July 2024
SWISS and Swiss WorldCargo have secured their first-ever validation under Europe’s EMAS environmental management system. They have also earned the international ISO 14001 certification for environmental management systems. As a result, SWISS will now be publishing an annual environmental report.
EMAS is a voluntary-membership framework, established by the European Union to help companies continuously improve their environmental performance. Validation requires the company to meet all the standards of the ISO 14001 ...
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Digital insurance platform Breeze has completed its integration with the WebCargo by Freightos air cargo platform. Forwarders now have instant access to an insurance quote when they place a booking, removing the need to source insurance separately. It also reduces policy costs and booking times. Initially, Breeze’s integrated insurance offering ...
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Temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical specialist Envirotainer has opened three new testing chambers at its site in Rosersberg, near Stockholm. The company now offers six chambers including four medium-sized, one large that handles temperatures from -40°C to +60°C, and one small chamber for freezing conditions down to -70°C.
In addition to climate testing, Envirotainer ...
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Cargo-partner is now offering intermodal transport throughout Europe and Türkiye including the UK and Ireland. Its solutions use 45ft pallet wide containers and 13.6 m tilt trailers with rail for the main leg. The forwarder says this not only reduces costs but also gives potential CO₂ savings of up to ...
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Lufthansa Cargo has appointed Anand Kulkarni to the new position of head of global markets. He will lead and manage the sales regions and the digital sales department in regions including Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Europe, Middle East, Africa, South Asia & CIS, Americas and Asia Pacific. Kulkarni was previously ...
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Joost Meijs will become the new chief executive of Maastricht Airport on 1 October. He will succeed Jonas van Stekelenburg as director of NV HBLM, which includes the operating companies Maastricht Aachen Airport and Maastricht Aachen Airport Management and Infra. Meijs brings extensive leadership in the aviation industry. He is ...
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It is vital that government and industry coordinate their efforts to provide vision and guidance if Irish fleet operators are to decarbonise successfully said FTA ireland in a new report, published on 9 July.
The report, Decarbonising the Road Freight Sector Ireland, has been written in partnership with Air Products, Gas ...
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Heathrow Airport express handler CFL has signed a three-year deal with Thai Airways to add a courier product to its portfolio. CFL says that few of the Asia Pacific region’s airlines offer such a product and it will create significant potential for regional businesses in Asia looking to trade with ...
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Tesco Ireland has taken delivery of 50 biomethane trucks for its nationwide distribution network as part of its partnership with DHL Supply Chain
The trucks will immediately replace 50 diesel units, cutting down tailpipe carbon emissions by up to 90%. They are being introduced as part of Tesco's strategy to reduce ...
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Retailer Amazon senior manager EMEA security and loss prevention, Ivca Kaiserova was named Young Supply Chain Resilience Professional of the by the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) and insurer TT Club,.
The award, now in its second year, recognises outstanding young talent in the supply chain security industry and helps to ...
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