May 2022
Maersk has introduced a new rail-sea service between Asia and Europe through Central Asia as an alternative to the route via Russia. Departing from various locations in China, and crossing the border between China and Kazakhstan at Khorgos, containers arrive by rail on a barge at Aktau and shipped to Baku in Azerbaijan. From there containers are railed to APM Terminals Poti, Georgia, where they are being loaded on a ...
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Do we really want to launch a trade war with the EU now, ParcelHero asked as Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announced plans to unilaterally change aspects of the Northern Ireland Protocol that governs aspects of trade between Northern Ireland and the UK mainland.
The parcels broker says that the move is ...
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Airfreight handler Dnata is has opened a new, advanced cool chain facility at Erbil International Airport in Iraq.
It is capable of processing 10,000 tons of perishables annually with chilled and frozen storage.
A new cargo warehouse is also expected to open in 2023, capable of processing 100,000 tonnes a year with ...
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DP World has started construction of a new container and cereal terminal, a vertical quay in the port of Novi Sad on the river Danube in northern Serbia. The first container facilities are due to be opened in two years and nine grain silos are planned.
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IAG Cargo has appointed Caroline Andrews as chief people officer. She joins from DHL Express where she was vice president of HR, UK and Ireland, and in her new role will focus on the development of IAG Cargo’s talent strategy globally, overseeing employee experience for a workforce of 2,250.
IAG Cargo ...
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Airfreight tech firm CargoAi is officially launching its API Suite services. It allows users to plug into its system to retrieve real-time schedules, availability, rates and tracking information.
The Schedule API includes a pool of schedules and real-time routes data of virtually all airlines worldwide. The Rates & Book API offers ...
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Some 27 colleagues have taken to their bikes and cycled the 400km distance from Middlesbrough AV Dawson’s head office to London.
The reason was not the recent hike in train fares and petrol costs – though with the way things are going, perhaps it’s not such an outlandish idea - but ...
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Supply chain congestion is increasing the threat of cargo theft, according to a new report.
The document, based on recent incident data for the whole of 2021 collated from sources including law enforcement agencies, governments and trade by insurer, TT Club and supply chain intelligence firm BSI, reported a shift in ...
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Courier company Speedy Freight has produced a guide to coming changes to international freight licenses, which come into effect on 21 May.
UK freight drivers operating Light Goods Vehicles (LGVs) will require an international operating licence to operate in Europe, as a result of continuing post-Brexit regulation changes.
It will be required ...
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The European Commission is to create ‘solidarity lanes’ to help Ukraine export its agricultural produce. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its blockade of Ukrainian ports, thousands of rail wagons and trucks are waiting for clearance. The average current waiting time for wagons is 16 days, but up to 30 ...
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