June 2022

…and goes wild in the Scottish Highlands

FedEx is making a three-year grant to environmental non-profit, Rewilding Europe, to support rewilding of the Affric Highlands in Scotland. The project seeks to create a vast nature recovery area across a spectacular sweep of the Highlands, supporting work with local communities, organisations, and landowners to enhance biodiversity, address climate change and develop a nature-based economy. [+]

Going around again – and again

Austrian forwarder Gebrüder Weiss says its campaign to circle the globe by bicycle, launched on 1 April, reached its original goal after just 45 days.It was open to participants around the world with cyclists using an app to record and count the kilometers covered. They circled the Earth a second ... [+]

Plastic-free Woodland

Freight and logistics company Woodland Group is switching from plastic wrap to recycled paper as cushioning material for its fulfilment operations. It has invested in technology to created a more voluminous pad from less paper. [+]

TX Logistik and Ecco plan UK’s first piggyback train

TX Logistik aims to set up first Channel Tunnel piggyback route. The German rail logistics company is planning to transport unaccompanied (‘piggyback’) semi-trailers by long distance rail through the Channel tunnel for the first time as part of its European expansion. TX Logistik, which belongs to the Mercitalia Group (part of the ... [+]

OBE for PD Ports chief

PD Ports chief executive Frans Calje has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to international trade and the UK economy. He has been at the head of the north-east ports operator for five years having first joined the company in 2008 as key projects ... [+]

Happy return to AA Cargo

American Airlines has appointed Emma Oliver as director, cargo sales Europe, Africa & Middle East (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC). She returns to cargo as regional sales key leader following two years in the airline's passenger business and will be based at London Heathrow. [+]

Easy alterations with Air France KLM

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) has added a “Modify my booking” feature to its myCargo platform. It allows customers to alter their booking any time, without having to cancel their booking in order to resubmit altered data such as date/time, weight/size or shipment destination. [+]

Maritime to run Northants rail site

Maritime Transport (Maritime) has agreed terms with property developer Segro to become the rail operator at its Logistics Park Northampton. It includes the long-term lease of the 17-acre terminal which will have capacity for up to 16 daily trains, when fully operational. The 775m long, open access interchange will be capable ... [+]

CHEP to support food banks for three more years

Brambles, which operates the CHEP network has renewed its support of the European Food Banks Federation (FEBA) a for three more years to alleviate hunger and reduce poverty, malnutrition and food waste across Europe. In 2020 alone, FEBA raised €4.5 million in response to the Covid emergency and restributed 860,000 tonnes ... [+]

Lufthansa opens arts centre

Lufthansa Cargo has opened its new Fine Arts warehouse facility at its Frankfurt Hub. At 155 square meters, the ARTcube in the Lufthansa Cargo Center offers twice as much space storage of high-value fine arts of all kinds. Equipment includes a ventilation system with heating and cooling functions enables targeted temperature ... [+]

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