August 2024
DSV director of global customs Nick Beauchamp has been elected as the new vice chair for the Customs Policy Group at BIFA. He has been a member of the group since 2019, and has worked at DSV for 10 years. His background includes management of customs compliance, security and procedures. The BIFA Customs Policy Group meets four times per year and includes members of the secretariat, representatives from BIFA member ...
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Manchester forwarding and logistics firms Ital recently celebrated its 24th anniversary with pizzas, cakes and drinks. They also invited Rachel Binns, area manager of the Road Haulage Association (RHA), along with Paul Allera and its driver simulator.
Many of the team were able to test their skills behind a virtual HGV ...
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Etihad Cargo says it has transformed its organisational structure to enhance customer experience and drive growth. The new structure will enable the carrier to align more closely with the needs of its customers with a new allocation of regions and a dedicated Customer Experience Department.
The network is now divided into ...
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Air Charter Service, has opened an office in Dublin, its first in Ireland. It is headed by Alex Sadler, who joined ACS more than 11 years ago at the company’s London headquarters and most recently opened and ran the office at Gatwick Airport.
ACS’s chief executive, Justin Bowman, commented: “Ireland has ...
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The CargoAi digital platform is now offering a Shipper Quotation Module on its CargoMART site. It allows freight forwarders to create and customize real-time quotations for their customers, creating detailed, real-time quotes tailored to their customers' specific needs. CargoAi says it gives full control over the quotation process and allows ...
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ALS Customs Services worked with the Home Office, the UK Fire and Rescue Service and the charity Fire Aid to ensure the smooth passage of a humanitarian aid convoy to Ukraine which departed from the port of Dover for Ukraine in April. Convoy 07 included one fire control vehicle, two ...
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Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has opened a dedicated Lithium Batteries Storage Zone,equipped with CO2 fire suppression systems and fire-proof partitions to segregate battery cargo from other shipments. Increased provision of fire extinguishers will also help to contain any battery fire and reduce the risk of spread.
Hactl’s automated ...
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Belfast Harbour cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 18% in 2023 and is expected to reach Net-Zero in its direct operations well ahead of its 2030 target.
Northern Ireland’s largest port launched its first Environmental, Social and Governance report on 5 August, stating that against the baseline year of 2015, it ...
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Spanish carrier Air Europa has joined the Cargo.one platform. From late summer, forwarders in EMEA and Latin America can book capacity through the platform and more of the carrier’s130 destinations in North America, the Caribbean, Middle East and Africa will be added in coming weeks. Ultimately, Cargo.one will allow the ...
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Dubai-owned ports and logistics firm DP World is to use Pledge software to measure the impact of its Modal Shift Programme that incentivises cargo owners to switch from road to rail at Southampton.
The MSP is credited with reversing a 10% fall in rail traffic at the port in 2013-23, increasing ...
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