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WFS lands Magma Aviation in Liege

SATS Group’s Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) arm has gained a multi-year contract to handle Magma Aviation freighters at Belgium’s Liege Airport. Starting in September WFS will provide ramp and warehouse cargo handling for a minimum of five regular Boeing 747-400F flight rotations a week. WFS will also handle cargo onboard charter flights and the overall contract is expected to generate over 50,000 tonnes of cargo a year. WFS operates two warehouses at the ... [+]

Scots gateway appoints man in China

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (GPA) has appointed Colin Dai as its country sales director for China. He brings over 25 years of experience in aviation and e-commerce, having work for carriers including Qatar Airways and Virgin Atlantic. GPA aims to foster business relationships across China, including the ... [+]

Partnership cuts Quality Freight emissions

UK forwarding and logistics company Quality Freight Services has partnered with sustainability consultancy Carbon Neutral Group to reduce its  emissions with initial measures included installing solar panels and EV charging stations at its head office in Shipley, West Yorkshire. The partners are now building a ... [+]

IAG appoints APAC agent

IAG Cargo has appointed Group Concorde as its general sales agent (GSA) in Cambodia, Philippines, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Australia, and New Zealand. Group Concorde started in business since 1985 in India and has expanded to 14 countries within Asia Pacific. Over the next three ... [+]

NF Global expands with Descartes

UK forwarder NF Global Logistics has expanded its use of the Descartes e-Customs solution to manage customs compliance for groupage services across continental Europe. Descartes e-Customs is web-based solution that helps filers submit data to HMRC and other government agencies. NF Global Logistics, founded in ... [+]

Transporeon appoints Turkey manager

Online freight platform Transporeon has appointed Gökalp Kobe Ertuğrul as country manager in Turkey. Transporeon connects freight buyers and sellers via its neutral transportation management platform, with a global network of over 1,400 shippers and retailers and over 150,000 carriers and logistics service providers. He ... [+]

Medical firm signs up for three more years with Davies Turner

Medical device company Owen Mumford has renewed its long-standing logistics partnership with Davies Turner for three years. Under the renewed contract, Davies Turner will provide UK logistics, EU exports and NHS fulfilment services. It will service the business from one of its logistics fulfilment centres ... [+]

NI Assembly members briefed on Belfast’s green schemes

Northern Ireland Assembly Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd and Economy Minister Conor Murphy visited Belfast Harbour on 2 September for a briefing on its plans to redevelop its offshore renewable energy and cruise facilities. The Ministers heard from Chair Dr Theresa Donaldson and Chief Executive Joe O’Neill ... [+]

Freightliner offers green rail option

Rail operator Freightliner has launched an ECO90 booking service allowing customers to move as little as one container, across any route, using alternative fuels. ECO90 provides a carbon reduction of up to 90% when compared with the equivalent movement via diesel rail. Alternative fuels used ... [+]

Port community providers ponder the future

The International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA) has launched a Foresight initiative to consider future scenarios and provide a global framework and pathway. The exercise will bring together IPCSA members and external experts at a series of three regional two-day workshops, to be held over the ... [+]

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