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September 2024

Finnlines to launch Sheerness service

Grimaldi’s Finnlines arm is to launch a freight ro ro service from Finland to the port of Sheerness London Medway. The service will be operated by three Finneco-class hybrid ro-ro vessels, each with a cargo capacity of 5,800 lane metres, equivalent to around 400 trailers. They can load cargo up to a height of 7 metres. The vessels are equipped with air lubrication, a high-powered battery bank and solar panels. The southbound route ... [+]

Lufthansa to launch Vietnam freighter

Lufthansa Cargo has published its winter timetable, including a weekly B777F freighter connection from Frankfurt to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and Los Angeles. The flight will the carrier's first direct connection from the Asian country to the US. The German airline is also increasing its frequencies from Germany to destinations ... [+]

Partners to promote road-rail system

TX Logistik, part of the Italian railways’ Mercitalia Logistics arm, has signed an agreement with rail wagon rental company Wascosa, including a cooperation to market the NiKRASA rail-road handling system. The NiKRASA platform allows non-craneable semi-trailers, which currently make up around 90% of European truck fleets, an be loaded between ... [+]

Forth Green Freeport submits Full Business Case

Forth Green Freeport (FGF) has submitted its Full Business Case (FBC) to the Scottish and UK Governments, described as a major step in the process of unlocking around £25 million of seed funding capital for key underdeveloped sites. The submission will now be reviewed by both Westminster sand Holyrood Governments. Following ... [+]

DHL ready for the end-of-year rush

DHL Express is investing over €100 million in transport and handling capacity in the fourth quarter in anticipation of increased demand for express services during the traditional end-of-year peak season. The company is investing in eight new Boeing 777 freight aircraft on trans-Pacific and intercontinental routes between Asia and Europe, It ... [+]

Philippine Airlines on Cargo.one

Philippine Airlines is to put its cargo capacity on the digital Cargo.one booking platform. The carrier operates 37 international destinations throughout South and East Asia, North America, Australia and the Middle East, along with 32 destinations in the Philippines. From Autumn 2024, forwarders using cargo.one can quote and book capacity ... [+]

American to restart Edinburgh flights

American Airlines is to reintroduce flights to Edinburgh, Scotland in its summer schedule next year. A daily 787-8 service from Philadelphia will start on 23 May. It will expand its schedule to Italy with new services from Miami to Rome with a 777-200 from 5 July and from Philadelphia to ... [+]

UPS to buy German healthcare specialists

UPShas agreed to acquire German-based healthcare logistics provider Frigo-Trans and its sister company BPL, for an undisclosed sum. Frigo-Trans’ network includes temperature-controlled warehousing that covers six temperature zones from cryopreservation (-196°C) to ambient (+15° to +25°C), a pan-European cold chain transportation solution and temperature-controlled and time-critical freight forwarding capabilities. The ... [+]

Lisa Park to run Maersk in UAE

Maersk has appointed Lisa Park as its new managing director for the United Arab Emirates. She will also lead the business and teams in Oman and Qatar. Park brings over 22 years of experience in the logistics and shipping industry and has held several roles and leadership positions across functions ... [+]

Time running out to deliver Safety & Security decs, warns ASM

Freight software firm Agency Sector Management (ASM) is warning that the new Government’s failure to communicate of new Safety & Security Entry Summary declarations will make it hard to deliver the required functionality by the October deadline. Currently, the UK applies a waiver for goods coming from the EU from Safety ... [+]

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