February 2023
The earthquake in Turkey and Syria has damaged transportation infrastructure, including that crucial to delivering aid, reports the Freightos platform.
Roads and bridges have been hit and the southern port of Iskenderun shut down as stacks of containers toppled and started a fire.
Rail service is disrupted in the region, though major east-west traffic – which is concentrated in northern Turkey – will probably not be affected, it says.
Air cargo congestion is ...
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The Upply x Ti x IRU European road freight rate index for Europe showed the first fall in spot rates since the first quarter of 2020, of 2.4 index points in Q4 2022 versus Q3. However, spot rates still remain up 18.1 points on Q4 2021. Meanwhile, the contract rates ...
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DHL Parcel UK is now allowing its users to add a What3words field at checkout to specify exactly where they want their deliveries to go. Once entered at checkout, the what3words address is then seamlessly passed on to DHL Parcel UK so its couriers can find and navigate to delivery ...
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Airfreight IT specialist Awery Aviation Software has appointed Arnaud Lambert, Ariaen Zimmerman, and Pascal Morvan to its advisory board.
Lambert has 25 years’ air cargo and IT experience in senior management roles with Cargolux Airlines and, most recently, CHAMP Cargosystems, where he was chief executive.
Morvan has 31 years’ experience in the ...
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DP World has become an official partner of the McLaren Formula 1 Team. The global port and logistics operator willing use its smart solutions will bring clarity and simplicity to McLaren’s complex supplier network
It also gives DP World with a global platform to engage with customers, prospects and stakeholders, and ...
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Rhenus Trucking has awarded SBRS the biggest single contract so far for a private charging infrastructure in Germany, 33 charging points at 14 locations operated by Rhenus Group’s Contargo container logistics arm. They will enable Cantargo to expand its fleet from the present count of seven e-trucks to 33 over ...
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Bullet Express is opening a new, 44,000sq ft Airport Logistics and Training Centre at Westway Park, next to Glasgow Airport.
It follows opening of a 67,000sq ft storage facility last year at Westway, one of Scotland's largest, fully enclosed industrial distribution and office parks. This new £1 million-plus investment takes Bullet ...
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UK-headquartered online air charter broker CharterSync is now offering real-time flight tracking, enabling clients to accurately follow aircraft through a personalised dashboard. Freight forwarders can monitor the aircraft’s position across any phase of their booking and check progress against schedule, and providing immediate updates in the event of delays caused ...
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Rail operator TX Logistik AG is increasing will expand the number of round trips between Rostock (north Germany) and Verona (Northern Italy) from four to six.
The company, which is part of the Mercitalia Group – which is subsidiary of the Italian railways’ FS Italiane Group – says it is seeing ...
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Etihad Cargo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding African all-cargo carrier Astral Aviation to enhance cooperation on the Abu Dhabi/Nairobi route and extend the Middle Eastern carrier’s reach into the African market. Additional services will be added to the route from 1 April.
It follows the earlier signing in 2021 of ...
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