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The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Transport Canada implemented emergency measures, effective immediately, for air cargo originating from Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on 13 September. It followed reports of two packages containing incendiaries igniting on European parcel networks.
FIATA said that challenges in implementing the new requirements have led to some carriers imposing an embargo on all cargo originating from the region.
It added that the freight ...
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German rail group Deutsche Bahn has signed an agreement to sell DB Schenker forwarding arm to Danish owned logistics giant DSV for € EUR 14.3 billion, or €14.8bn including expected interest.
DSV said that the combined companies will have an expected revenue of about €39.3 billion ...
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Ireland’s economy and supply chain could be seriously affected if night flights at Dublin Airport are restricted, warns FTA Ireland (FTAI).
Chief executive Aidan Flynn, said that without overnight deliveries by air, shops and offices, factories and hospitals could be left without critical supplies and that ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed ECS Group’s TCE subsidiary TCE as its new general sales and service agent (GSSA) in Continental Europe. Implementation starts later this year initially for exports from the Netherlands, Denmark and Italy, before expanding to all 14 countries across Continental Europe.
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The Cargo Integrity Group – which includes FIATA, the Global Sipper Forum and TT Club - has issued an urgent reminder of the need for an emergency contact number for shipments of dangerous goods.
The requirement forms part of many national dangerous goods regulations for transport ...
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Scandinavian spare parts distribution company Danx is now using Duo trailers, in its Swedish operations following a change in legislation. The new rules allow trucks with two or three trailers up to 34.5 metres in length to operate on around 590km of the country’s road ...
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Hutchison Ports’ BEST terminal in the Port of Barcelona has put the first electric reach stacker in southern Europe into service as part of a plan to reduce emissions by 80% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2040.
It marks the start of a programme ...
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Grimaldi’s Finnlines arm is to launch a freight ro ro service from Finland to the port of Sheerness London Medway.
The service will be operated by three Finneco-class hybrid ro-ro vessels, each with a cargo capacity of 5,800 lane metres, equivalent to around 400 trailers. They ...
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Lufthansa Cargo has published its winter timetable, including a weekly B777F freighter connection from Frankfurt to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and Los Angeles. The flight will the carrier's first direct connection from the Asian country to the US.
The German airline is also increasing its ...
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TX Logistik, part of the Italian railways’ Mercitalia Logistics arm, has signed an agreement with rail wagon rental company Wascosa, including a cooperation to market the NiKRASA rail-road handling system. The NiKRASA platform allows non-craneable semi-trailers, which currently make up around 90% of European truck ...
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