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April 2023

UPS doubles Polish healthcare space

UPS Healthcare has more than doubled the size of its dedicated healthcare logistics facility in Blonie, Poland. Designed to the BREEAM sustainable buildings standard, It adds over 17,000sq m of space for up to 23,000 pallet and offers 2-8°C to 15-25°C storage. The facility is supported by more than 300 specialized temperature-controlled vehicles that serve customers domestically as well as internationally to more than 30 markets including all Central and Eastern Europe, ... [+]

Denise to help BIFA get closer to its members

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has appointed Denise Hill as member engagement director.She will oversee and develop BIFA’s interaction with its membership in regards to the services it provides and how they are delivered.For much of the past decade, Denise has worked for DHL Global Forwarding and was involved ... [+]

Puerto Rico launches air cargo life science community

Puerto Rico (PR), the number one bioscience manufacturing hub in the US by export volume, is launching a Government-backed Life Sciences Air Cargo Logistics Community. It will bring together all parts of the supply chain with the objective of making the US territory the most important Life Science hub in the ... [+]

Manchester to be hotbed of logistics innovation

CMA CGM Group chairman and chief executive Rodolphe Saadé revealed that Manchester, along with Singapore, will be one of two new hubs for the Zebox Ventures seed fund for French and international start-ups. He said that the city was the number one location in Europe for tech startups, with its five ... [+]

ACS opens in Mexico City

Air Charter Service has opened a new office in Mexico City, its 12th in the Americas and 30th in total. It is headed by Marco Circosta, who joined ACS nine years ago, and has worked in multiple ACS offices around the world, along with focussing on the Mexican market for ... [+]

Encore settles arguments once and for all

Air cargo quality standards group Cargo iQ has updated its Encore management platform to give ground handling agents visibility over specific time commitments for shipments in their care in order to meet service level agreements. Technology and product manager Chris Davies said that this not only means that shipments are more ... [+]

Silk Way to Houston

Baku, Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West Airlines is operating new weekly flights to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston. It will also continue to operate regular flights to Chicago and Dallas. Vice president commercial, Fadi Nahas, said: "Our growing presence in the Americas demonstrates our commitment to providing reliable and efficient cargo ... [+]

TX launches rail link to Padua

TX Logistik will offer a rail service for trailers between Duisburg and Padua, near Venice in north-east Italy from 2 May. The rail logistics company, which belongs to the Italian railways’ Mercitalia Logistics arm will operate four round trips per week with 32 loading units per train. [+]

Fruit and veg woes hits DFDS volume

Ferry operator DFDS said its March North Sea volumes were below last year mainly due to a drop in vegetable and fruit shipments between the Netherlands, caused by high energy prices. However, its Mediterranean volumes were above last year adjusted for the closure of the Izmir-Tarragona route. Channel volumes were below ... [+]

XPO appoints ops director

XPO has appointed Emmanuel Arnaud as operations director – Europe. Prior to XPO, he held senior positions during 18 years with GEFCO, most recently as divisional chief executive with responsibility for road, air and sea freight, and customs and logistics operations. He reports to Luis Gomez, XPO’s president – Europe, ... [+]

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