June 2024
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) put the first electrically powered trucks into operation at its in-house freight forwarder Container-Transport-Dienst in June as parts of its sustainability strategy.
CTD will initially be using the Volvo FHs for container transfers in the Port of Hamburg and data will be gathered to give insights for potential purchases of further e-trucks. The trucks have a range of 260 to 340km fully loaded and will ...
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Strasbourg in eastern France has become IAG Cargo’s latest Constant Climate approved station in Europe, bringing the total in the region to 29. It will facilitate the transportation of temperature-sensitive healthcare products from France via IAG Cargo's hubs in London and Madrid. Other recent station openings include Cincinnati and Cape ...
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The Cool Chain Association (CCA) has appointed Vijan Chetty, general manager, Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB) as its new treasurer, and Natalie Niers, chief operating officer, Validaide, and Ian Buck, head of business development, Aerotuf have joined the board. Gerton Hulsman, commercial director, Energy in Process, has been elected ...
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German forwarder Bertling Logistics has launched a time-definite airfreight service. A team of experts in Düsseldorf will find the most suitable solution to get cargo delivered on time, working with regional air freight hubs in locations including the US, Singapore, China, UAE, Chile, and South Africa, along with airline partners. ...
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The Cargo Integrity Group has identified 15 categories of goods that can cause dangerous incident under certain conditions and is urging shippers to follow, the CTU Code and industry best practices.
The list includes reactive hazards that can catch fire such as charcoal, calcium hypochlorite, lithium-ion batteries, cotton and wool, fishmeal ...
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Maritime Transport has ordered 14 new reach stackers from SANY and Kalmar for its container handling operations. The €8 million investment will beused to expand operations at the Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) at Northampton Gateway and a new container storage facility at the Port of Liverpool opening later this ...
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Peel Ports, the National Oceanography Centre and the Channel Coastal Observatory are collaborating in a project use satellites to monitor coastal changes and create safer navigation channels. They will use satellite surveillance to assess where maintenance is needed over a six-month period. Funded by UK Space Agency Small Business Research ...
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Broker Air Charter Service has appointed Andrew Summers as regional director for its mainland European offices. An 18-year ACS veteran, he will be responsible for helping ACS heads of our operations across Europe in cargo, private jets and group travel grow their businesses and expand into new markets. As a ...
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Supply chain visibility provider FourKites is to be a Collaborator in the Scheduling Standards Consortium (SSC) the first platform of its kind to participate. FourKites joins organisations involved with the SSC — including Arrive Logistics, BlueYonder, Coyote Logistics, DHL, e2open, Echo, J.B. Hunt Transport, Lineage, Mastery, One Network Enterprises, Oracle, ...
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The global air cargo market is on a pathway to double-digit growth in volumes in 2024 after a +12% year-on-year jump in demand in May, according to the latest data analysis by Xeneta.
Despite conservative, low single digit forecasts at the end of last year, expectations have been boosted by six ...
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