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Airfreight and passenger travel into the UK has been thrown into chaos by a fire at an electrical substation, which has cut power to the country’s leading gateway. According to reports, more than 1,350 flights are affected by the shut-down with aircraft having to be diverted. However, with limited British airports having only limited spare capacity, many flights are having to land at airports on the Continent.
Counter-terrorism officers from the ...
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Christmas might be a distant memory, but freight forwarder Aramex UK is forecasting that retailers will enjoy a strong performance for the Muslim fasting period of Ramadan, which comes to an end with the Eid al-Fitr celebration on about 30 March.
During the holy month, consumers ...
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The Pharma Logistics Winter University concluded its inaugural session at Khallifa University, Abu Dhabi, on 7 February, bringing together over 40 participants, including students from the University of Antwerp, Etihad Cargo, and key representatives from handler dnata and forwarder Kuehne+Nagel.
The event was co-founded by the ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo says it has vastly improved transportation for the semiconductor industry with its new TechLift service. It offers targeted shock absorption for ground and aircraft equipment moving all types of semiconductor products such as integrated circuits, chipsets, microchips semiconductor manufacturing machinery and testing ...
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Unit load device (ULD) management company SkyCell has launched a Net ZERO Reverse in partnership with Emirates SkyCargo to return empty airfreight containers at lower costs and emissions back to origin by sea. It says the one-way lease model cuts CO2 emissions by more than ...
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SATS’ Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) arm has launched a pilot project with forwarder Kuehne+Nagel to accelerate import cargo clearances at Frankfurt Airport.
Developed by WFS' specialist E-commerce & Freight Forwarder Handling (EFFH) team and Kuehne+Nagel Frankfurt, the project aims to optimize operations team and warehouse capacity ...
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With the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan drawing to a close, Saudia Cargo’s cold chain technology in delivering a sizeable part of the 1.6 million ton Saudi date harvest to global markets. The country is one of the world's largest producers, and its product is ...
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IAG Cargo says that its Constant Climate service for temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals recorded a 22% increase in business in 2024 compared with 2023.
Constant Climate is designed for the transportation of pharmaceuticals, such as vaccines, biotech products, diagnostics samples, or any other temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical material.
With a large ...
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President Trump’s tariffs will not spell the end of globalisation but they could lead to trade turbulence, Lufthansa Cargo senior director of business development Heike Woerner told an online press conference on 18 March. “We still see long-term growth in the market,” she told the ...
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Cargo-partner has become the first freight forwarder in Austria to implement the AutoStore system at its iLogistics Center next to Vienna International Airport. Cargo-partner, a group company of Nippon Express Holdings, initiated the project some time ago with applied research organization, Fraunhofer to optimize logistics ...
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