July 2024
The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners has approved $400 million in private investment to construct a four-story cargo facility at Miami International Airport - the first of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.
When completed, it will increase the airport’s total cargo capacity by at least 50% or potentially up to two million tons annually. Scheduled for completion in 2029, the new facility will bring MIA’s total capacity to a minimum ...
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Forwarding and logistics company DSV has been named the winner of the Award for Excellence in Sustainability at the 2024 United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) Awards.
The Award for Excellence in Sustainability commends organisations that excel in driving positive change through energy efficiency, carbon reduction, and the implementation of environmental initiatives ...
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Logistics UK has called on the new Labour government to urgently sort out post-Brexit border arrangements to avoid holiday traffic-type queues become a regular occurrence.
With summer holiday traffic expected to build at Channel ports from this weekend, Logistics UK is urging Keir Starmer’s government to prioritise sorting the issues which ...
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Azerbaijan-based cargo carrier Silk Way Airlines helped evacuate two beluga whales from an aquarium in Ukraine to a new home in Spain.
Due to the war in Ukraine, direct flights were not possible so the Belugas were transported by road to Moldova from where Silk Way Airlines flew them safely to ...
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Maritime logistics innovator BidBird has launched Monarch, a system that allows containers to be bundled together when lifting them on or off vessels.
It has designed two sizes of clips, the Dragonfly that bundes two 20ft or 40ft the Monarch, which bundles four.
BidBiord saus the system reduces handling times by up ...
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Swiss WorldCargo has been recertified under IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma). It follows an audit by independent auditors. The carrier gained CEIV Pharma certification in 2018, and was recertified again in 2021.
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XPO Logistics has launched a multimodal service between Antwerp, Belgium, and Istanbul, Turkey. The 2,600km route combines road and rail, reducing transit time from ten days to eight compared to road transportation alone. It also offers customers more regular service throughout the year, even in peak season. XPO also offers ...
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The cargo team at broker Air Partner was called into action to help send aid to Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl that struck the Caribbean on June 29.
A chartered A321F freighter flew 50,000 lbs and 43 pallets with relief supplies, including family emergency kits, generators, and tarps. This ...
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CMA CGM-owned Ceva Logistics has signed a joint venture agreement with Almajdouie Logistics of Saudi Arabia. The signed agreement now awaits review and approval by regulatory authorities. Ceva would control the majority of the newly established joint venture. It would target industries ranging from energy and petrochemicals industry to automotive, e-commerce, ...
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Dutch shipping company WEC Lines has added 200 20ft high-cube pallet-wide containers and 200 45ft high-cube pallet-wide containers to its fleet. Both types will be used on the company's short sea services in Europe and North Africa. The investment follows WEC’s recent replacement of 60 40ft 9’6” High-Cube Pallet-Wide with ...
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