October 2022
Colombia’s Avianca Cargo has become the first airline in the Americas certified by the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Fresh program.
IATA representatives officially presented the certificate to the carrier at Miami International Airport (MIA) on 13 October. Miami and Bogota are the airline’s first certified stations, and Medellin and Quito will also be CEIV Fresh certified by the end of 2022.
Latin America represents ...
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Intermodal carrier Samskip and Hector Rail have started a three-times weekly block train service connecting Duisburg and Rostock in response to requests for more multimodal capacity between Germany, Sweden and Finland.
The all-electric train links the Duisburg Hohenbudberg terminal and the Rostock Trimodal terminal where ro-ro connections are available.
It opens ...
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Global Critical Logistics’ Rock-it Global has signed on to the US SmartWay sustainability program.
SmartWay is a collaboration between the US Environmental Protection Agency andindustry to provide a framework to assess the environmental and energy efficiency of supply chains.
The SmartWay program will support Rock-it by providing a comprehensive system and tools ...
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South Africa’s celebrated cricket ground, Wanderers Stadium, will now be officially known as the DP World Wanderers Stadium after the global logistics and ports company signed a naming rights and sponsorship deal that includes the DP World Gauteng Lions men’s and women’s cricket teams. DP World aims to utilise the ...
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CEVA Logistics is expanding its fleet of electric vehicles operated for sports retailer Decathlon in Thailand. Three electric vans and two electric trucks are expected to reduce annual CO2 emissions by more than 100,000 kilograms.
CMA CGM Group-owned CEVA first began supporting Decathlon in Thailand in 2021 when the ground fleet ...
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The Port of Dover’s cargo terminal has received its first reefer breakbulk call in almost 20 years. Greensea NV’s Green Honduras called in September with the first of many shipments of melons for the UK market via Dover.
Dover has agreed with Seaholm Logistics and Greensea for a weekly vessel call, ...
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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), the largest independent bottler of the soft drink in the world, is making the switch from road to rail between its manufacturing sites and third-party warehouses across London and Yorkshire.
The operation will be run in partnership with Maritime Transport, for which it will be its first ...
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Maqta Gateway - the digital arm of AD Ports Group - Emirates Post Group and aerial logistics provider SkyGo are to collaborate on a trial programme to deploy drones to carry parcels and documents across Abu Dhabi. Beginning with short-range journeys, the programme will expand to long-range tests with an ...
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Europa Worldwide Group’s Europa Road arm is celebrating the three millionth consignment handled at its Dartford 1Hub in Kent since it opened seven years ago.
The operator says the £30m groupage depot is the largest of its kind in the UK and has seen a 15% increase in the number of ...
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Hong Kong handler HACTL has obtained IATA’s CEIV Lithium Batteries (Li-batt) standard, giving it accreditations in all parts of the CEIV programme, the others being Pharma, Fresh and Live Animals.
With the well-documented risks arising from incorrect packaging and handling of battery shipments, Hactl has been steadily tightening its procedures and ...
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