September 2022
DHL Global Forwarding has inaugurated a new transhipment hub and head office in Johannesburg, South Africa. The primarily solar-powered complex is in the Sky Park Industrial Estate close to OR Tambo International Airport and offers temperature-controlled chambers and GDP-trained personnel to cater to the needs of the life sciences and healthcare sector.
The new €7 million (R127 million) facility includes offices and a 10,000sq m warehouse and meets the highest Transported ...
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Freeport East has appointed Steve Beel as its first permanent chief executive. He brings over 20 years’ experience across a range of infrastructure sectors in the UK and overseas, and most recently as been a British diplomat in Zambia with the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. He was earlier ...
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Rhenus UK has officially opened its new logistics centre near Heathrow Airport. It will strengthen the forwarder’s offer in life sciences and healthcare, full vehicle logistics and air and ocean freight.
The 58,000sq ft handling facility is located in Ashford, Middlesex four miles from the airport. The site will be the ...
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Virginie Delcroix has joined French-owned forwarder GEODIS as executive vice president, sustainable development. Since 2017, she has been Vice President Sustainable Development, with responsibility for corporate social responsibility and product safety and regulatory affairs at the Arkema group.
Picture credit: Thomas Lasne
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Logistics UK is supporting the Coastlink Conference on short-sea and feeder shipping in Liverpool on 3-4 May 2023. The conference –at the Royal Liver Building – will include a diverse range of industry expert speakers and interactive panel discussions, hosted by Peel Ports Group.
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Davies Turner is distributing 20% of the profits made in its last financial year to staff that have been in the company's employment for that time. The independent forwarder said it hoped that the payments in August and December would help to reduce the impact of the rising cost of ...
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DP World’s Unifeeder shortsea arm has launched a service between Immingham Container Terminal and Klaipeda in Lithuania. It offers a weekly sailing, leaving Klaipeda on Friday and Immingham on Monday.
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IAG Cargo has approved Envirotainer’s the Releye RLP & RAP containers for pharmaceutical goods. The units allow customers to track their shipments and view the status of their cargo autonomously for 170 hours without recharging.
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Etihad Cargo has become the first Middle Eastern carrier to participate in The International Air Cargo Association's (TIACA) BlueSky multi-sector sustainability verification programme.
The scheme, which also includes airports, ground handlers and general sales and service agents, comprises an evidence-based desktop verification process in which participants assess their progress against sustainability ...
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The forklift truck industry needs to get back to basics and offer a range of simpler products more in line with many customers' needs, said Frank Müller of equipment manufacturer, STILL.
Mr Müller, who is senior vice president of brand management at the German-company – part of the Kion Group, which ...
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