October 2023
Ukraine’s Antonov Airlines has delivered a power plant rotor from Atlanta, Georgia to Nagoya, Japan on board one of its An-124-100M aircraft.
The 53-tonne piece was transported in a bespoke specific frame manufactured specially for this mission along with a ramp manufactured by Antonov`s in-house engineers.
The rotor had been repaired in the US and was urgently needed before the beginning of the winter season in Japan.
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Swiss WorldCargo has signed a deal to deploy Sonoco ThermoSafe's Pegasus ULD temperature-controlled bulk shipping containers. Pharma freight forwarders will be able to access fleet directly through the carrier from the winter timetable 2023/24.
Constructed with composite materials, Sonoco says that the ThermoSafe is both lighter and more damage-resistant than metal ...
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UPS has entered into an agreement to acquire a US-based software and reverse logistics company Happy Returns from PayPal. UPS chief executive Carol B. Tomé said: “We know that returns have long frustrated shoppers and retailers looking for quick and easy solutions. By combining Happy Returns’ easy digital experience and ...
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Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, opened CMA CGM Group’ss Zebox UK startup accelerator at Portland Street. It becomes the sixth innovation hub for the accelerator founded in 2018 by CMA CGM chairman Rodolphe Saadé.
The hub will accelerate decarbonisation and operational optimisation through technological breakthroughs in the supply chain industry, ...
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Adaptability, resilience, and carbon footprint reduction are the key areas for technology investment to focus on in the next chapter of digital transformation in the supply chain, concludes a thought leadership paper by express logistics firm, Danx Carousel Group.
‘Logistics 5.0: Strategy Beyond Data – Turning Uncertainty into Opportunity’ acknowledges the ...
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American Airlines Cargo says it is operating 1,100 more flights in the November 2023-March 2024 winter schedule than last year – a total of 12,500 widebody roundtrips.
Flights between London Heathrow (LHR) and key US destinations account for nearly half of the trans-Atlantic increase at 490 more flights compared to last ...
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Logistics non-profit organisation Transaid has secured a Movement for Good Award from the Benefact Group. It will use it to fund more ‘training of trainers’ for its professional driver project in Ghana, where the demand for HGV drivers is increasing rapidly, and where some 7,000 people are killed in road ...
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DSV has launched a trial of a CNG-fuelled truck in Immingham. If successful, it will help the Danish-owned company to achieve the Science Based Targets set by the DSV Sustainability Board. The Bio-CNG comes from a waste feedstock and is verified and approved by the Department for Transport. The company ...
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Shipnext is offering Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers students access to its platform free of charge for one year. The offer is open to registered ICS Students, Members and Fellows of the Institute. Shipnext digital solutions include data and email processing, freight-matching, freight tendering and chartering, contract management, digital documentation flow, ...
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Afreximbank has issued the first multi-border transit bond under a new guarantee scheme. The Afreximbank African Collaborative Transit Guarantee Scheme (AATGS) aims to promote the seamless movement of goods across multiple national customs borders and shorten the time needed for border clearances. The US$10 million transit bond issued in favour ...
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