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Intermodal operator CargoBeamer has appointed Tilman Apitzsch as managing director of its Intermodal Operations division, where he will oversee plans to increase long-term commercial and operational excellence. He joins CargoBeamer after some years at the Boston Consulting Group, where he served as principal for transport, aviation, and infrastructure. CargoBeamer operates trailer-carrying rail services to terminals including Calais, using a unique loading system that allows non-craneable semi-trailers to be handled.
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Aviation services provider, Air Partner - a Wheels Up company - has appointed Eliska Hill as senior vice president of Cargo for UK and rest of the world. She has previously held senior positions at Chapman Freeborn in the UK and UAE, along with other ...
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Dartford-headquartered groupage operator Europa Worldwide Group is supporting the Generation Logistics campaign for the third year running.
The scheme is an industry-led, government-backed initiative that works to ensure the resilience of the UK’s supply chains by engaging the next generation of logistics talent. Europa Worldwide Group, ...
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Freight Transport Association Ireland has launched its sixth annual Manager’s Guide to Distribution Costs. Published in partnership with Bank of Ireland and ENPROVA, in conjunction with specialist research agency Analytiqa, the annual report acts as a reference for decision makers across the logistics sector as ...
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Transport and logistics industry cycling teams in the UK and Kenya have raised over £225,000 for international development organisation Transaid projects in sub-Saharan Africa.
A team of 30 pedalled 295 miles, from the foothills of Mount Kenya to Lake Victoria in six days, raising £165,000 in ...
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Gruber Logistics has opened its first owned Middle East branch office in Dubai. It will be managed by Carsten Sommer, executive director business unit project cargo, air and ocean and Samar Helmy, director business unit project cargo, air and ocean.
Initially, Gruber Logistics in the Middle ...
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DP World has acquired 47,000 TEUs of its own-branded containers. The Dubai-based company, which is active in ports, forwarding and short-sea shipping said the move will give its customers access to critical capacity, even during periods of peak demand or unexpected disruption.
It adds that by ...
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Changi Airport Group has opened its refurbished Changi Nexus One air logistics facility within Singapore’s Changi Airfreight Centre with close on 8,000sq m (86,000sq ft) of warehousing space. The facility, which has direct apron access, is designed for two tenants. It will increase Changi Airport’s ...
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DHL Group is to extend its Supply Chain services in the United Arab Emirates through a transfer of operations from DHL Global Forwarding. In addition to existing cross border transportation, forwarding and freight services under the Group’s global forwarding division, DHL Supply Chain will now ...
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Portsmouth cargo terminal operator Portico Shipping Ltd, has secured £20m of investment following approval from its owners, the City Council. The investment will go towards changing the site layout to handle cargo more efficiently and creating more space and new equipment to meet a growing ...
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