Chris Lewis
Global logistics company Röhlig Logistics has successfully completed its annual Röhlig Charity initiative with subsidiaries in over 30 countries supporting more than 35 charitable organisations and projects worldwide.
Every year, the forwarder encourages its employees worldwide to propose charitable projects that resonate with them. Suggestions are then voted on within each country.
Supported projects included a care home providing support for vulnerable elderly individuals in Mexico, Cure Cancer Australia, the Children’s Cancer ...
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DHL eCommerce has signed a deal with CTT Expresso to set up a pick-up and delivery network in Portugal and Spain. Subject to regulatory approval, CTT Expresso will acquire the DHL eCommerce business in Portugal, and becomes the joint processor and distributor of DHL eCommerce parcel volumes in the country. ...
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DP World in Southampton and London Gateway has donated the equivalent of 3,000 meals to local food distribution charities, helping to support hundreds of households across Essex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Dorset and Wiltshire at Christmas.
DP World worked with long-term charity partners FareShare in Southampton and Thurrock Foodbank in Essex, ...
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Etihad Cargo is to add a weekly freighter service between its Abu Dhabi hub and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport from 7 January. The French capital becomes the 12th destination in its freighter network. It will also provide main deck connections to Ezhou, Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Hanoi and Zhengzhou ...
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Forwarders moving batteries and battery-powered equipment need to be aware of coming alterations to regulations, says Scott Dimmock of Ascent Consultancy and Training. He told an episode of BIFALink TV on 19 December that not only are the rules being changed but so are the batteries themselves.
It is quite likely ...
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DP World plans to open six new freight forwarding offices in Brazil by 2026. Offices in Campinas, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre will open in 2025 followed by others in the North and Northeast regions in 2026. The expansion is expected to create 150 new jobs, in sales, ...
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DFDS has confirmed that the Stena Vinga will operate on the route between Jersey and Portsmouth carrying both freight and passengers, from 28 March.
She will provide five rotations per week in peak season with evening departures from Jersey and morning departures from Portsmouth.
The 125-meter-long vessel, built in 2005, has ...
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Austrian global logistics company Gebrüder Weiss is transporting a solar energy system free of charge from Vorarlberg to northern Uganda for the Palorinya refugee settlement.
It forms part of the development and construction work by Catholic missionary Erich Fischnaller which includes providing young people with education. Until now, the workshops were ...
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Latin American carrier Avianca Cargo has become a certified Cargo iQ member, a year after joining the organisation.
Avianca’s became an associate member of the organisation in 2014 but left Cargo iQ in 2020, rejoining in July 2023 as a full Member with a commitment to implementing Cargo iQ’s quality standards ...
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Container maker Modalis has unveiled a Butterfly open-top 20-ft swap body for bulk consignments. The fruit of a collaboration with Belgian design firm Agesia, the patented design has an automated roof and is made from recyclable composite panels. It aims to address the limitations of current open-top swap bodies - ...
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