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September 2024

Uniserve buys Iberia intermodal operator, KLOG

UK forwarding and logistics company Uniserve has acquired Portuguese intermodal specialist KLOG. The company operates a rail service between Portugal and Poland, via hubs in Spain and France. The service is currently based on two block train departures a week to and from Portugal to Poznan in Poland, via Tarragona in Spain and Perpignan in France with a third departure planned in the fourth quarter of 2004. KLOG can also ... [+]

Fiona Cooper spearheads Goggins’ growth

Ireland and GB logistics specialist, Goggins Transport has appointed Fiona Cooper as business development manager. She brings ten years’ experience in the UK commercial vehicle industry, most recently as sales director for a leading supplier of vehicle safety systems .  In her new role she will be responsible for identifying new business ... [+]

Speedlink’s four-legged workers to star on TV this Thursday

Belfast and Dublin based Speedlink International Logistics is showcasing its Free Running Explosive Detection Dogs (FREDDs) service on the ITV series, ‘Dogs with Jobs’. The programme will give a behind-the-scenes look at the air cargo screening process being used by companies across Ireland. The programme will  air on Thursday 12 September ... [+]

Challenge Group gains Li battery certificate

Challenge Group is now IATA CEIV Lithium Battery certified, in addition to its existing IATA CEIV Pharma and IATA CEIV Live accreditations previously awarded to Challenge Airlines and Challenge Handling in Liège. The group, which operates freighter aircraft as well as ground handling and logistics, has a dedicated lithium battery ... [+]

Double success for DP World at rail awards

DP World won the ‘Business of the Year’ and the ‘Driving Rail Freight Growth’ awards at the 2024 Rail Freight Group honours event in September. John Trenchard, vice president – commercial and supply chain, DP World in the UK said: “We are honoured to have won these two prestigious awards at ... [+]

Business as usual as Lufthansa Cargo starts mega-hub project

Lufthansa Cargo marked the start of construction of the €600 million (US$665m) modernisation of its main cargo hub at Frankfurt with a ceremony on 5 September. The LCCevo project aims to strengthen the logistics hub´s competitive position in Europe and create a modern, more sustainable infrastructure by 2030. Guests from politics and ... [+]

From Stavanger to Singapore – Antonov to the rescue

Ukraine-owned, Germany-based heavylift carrier Antonov Airlines has moved 95 tons critical oil and gas equipment Stavanger, Norway to Changi, Singapore in partnership with Golden Aviation. An oil company chartered the Antonov-124-100 for the complex 7,700-mile mission, which required specialized loading equipment at both the departure and arrival points. Despite the logistical ... [+]

DP World appoints motor trade expert

DP World has appointed David D'Annunzio as Global vice president – vertical lead, automotive. He will oversee the strategic development of business in the sector and help to expand the company’s presence across the industry. Prior to joining DP World, he served in leadership roles at KRE Partners, LLC, a ... [+]

Mosolf to acquire Transport Overseas Group

Automotive handling specialist Mosolf Port Logistics & Services is to acquire 100% of Transport Overseas Group from the start of 2025, including its locations in Belgium, Spain, Poland and the UAE. Managing director of the TO Group, Christian Weber, will join the MPLS management. TO chief executive Tim Oltmann  said: “With ... [+]

New passport checks could increase shop shelf prices, warns Logistics UK

The new European Entry and Exit System (EES) for passport controls could increase food prices and lead to shortages in the shops, warns Logistics UK. It says that research, carried out by independent modelling expert MDS Transmodal, Logistics shows that it could have a significant impact on the UK’s supply ... [+]

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