April 2024
Maersk Group says that in 2023, it was able to avoid the emission of over 680,000 tonnes of CO2 - with the help of customers who paid the premium for more expensive, green fuels. Last year, these amounted to 212 shippers, some of them transporting many thousand boxes, a serious financial commitment to reduce emissions on a voluntary basis, the Danish company pointed out.
An increasing number of these customers ship ...
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Stena Line has signed an agreement to acquire a 49% stake in Africa Morocco Link (AML).
AML is headquartered in Tangier and operates a freight and passenger oute between Tanger Med and Algeciras, Spain. It is also due to launch a high speed passenger and car-only route between Tangier Ville and ...
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Channel Tunnel shuttle operator Getlink says it is on track with building a pre-registration building at its French terminal in Coquelles ahead of new biometric controls due to be introduced for travellers to and from the EU later this year.
Getlink invested over €80 million in the last three years at ...
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CMA CGM Group’s Air Cargo arm has appointed ECS Group as general sales and services agent (GSSA) for flights operated by its in-house freighter aircraft fleet.
The carrier, owned by CMA CGM – which also operates container shipping and logistics services – currently flies nine times per week between Paris and ...
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Malaysia Airlines (MH) has chosen Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) as the destination for a weekly full freighter service from Kuala Lumpur. Thefirst flight is due to arrive in early April, operated by the relatively fuel efficient and quiet MH Airbus A330F.
It will be the carrier’s second European destination, the other ...
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Europa Group’s forwarding arm, Europa Air & Sea has launched a weekly consolidated ocean freight service between the UK and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The less than container load (LCL) service will operate from London Gateway Port to Jebel Ali port in Dubai, using Europa’s own consolidation containers. ...
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Broker Air Partner has appointed Oliver Giesen as global head of onboard courier (OBC). He will be based in his home country of Germany, which is a prominent manufacturing hub in Europe, ideally located for US- and Asia-bound delivery services.
Reporting to vice president of global charter, Pierre Van Der Stichele, ...
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Girteka Group, which describes itself as the largest European asset-based transportation company, has launched an educational campaign on sustainability.
It says that today's main challenge in the logistics and transport sectors is decarbonization. Electric trucks, intermodal transport, hydrogen powered vehicles, and biofuels are the most common solutions currently being discussed to ...
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The Italian Railways’ (FS) Mercitalia Logistics arm has signed a deal with Amazon to transport goods between Amazon fulfilment centres in Germany and Italy.
As well as reducing emissions and congestion, the project will also help Amazon optimize inventory handling and reduce delivery times, say the partners. FS Group’s schedule includes ...
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Virgin Atlantic is to add a second daily frequency between London Heathrow Airport and Mumbai from October, operated by an Airbus A350-1000. It currently operates a daily Boeing 787-9 service between Heathrow and Mumbai and double-daily flights to Delhi using B787-9s, as well as a daily 787-9 to Bengaluru, launched ...
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