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UPShas agreed to acquire German-based healthcare logistics provider Frigo-Trans and its sister company BPL, for an undisclosed sum. Frigo-Trans’ network includes temperature-controlled warehousing that covers six temperature zones from cryopreservation (-196°C) to ambient (+15° to +25°C), a pan-European cold chain transportation solution and temperature-controlled and time-critical freight forwarding capabilities. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025, subject to regulatory reviews and approvals.
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Maersk has appointed Lisa Park as its new managing director for the United Arab Emirates. She will also lead the business and teams in Oman and Qatar. Park brings over 22 years of experience in the logistics and shipping industry and has held several roles ...
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Freight software firm Agency Sector Management (ASM) is warning that the new Government’s failure to communicate of new Safety & Security Entry Summary declarations will make it hard to deliver the required functionality by the October deadline.
Currently, the UK applies a waiver for goods coming ...
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Cathay Cargo has added piece-level tracking to its Cathay Courier solution for express delivery of small urgent shipments. It offers a “flown as booked” service, either either airport-to-airport or with collection and delivery and a booking window that closes four hours before departure, or 90 ...
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Temperature-controlled container specialists Tower Cold Chain and Cryopdp have partnered to provide an expanded range of logistics solutions for clinical research. Tower Cold Chain is incorporating Cryopdp’s liquid nitrogen-filled dry vapour shippers for ultra-low temperature goods, which maintain temperatures from -196°C to -150°C. In return, ...
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Europa Road’s Belgian arm, Ostend-based Europa Road NV says it handled a record number of consignments in July.
Europa Road NV exceeded its previous best month with a 30% increase in shipments for July – a record since the launch of its dedicated sales team in ...
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Delta Airlines Cargo president Peter Penseel has joined the board of Maastricht Aachen Airport, the Netherlands’ second largest cargo hub.
He brings over 30 years of experience in airfreight, including senior roles at Qatar Airways, DHL Global Forwarding, UTi, and CEVA Logistics.
The airport has a new ...
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If someone at Heathrow Cargo Centre asked if you fancied a brew, you wouldn’t expect more than a cup of tea. But at Munich they could well be offering you a beer. The airport has its own brewery and, moreover, it has been in existence ...
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Rhenus Warehousing Solutions UK has added Cornish candle-maker St Eval to its customer base.
Having seen impressive growth since it began the company required a third-party logistics supplier, as it had outgrown its existing warehouse capacity. St Eval needed a supplier that shared its core value ...
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Stena Line is to withdraw the Stena Vision from its Rosslare-Cherbourg route from 27 October, leaving the Stena Horizon to maintain a three days a week serviceof up to six crossings.
However, it would selectively deploy additional support vessels to the route during peak demand for ...
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