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Smart choice as boss of East Midlands Airport
Karen Smart, currently director of landside operations at London Stansted Airport, has been appointed managing director of East Midlands Airport.Smart will take up her role at the UK’s largest pure cargo airport in April 2018 and will lead a team of over 500 employees.She joined MAG, parent group of Manchester, ...
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FTA welcomes news of Brexit transitional period
The UK's Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed news of a Brexit transitional period, describing it as a "welcome relief".Earlier today, the European Union (EU) and UK government announced that a transitional period has been agreed to run from March 2019 to December 2020 with the aim of smoothing the ...
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Cathay Pacific Cargo partners with va-Q-tec for thermal containers
Cathay Pacific Cargo has partnered with va-Q-tec to use its advanced passive thermal containers which are designed to maintain a constant temperature during transportation for more than five days.Cathay Pacific's general manager cargo service delivery, Frosti Lau, said: “These advanced passive thermal containers can offer steady temperature-controlled conditions for several ...
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Smart Border 2.0 report: ‘sensible and positive progress’ on Brexit
A study entitled ‘Smart Border 2.0: Avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland for Customs control and the free movement of persons’ was published by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs in February and could offer solutions that would apply to all cross-border ...
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Hong Kong Air Cargo launches trucking service
Freight carrier Hong Kong Air Cargo has launched a ground transportation operation, Hong Kong Air Cargo Logistics, that will serve the local Hong Kong market in tandem with the airline.Zeng Meng, assistant chief executive officer of Hong Kong Air Cargo, said: “With the completion of the Hong Kong–Zhuhai-Macao bridge, the ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo doubles Jo’burg flights
On October 28, Virgin Atlantic Cargo will double its services between London and Johannesburg with the launch of a second daily flight using a Boeing 787-9 aircraft that can carry up to 24 tonnes of cargo.Meanwhile, the carrier will open a local Contact Centre this April to support customers in ...
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Neutral Air Partner and TIACA join forces
Global freight network Neutral Air Partner and TIACA have entered into a partnership that will see them working together on events, networking opportunities and training initiatives globally, as well as promoting industry best practice across Asia.TIACA secretary general Vladimir Zubkov (pictured) explained: “We have been paying increased attention to the ...
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SF and HAVI launch China cold chain JV
Supply chain services provider HAVI and SF Holding are joining forces to establish a new cold chain logistics company in China.The joint venture will leverage SF’s leading position in China’s express logistics market and its growth in the cold chain segment there, alongside HAVI’s expertise in cold chain and multi-temperature ...
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TAPA EMEA certifications at record high, says Gruentjes
The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has confirmed “record take-up” of its supply chain security standards across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in the face of the growing threat of cargo crime throughout the region.TAPA’s Incident Information Service reported a rise of 10.3% rise in recorded cargo crimes ...
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BACA: UK membership of EASA after Brexit “welcomed”
BACA – the Air Charter Associaion – has welcomed UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech on March 2 in which she referred to plans for Britain’s continued membership of EU agencies, including the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), after Brexit.Richard Mumford, BACA chairman (pictured), said: “BACA’s members include a number ...
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Transport logistic China’s twin focus
This year’s transport logistic China exhibition (which includes the air cargo China event) is looking busy already, with more international exhibitors having already registered than two years ago.The show, which will take place at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre on May 16-18, will focus on digitisation – a major ...
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DHL to amalgamate Vienna operations
DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Freight, part of Deutsche Post DHL Group, have signed a contract to purchase land near Vienna Airport in order to develop a 60,000 sq m freight hub for Eastern Europe.The DHL Campus Vienna Airport will bring together land, air and ocean freight capabilities that were ...
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Brussels Airport reveals €100m investment in cargo facilities
Brussels Airport has revealed plans to invest €100m in new logistics facilities as it looks to ensure it can meet future demand.The investments include a building of no less than 50,000 sq m on the west side of Brucargo - the hub's cargo area - with direct apron connection for ...
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CEVA opens new Penang cargo hub
CEVA Logistics has officially opened a new multi-user facility in Penang, Malaysia, close to Penang International Airport.The 70,000 sq ft facility includes temperature-controlled and ambient storage space, office space for in-plant customers, advanced materials handling equipment, an advanced warehouse management system and Customs stationed on-site to facilitate on-time clearance.It is ...
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Lufthansa to charge €12 for paper air waybills - reports DVZ
Lufthansa Cargo will charge a €12 per consignment fee for processing paper-based air waybills (AWB) from April 2 but will implement a lower rate of €1 from October this year, according to local reports.Details of the so called Paper AWB were revealed in German logistics newspaper DVZ, a sister publication ...
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Geodis expands pharma logistics role with Biosystems
French freight forwarder Geodis has expanded its contract with Biosystems, the Spain-based pharma and healthcare specialist, to send temperature-controlled reagents and lab instruments to over 35 countries across the world.The two companies have been cooperating for more than 10 years, and this new contract incorporates all new destinations across the ...
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Cargolux and NCA announce start date for Luxembourg-Narita partnership
Cargolux and Nippon Cargo Airlines NCA have announced a start date for a new freighter service between Luxembourg and Narita previously announced as part of a new partnership.Starting on March 27, NCA will have access to capacity on Cargolux's new weekly Tuesday flight between the two hubs, which will utilise ...
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Swissport completes Aerocare deal
Swissport has completed the previously announced acquisition of Aerocare, a leading ground handler in Australia/ New Zealand. The acquisition of Aerocare includes its subsidiaries Skycare, Carbridge and EasyCart from Archer Capital and the Aerocare management. The deal has received all regulatory approvals, including that of Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board.“The ...
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Nippon Express out the 'hanger' with fashion logistics takeover
Japanese forwarder Nippon Express has purchased Italian fashion logistics firm Traconf for €144.5m as it looks to expand outside of its home market and further develop its apparel services.Nippon Express said it believed the acquisition would help it grow its fashion logistics business dramatically and would fit well with its ...
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Deutsche Post DHL sees 2017 profits climb 7.2% to €3.7bn
Deutsche Post DHL Group (DP-DHLG) saw operating profit climb by 7.2% to €3.7bn in the 2017 financial year, revenues were up by 5.4% to €60.4bn, with all four divisions contributing to the increase.The German logistics giant and the world’s largest purchaser of airfreight capacity said that its DHL Express division ...