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September 2024

DHL goes for the treble in Porto

DHL Express Portugal has opened a new facility at Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport in Porto, Portugal. The €25 million site strengthens its support for the growing export industry in the north and central regions of the country.A total footprint of over 18,000 square meters more than triples DHL's operational capacity at the airport, allowing it to process up to 6,500 pieces per hour for imports, an increase of 150%, and ... [+]

HMRC to procure next phase of Northern Ireland scheme

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has launched a competitive procurement exercise for the next phase of the Trader Support Service (TSS) for businesses moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It said the procurement exercise will begin by early 2025, to deliver ongoing support for traders from 2026. Meanwhile, the current ... [+]

Fruit and veg import checks postponed again

The government has re-extended the deadline for introduction of import checks on medium-risk fruit and vegetables from the EU which were due to be introduced in January 2025 to 1 July 2025. Products will not be subject to import checks at the GB border or charged the associated fees until this ... [+]

Rhenus signs Uzbek and Kazakstan deals

Chief executive and chairman of the Rhenus Group, Tobias Bartz, joined a delegation to Central Asia led by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The forwarder signed an agreement to establish a joint venture in which Rhenus Group has a majority share -  with the Uztemir’yolkonteyner arm of Uzbek Railways including plans ... [+]

Kale appoints chief technology officer

Kale Logistics Solutions has appointed Tribhuwan Negi as chief technology officer. He brings nearly 25 years of experience in building large-scale platforms and of global research and development. Tribhuwan’s appointment is part of a broader leadership expansion at Kale, with a new global chief financial officer, chief innovation officer, and ... [+]

One Air adds a third

UK cargo airline One Air has added a third Boeing 747 freighter to its fleet to meet to serve the Asia/Europe route. The Boeing 747-400ERF joins One Air on a five-year lease from AeroTransCargo FZE and completed its first flight for the airline Hong Kong to East Midlands Airport on 16 ... [+]

Arca and Cen Global set up pharma platform

Arca BioLogistics has joined forces with logistics software company Cen Global to offer offers an end-to-end specialist logistics service for research material and healthcare and pharmaceutical products. They have Arca developed a platform that gives real-time visibility into shipment location and temperature, as well as producing quotes in seconds and ... [+]

Belfast looks to the stars to cut emissions

Belfast Harbour will welcome the first ever European Space Agency (ESA) Port Decarbonisation and Environmental Sustainability Workshop on 17 September. At the one-day event, hosted jointly by the port, ESA’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) programme, Redshift Associates and the UK Space Agency, experts from the maritime and space sectors ... [+]

Scots logisticians raise over £100,000 for Transaid

This year’s Scottish Transaid Dinner raised £100,681 for the transport and logistics-development agency. Hheld on 12 September at the Macdonald Inchyra Hotel near Grangemouth, it was attended by more than 300 executives and friends representing businesses across Scotland, led by Lynsey Craik from John Mitchell Haulage & Warehousing. She worked ... [+]

Europa sets up health and safety team

Europa Worldwide Group has set up an in-house Health & Safety team. It will take responsibility for training, reporting, auditing and overall health and safety awareness, working closely with on-site operational teams and taking on board feedback from team members. The team will be based predominantly at the company’s operational sites ... [+]

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