March 2024
DP World has planted 702 trees as part of an ongoing decarbonisation project with tyre manufacturer Goodyear. The ‘Off the Road’ initiative began in January 2023 and is designed to offset the impact of CO2 emissions by planting two trees for every tyre purchased by DP World Southampton. For the past year, the trees have been planted in Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire, where the reforestation effort has been completed in partnership with ...
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Kuehne+Nagel’s aerospace arm, Sterling, has partnered with SATS to expedite first- and last-mile airside services for time-critical aircraft-on-ground (AOG) shipments.
Singapore and London Heathrow airports will operate a trial of the new service and the companies plan to implement the services at other airports within Sterling's network in the coming months.
The ...
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Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has launched a voluntary Green Terminal Pact (GTP) to encourage its SuperTerminal 1 tenants to reduce carbon footprint and create an environmentally-conscious workplace.
It will also help them prepare for Hong Kong’s Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Charging Scheme. Hactl has installed smart meters in ...
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FedEx Express has opened a newly refettled facility in the cargo center of the Adolfo Suarez – Madrid Barajas Airport. The project included full refurbishment of the warehouse, external yard and office block, as well as the installation of a new sort system, castor deck equipment and photovoltaic system.
The main ...
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Eurotunnel operator Getlink has welcomed the signing, on 19 March by France's secretary of State for the Sea and Biodiversity of a decree against social dumping on cross-Channel maritime transport.
This law, which incororates a minimum salary for sailors on routes between France and England.
Adopted by the French Parliament in the ...
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South Tyneside Council has awarded the Port of Tyne, a £1.159million contract to launch 5G-enabled ‘smart port’ operations.
It will form part of Tyne’s plan to evolve into a 5G-enabled port, and forms part of The Department for Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT) ‘5G Innovation Regions (5GIR)’ £37M grant, of which ...
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Delta Cargo has given technical approval for DoKaSch Temperature Solutions' Opticooler RKN container. The Atlanta-based carrier has been using DoKaSch´s RAP container since 2020 but the addition of the Opticooler RKN offers a solution for more compact temperature-controlled pharma freight.
Delta Cargo operates a global pharma network of 46 approved stations, ...
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DHL Express has signed a strategic partnership with Standard Chartered bank to co-invest in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). It allows Standard Chartered to balance CO₂ emissions linked to its upstream logistics with Verified Emission Reductions carbon credit, making it among the first banks to use the DHL GoGreen Plus SAF ...
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HM Revenue and Customs says that traders can now move their export declarations to the new Customs Declaration Service (CDS), the replacement for the existing CHIEF computer.
There will be a transition period to until 4 June 2024 after which declarations cannot be submitted CHIEF, it adds.
CDS is already handling import ...
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The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) said that trade unions must be consulted as shipping company Maersk’s expanded its activities into shoreside logistics at the company’s AGM in Copenhagen on 14 March.ITF said that Maersk’s expansion into land-side logistics presents opportunities and risks, with the expansion of already complex contracting ...
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