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November 2024

Bristol Airport looks to extend

Bristol Airport has launched a public consultation on a masterplan including A 150-m (490- runway extension that would allow long haul aircraft to reach destinations in North America and the Middle East. The plans also include an increase in annual passenger capacity from the current 12 million a year to 15 million by 2036, up from the current limit of 12 million. There would also be wider taxiways and apron ... [+]

Kuehne+Nagel serves the servers

Kuehne+Nagel has launched a specialised logistics solution for the Cloud infrastructure industry. It includes access to the forwarder’s air logistics network with continuous pickup and delivery services, including last-mile white glove road transport solutions and a worldwide network of certified logistics experts deliver sensitive and oversized servers to data centres. ... [+]

Air broker signs Iberia deal

Chapman Freeborn has signed an exclusive partnership with Portuguese multimodal logistics specialist Santos e Vale to expand its cargo charter, on-board courier, time critical, and passenger charter services in the Iberian Peninsula. Freight forwarders can now ship consignments between 1.2 and 120 tonnes. [+]

Speedy Freight opens Stateside

UK same day courier firm Speedy Freight has opened an office and a 50,000-square-foot warehouse in Irving, Texas as a prelude to launching eight franchises in the US by the end of 2025 and the ultimate aim of 60 by 2030. The $1.5 million development will serve as Speedy Freight’s US ... [+]

Solutions for a greener planet

CMA CGM Group’s Ceva Logistics arm has launched a Forplanet sub-brand to unify and further develop its sustainable logistics solutions.The suite of logistics solutions enables customers to reduce the environmental impact of their supply chains by leveraging a range of low carbon transport and circular economy solutions. In addition, with ... [+]

Arvato buys Irish data centre logistics specialist

German-based third party logistics company Arvato is to acuire Irish-based ATC Computer Transport and Logistics, subject to regultory approval. The company provides specialized transport, logistics, and technical services for data center operators, high-tech freight forwarders, and equipment manufacturers. The Dublin-headquartered company was founded 45 years ago by Alan and Patricia ... [+]

Rhenus joins forces with food charity FareShare

The Rhenus Group is working with FareShare to distribute thousands of tonnes of food to communities in need across the North-west. On 11 November  a team of volunteers from the Group’s UK Road and High Tech divisions collaborated to redistribute 7.51 tonnes of food from local Tesco stores to 56 communities ... [+]

A medicine box with a difference

The CMA CGM Foundation has launched the PharmaBox, a 40-foot container converted into a mobile pharmacy for the storage of medicines in crisis zones. It addresses Action Against Hunger’s need to securely preserve medical supplies in order to deliver medical and nutritional care to approximately 17,000 children under the age ... [+]

Silk Way signs cargo village deal

Silk Way Alat Free Economic Zone Company - a dedicated entity of Silk Way Group -  has signed a design and build agreement with Modern Construction Group for the development of the Silk Way Cargo Village. It follows the unveiling of plans for a new cargo airport in the Alat Free ... [+]

Pallet-Track gets Carbon Certified

Pallet-Track has become a Carbon Certified Business. The Wolverhampton-based network says it is the first in the UK to accurately measure, monitor and reduce its Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon emissions, with the aim of becoming carbon neutral verified by Natural Carbon Solutions.  Pallet-Track has partnered with carbon reduction specialists ... [+]

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