January 2023
Dubai-based airfreight handler Dnata has broken ground on a 20,000sq m cargo warehouse at Erbil International Airport in Iraq. The foundation stone for the US$ 14 million building, scheduled for completion in September 2024, was unveiled by dnata’s senior vice president for UAE and Iraq airport operations, Jaffar Dawood.
The facility will be capable of processing 100,000 tonnes of cargo annually, including perishables, pharmaceuticals and dangerous goods. Dnata will also implement ...
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Culina Group is to take over International Road Ferry (IRF) for an undisclosed sum. International Road Ferry has offices in Rotterdam, Venlo, Felixstowe and Thetford and specialises in unaccompanied transport of full and part loads between Great Britain, the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland.Culina Group says it has significantly strengthened its ...
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American Airlines Cargo has appointed Indy Bolina as head of global sales. Reporting to Vice President Commercial Roger Samways, he will lead the carrier’s global sales team supporting the carrier’s extensive customer base.
Having started his career with American Airlines in London in 2017, Bolina has led people development and resource ...
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Hong Kong headquartered global forwarding and supply chain services company EV Cargo is to acquire Hastings-based Dobbs Logistics from its founding family owners through its Palletforce subsidiary. Formed in 1961, Dobbs Logistics provides pallet distribution, general haulage, project cargo and warehousing services. Directors Stephen Morgan, Kevin Manser and Lynton Manser ...
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Kuehne+Nagel is to open a 20,000sq m distribution centre for Japanese bicycle parts maker Shimano in Tessenderlo, in north-east Belgium. The Japanese multinational, which also sells fishing equipment, has a growing B2B e-commerce business in Europe. Operations go live in 2023 and will be supported by an automated picking technology ...
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AP Moller-Maersk is to open a cold storage facility at Mawani’s King Abdulaziz port in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The 13,300sq m facility will handle 168,000 pallet positions annually at Saudi Arabia’s second-largest port for refrigerated containers and will primarily handle frozen commodities such as poultry, meat, vegetables, confectionary processed food ...
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AP Moller-Maersk completed its acquisition of Danish project logistics forwarder Martin Bencher Group, on 2 January, for about US61 million. Founded in 1997, Martin Bencher is an asset-light company whose core capability is designing end-to-end project logistics solutions. It is headquartered in Aarhus and has 31 offices in 23 countries, ...
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Customs clearance experts the EORI Group has launched a white label version of its CABIE (Customs and Borders Import Export) simplified portal for GB imports.
The UK’s exit from the EU customs territory created the need for about 100 million new declarations a year, a substantial increase.
Working in the background CABIE ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has named Stephen Parker as its new director general to succeed Robert Keen, who will retire from full time employment with the trade association in 2023.Mr Parker has retired from his position as head of Customs UK at DHL Global Forwarding to start his ...
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Ocean Network Express (ONE) is to add an Altiplano Service feeder route from Callao (Peru) to Arica and Iquique (Chile) from February. It complements ONE’s existing Asia to West Coast Latin America services and provides more connections for intra-Latin American shippers.
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