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April 2024

New board for Cargo iQ

Airfreight quality group Cargo iQ has elected a new board. They include two members completely new to the post - Fanny Chan, head of cargo global operations at Cathay Pacific Airways and Olaf Hagelstein, global head of operations, processes and systems at DHL Global Forwarding. Marie Seco-Köppen, co-founder of Im3pact and currently chair of the Cargo iQ Master Operating Plan working group, is to replace Lothar Moehle as executive director in ... [+]

Joloda partners with AirTech to set up air cargo arm

Materials handling company Joloda Hydraroll is to set up a new business branch, Joloda Air Cargo Equipment in partnership with handling system specialist AirTech Innovations. Joloda Hydraroll will design, manufacture, install, and service a complete range of equipment for airside and landside  air cargo handling operations. AirTech Innovations provides products and ... [+]

Greenock gains Türkiye connection

The Port of Greenock has gained a weekly container to Türkiye (Turkey) with the extension of Mediterranean Shipping Company’s existing UK West Coast service from Liverpool. It follows Greenock owners Peel Ports £25m investment in two new ship-to-shore cranes, capable of servicing larger post-panamax container vessels. The service rotation also includes Spain, ... [+]

Rail freight to stay private under Labour plans

Freight services will not be included in a plan by the Labour Party to renationalise rail services within five years if it wins the next election. Under the plans a new body, Great British Railways (GBR), would take over passenger service contracts from private firms as they expire but the scheme ... [+]

Rhenus opens sustainable warehouses in Nuneaton

Rhenus Warehousing Solutions officially opened its ‘Rhenus Campus’, development in Nuneaton on 18 April. The development is certified BREEAM Outstanding for environmental protection, and consists of two warehouses, measuring a total of one million square feet  - one of 210,000sq ft, and the second 771,000sq feet. The timber floors have 64% lower ... [+]

Swissport opens third Liege site

Swissport International has opened a third air cargo centre at Liège Airport, Belgium. It said its move was driven by the need for additional capacity for e-commerce and forwarder handling, and would expand overall capacity by 17% to 27,000sq m. Swissport has operrated at Liège since 2001 and serves eight ... [+]

Dnata appoints ops chief

Dnata has appointed Clive Sauvé-Hopkins as global head of airport operations, overseeing ground handling and cargo businesses at 97 locations in 16 countries.He will manage a team of over 37,000 people and has held several senior leadership positions with Swissport, Servisair, Aviapartner, Qatar Airways, and the Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company. ... [+]

TT Club offers toolkit to tweak ESG policy

Freight insurer TT Club has produced a toolkit to help transport companies develop a Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) policies. It provides signposts to strategies and solutions to challenges such as emissions calculation, reduction and reporting. The toolkit will develop over time to build a resource base of success stories of ... [+]

HHLA to buy Roland Spedition

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has acquired a 51% share in Roland Spedition, one of the largest owner-led container operators for hinterland transport in Austria. the remaining 49% will remain in the hands of co-shareholders Christian Gutjahr and Nikolaus Hirnschall, who will continue to manage the business.  With a ... [+]

FedEx and Zonus eliminate nasty surprises

FedEx Express has joined forces with cross-border technology firm Zonos to improve clarity of customs charges for cross-border customers and reduce delays. Zonos' automated solutions inform shoppers of the total cost of their purchases, allowing them to pay all duties, taxes, and fees at checkout and ensures that packages are ... [+]

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