November 2024
Turkish Airlines launched its longest ever flight on 28 November, a four days a week schedule from Istanbul to Sydney. The route is operated by an Airbus A350-900, taking 19 hours for the 9,300-miles. In March 2024, the carrier launched flights to Melbourne, its first ever Australian destination.
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Ocean Network Express (ONE) has relocated its Ireland branch to a new office in Dublin, following the establishment of ONE Ireland in June 2023. The new site is at Dublin Airport Business Park, in Santry (D09 FH7X). Director and country head of ONE Ireland, Fer Penders said:"Relocating to the Dublin ...
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Ocean Network Express has completed acquisition of a minority stake in New Priok Container Terminal One in Jakarta, Indonesia. Built in 2016, NPCT1 has an annual capacity of 1.5 million TEU and can accommodate mega containerships. Jakarta is ONE’s third-largest volume port in Southeast Asia. In November 2023, ONE completed ...
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The Road Haulage Association is warning that some small and medium-sized businesses in Great Britain will have to stop selling to customers in Northern Ireland from 13 December as new EU General Product Safety Rules (GSPR) are applied to the province.
RHA says it wrote to the NI secretary of State ...
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Cathay Cargo Terminal says it has become the first in Hong Kong to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) with CCTV to enhance safety and security monitoring.
Partnering AI-powered workplace safety specialist, with Intenseye, it is using advanced computer vision and AI algorithms to monitor safety and security hazards in real time.
The technology ...
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Air Charter Service has flown 39 white rhinoceroses from Windhoek, Namibia to Dallas in the largest ever relocation conservation project for the species, as well as the most rhinos ever to have flown on one aircraft.The project aims to conserve the endangered population and preserve their unique genetics against poaching. ...
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Euroports Group is to strengthen its bulk handling capacity at North Sea Port (Ghent) with a Konecranes Gottwald ESP.7B Mobile Harbor Crane, expected to be delivered in early 2025.
The 3,500-hectare Port of Ghent handles a wide variety of cargo, including bulk, breakbulk, and containers. Euroports operates across multiple locations within ...
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Logistics UK says it is “deeply disappointed” at the lack of mention of freight in the Government’s Integrated National Transport Strategy announced by the recently departed Secretary of State for Transport Louise Haigh on 28 November.
Head of Cities and Infrastructure Policy Jonathan Walker commented: “The UK needs a genuinely integrated ...
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Chapman Freeborn has appointed Linas Dovydenas as president, India, Middle East and Africa (IMEA). Dovydenas spent 16 years at Chapman Freeborn’s parent company , Avia Solutions Group, as chief executive and chief commercial officer roles before joining the charter broker arm in 2022.
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Hapag-Lloyd has reached an agreement with Chinese clean energy company Goldwind for the delivery of 250,000 tonnes of green methanol per year. The green methanol will consist of a blend of bio- and e-methanol, ensuring a greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction of at least 70%. The shipping line aims to reduce ...
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