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Green diesel for Ireland

DHL Global Forwarding and pharma company Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease are to use hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) diesel on domestic and international routes from Dublin and Athlone. The fuel will reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90%. [+]

Offshore power goes live in Barcelona

The Port of Barcelona connected its first ship to the onboard power system (OPS) at its BEST terminal on 24 September, the first emission-free port of call for a container ship. The OPS was completed this August with a cable management system to connect the OPS ... [+]

American adds to CEIV Pharma network

American Airlines Cargo has added New York John F. Kennedy International Airport and Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport to its network of CEIV Pharma-certified US stations. The carrier also recently achieved re-certification of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport, which were first certified in ... [+]

VICT reaches five-million mark

Melbourne’s fully automated Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) has reached the five million TEU mark since commencing operations. A recently completed terminal expansion has increased capacity by 30% to 1.25 million TEU a year and allowed handling of larger vessels. [+]

DHL goes for green growth and a simpler structure

DHL Group unveiled a plan for sustainable growth up to 2030 on 24 September. It said it would strive to increase revenue by 50% by targeting high-growth markets and sectors. But it would also reinforce its commitment to decarbonization and integrate sustainability into its existing ... [+]

First bio-LNG for Brittany Ferries

Energy company Repsol has started supplying liquefied biomethane (bio-LNG) to Brittany Ferries’ LNG-fuelled vessels Salamanca and Santoña at the LNG-bunkering terminal in Santander (Spain). The three truck-loads, totalling 60 tons was the first supply of its kind in Spain. BioLNG can reduce the CO2 emissions by up to 100% compared ... [+]

Toga achieves gold standard in Deloitte awards

Dublin forwarding and logistics firms Toga Group - which comprises Toga Freight Services and Toga Customs Services - has been named as one the country’s Best Managed Companies in the Deloitte business awards programme. The company, which has demonstrated superior business performance for the fifth year ... [+]

XPO supports triple-tower climbers

XPO Logistics is supporting a Climb the Capital event on 5 October in which participants will ascend three of London's tallest skyscrapers on foot within three hours. Participants in the event, which is accredited with the Towerrunning World Association, will climb 475 metres up and down ... [+]

State of the art screens boost learning at the Dublin dockers’ school

Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform Paschal Donohoe visited St Joseph’s Co-Ed School in East Wall, Dublin to announce the completion of a €140,000 IT refurbishment, courtesy of Dublin Port Company. It includes the installation of interactive digital screens and three Special ... [+]

F1 and DHL find a green formula for motorsports airfreight

Formula 1 and its logistics partner DHL are to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for their airfreight movements, they announced at a press conference in Singapore on 20 September.  From March of this year, starting with the Australian Grand Prix, Formula 1 has been working with DHL ... [+]

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