April 2023
Lufthansa Cargo, Swiss World Cargo and the Lufthansa Group's time:matters fast logistics arm have joined the Pharma.Aero interest group. Pharma.Aero is an international collaboration platform for medical technology and pharmaceutical companies, as well as freight companies and airport operators. The Belgium-based organization now has more than 50 partners and members.
Time-critical medical technology or temperature-sensitive medicines such as insulin or vaccines require professional and fast transport by air freight in special ...
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Insurer TT Club has TT Club promoted underwriters Luise Doyle and Yee Lin Chan. Luise Doyle becomes regional general manager EMEA, having worked her way up from Underwriting Assistant in 1990. Yee Lin Chan takes over as head of TT’s London Market Underwriting team following her return from maternity leave ...
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Turkish Cargo has joined IATA CEIV Lithium Battery certification schememe. The program is designed to improve the safety during the handling and shipment of the lithium batteries throughout the supply chain.
The carrier's chief executive Bilal Ekşi said: "We are strongly committed to maintaining the supply chain for the lithium battery ...
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UPS says its first quarter consolidated revenues for 2023 were 6% down on Q1 2022, at $22.9 billion.
Internationally, revenue decreased by 6.8%, driven by a 6.2% reduction in average daily volume due to lower domestic volume and softness in China trade lanes.
Consolidated operating profit was $2.5 billion, down 21.8% compared ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has promoted Graeme Wilkinson to training development manager. He joined BIFA's training team in 2017 and has played a major role in the re-design of all of BIFA's training materials since it took its extensive portfolio of training and education activities in-house, replacing an ...
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The UK has a new cargo airline operating a Boeing 747-400 freighter, after the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) granted an Air Operators’ Certificate to One Air. After successfully completing its proving flight in July 2022, the new airline iexpects initial demand for flights from the UK to Europe, the ...
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The Port of Rotterdam handled 1.5% less freight In the first quarter of 2023, than in the same period last year. In total, 111.7 million tonnes were handled compared with 113.4m tonnes in the same period in 2022. The fall was mainly concentrated in the container and breakbulk segments. Throughput ...
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Shoreham Port has been recertified as an EcoPort, marking a full decade of the internationally recognised title for ports that do their utmost to embrace sustainable processes and action.
EcoPorts is an initiative of the European port sector, seeking to increase awareness about environmental challenges, deliver compliance with legislation, and to ...
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Hutchison Ports says its BEST terminal in Barcelona is one of the greenest container hubs in the Mediterranean thanks to the design of its infrastructure and the way it conducts its operations. In 2022 it eliminated Scope 2 emissions by opting for 100% renewable electricity.
Hutchison Ports BEST chief executive Guillermo ...
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Hapag-Lloyd has completed its acquisition of 40% shareholding in India’s JM Baxi Ports & Logistics , announced in January 2023, from majority shareholder the Kotak family. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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