flight operations at Newcastle International Airport to meet growing demand in the region. The new facility comes with the latest scanning technology, allowing sorting and package scanning on site and will supports an upgrade of flights from the current ATR72 aircraft ... [+]

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