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Clarksons appoints customs expert

Customs clearance solutions specialists Clarksons Port Services (CPS), has appointed Graham Cross to the new role of business development manager. After more than 40 years within the freight forwarding and logistics industry, working for both large and small organisations, Graham Cross set up his own business in December 2002 and, in 2016, became involved in setting up a warehouse and distribution facility, close to the port of Hull to import goods ... [+]

Pall-Ex handles millionth Polish pallet

Pall-Ex’s network Poland has moved its millionth pallet. Managing director Piotr Kołtuniak comments: “We have been working very hard for the last few years and to finally reach this milestone is proof that we are doing well. The investment in our infrastructure and technology means we will continue to grow ... [+]

Dimerco delivers urgent test kits to Taiwan

Dimerco has delivered self-test kits from Hong Kong to Taiwan to help tackled an increase in Covid infections. The forwarder used commercial air freight to transport 165 pallets with a total weight of nearly 50 tons within just four days, despite the required delivery date directly following the Hong Kong ... [+]

NI Protocol must work for business, says Logistics UK

Logistics UK has reiterated its call for the UK government to make the Northern Ireland (NI) Protocol work effectively after a meeting with Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on 25 May at Hillsborough Castle/ The organisation’s NI policy manager Seamus Leheny confirmed that Logistics UK had called on the UK and EU ... [+]

Gulf Air returns to Manchester

Gulf Air is set to launch direct flights between Manchester and Bahrain from 1 June. They will be operated twice a week by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. It follows the return of regular three days a week Kuwait Airways A320 NEO flights to Manchester on 1 May. [+]

Airblox offers live space feed

Airblox has launched a live feed of global air freight scheduled flight capacity to support users of its electronic Block Space Agreement (eBSA) booking service. Airblox’s online marketplace enables freight forwarders and airlines to trade air cargo capacity in the form of standardised eBSAs. The new live feed will enable users to ... [+]

Forwarders need to be convinced of digitisation benefits, says industry chief

Forwarders are ready to digitalize but need clear evidence of its value, says Airforwarders Association executive director Brandon Fried. He said his members were ready but needed to better understand its worth beyond regulatory or customer requirements, Brandon Fried told delegates at the CNS Partnership Conference in Phoenix on 25 May. “There ... [+]

Spot booking is here to stay, says software chief

Spot pricing will dominate air cargo bookings as digitisation continues to drive market change, says the boss of an industry software company. Awery Aviation Software chief executive Vitaly Smilianets told delegates at the CNS Partnership Conference in Phoenix, Arizona that fixed rate booking would not make a comeback in the short ... [+]

TT Club talks safety at TOC Europe

Insurers the TT Club is to set up a Safety Village at the TOC Europe ports and shipping conference and exhibition in Rotterdam on 14-16 June. It will be the venue for workshops and panel sessions throughout the three days of the TOC Europe event and will also provide opportunities ... [+]

Ceva delivers supersonic performance

The need for speed was critical for the CEVA Logistics Showfreight team to move a full-scale replica of a Typhoon fighter jet to London’s Leicester Square in time for the premiere of the Top Gun remake. The team had seven hours to unload and install the plane for client, BAE Systems, ... [+]

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