December 2023
ACS opens up in Bangkok Air Charter Service has opened a new office in Bangkok, with Steve Fernandez, formerly head of the company’s Hong Kong office, moving to Thailand to spearhead the operation. Many manufacturing businesses have moved to Thailand from China, due to rising costs. Fernandez said: “It is an exciting time for the region, and from this office we will be looking to serve both the passenger market ...
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TX Logistik, a subsidiary of the Italian Railways’ Mercitalia Logistics arm, has finalised acquisition of Exploris Deutschland Holding Hamburg, becoming the second largest rail freight operator in Germany. After the preliminary contract was signed last July, the transaction was finalised following clearance by antitrust authorities. TX’s Logistics Business Division now ...
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Cargo drone airline Dronamics has appointed Gavin Gomes as chief revenue officer and a member of its Executive team. He steps into the role in January after serving as general manager, Dronamics Australia since August 2023. He succeeds Tim Martin, who is departing Dronamics to explore new opportunities.
Dronamics is preparing ...
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The Puerto Rico Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC) is sponsoring eight local logistics companies in obtaining International Air Transport Association (IATA) CEIV certification.
The Puerto Rico Life Sciences Air Cargo Community said certification would be an important opportunity for San Juan Airport to be recognized globally for quality in handling ...
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Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) is opening 12 new Automated Service Kiosks (ASKs) to speed up collection of import cargo from its SuperTerminal 1 facility. Hactl - – Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler – is the first cargo terminal operator there to introduce such a system.
Under the ...
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The UK subsidiary of Medlog, part of the MSC Group of companies, has agreed terms with logistics specialist Verdion to operate its iPort Rail terminal in Doncaster. IPort Rail’s current 27-strong team will remain in place.
Verdion will also start work on phase 2 of iPort Rail, doubling the current storage ...
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Marine cargo specialist Ascend Broking is urging forwarders to advise their insurer of any changes to routings of vessels in the Red Sea. Some vessels with Israeli connections already changing their routes following the recent attack on a bulk carrier and Houthi rebels have seized a car carrier and taken ...
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Heathrow-based express handler CFL says it expects pre-Christmas imports to be up 30% compared to last year, with India an increasingly important source of shipments.
Chief executive Matthew Ware says that Indian express import volumes have also grown by around 30% year-on-year, and show no signs of slowing down.
CFL also anticipates ...
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German forwarding and logistics company Dachser’s Ireland arm is operating three high roof cargo van electric vehicles in Dublin, catering primarily to the life science sector in the region. They comply with ADR (dangerous goods) regulations, a first in Irish distribution.
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FedEx Express Europe has launched a $25 million (£19.7m) import sorting system at its Stansted Airport facility able to sort 6,000 packages per hour, double the number of the previous system. Barcode scanning provides instant updates to the FedEx operations team and customers receiving the goods. It can also intercept ...
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