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Kalibox passive pallet enters CSafe product range in the US
CSafe Global has moved quickly to introduce the Kalibox passive pallet to the US market after taking over the equipment’s French manufacturer at the end of August.The Kalibox front-loading pallet features a patented quick assembly system, easy opening and loading, as well as up to five days of thermal protection ...
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CSafe expands European footprint with Kalibox acquisition
CSafe Global, which provides temperature-controlled containers for pharma and medical products, has acquired its first manufacturing capacity in Europe.It has bought Kalibox, a France-based provider of cold chain packaging.Kalibox’s two production centres in France will continue CSafe's global expansion plans by adding over 5,000 sq m of manufacturing capacity to ...
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New Seattle centre for DHL after airport move
DHL Express has opened a new service centre close to Seattle-Tacoma Airport with a $4m investment after moving its air operation to the airport in May.The new 26,000 sq ft facility can process more than 1,000 pieces per hour and will serve greater Seattle and outlying areas for pickup, delivery ...
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UPS pilots agree labour deal
UPS pilots, represented by the Independent Pilots Association, have ratified a new five-year labour agreement after more than four years of negotations.The contract ratified with more than 91% of the vote, with more than 98% of the eligible members casting ballots.The collective bargaining agreement, which goes into effect tomorrow, covers ...
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Digital vision: DHL staff don smart glasses to be perfect pickers
DHL Supply Chain is rolling out the next phase of its Vision Picking Programme that equips order pickers with smart glasses to display where packages need to be placed in the next stage of the supply chain.Successful trials of the “augmented reality technology” in the Netherlands with partners Google, Vuzix ...
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Sofa so good as Chapman Freeborn OBC team expands
Chapman Freeborn OBC has announced a series of appointments as the on board courier (OBC) business specialist continues to expand its global hand-carry services.The Cologne-headquartered company said that it has gained “several experts from the aviation and express logistics industry” in order to satisfy the increased demand from the market.It ...
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Budapest Airport to develop new warehouse for DHL Express
DHL Express and Budapest Airport have signed an agreement to develop a new 13,000 sq m warehouse at the Hungarian hub.Budapest Airport will develop a large warehouse and office complex near Terminal One for the airport operations of DHL Express, which will sign a 20 year lease.DHL Express performs its ...
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Start-up Express Air Cargo signs up MRO provider as it prepares for launch
Tunisian start-up airline Express Air Cargo has appointed FL Technics as its maintenance, repair and overhaul service provider.Under the agreement, FL Technics will provide re-delivery checks on the carrier’s two owned Boeing 737 freighter aircraft.“Being a start-up airline, we had been obviously looking for a trusted EASA certified maintenance partner ...
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Aramex lands NewBridge pharma contract
Dubai-based Aramex is partnering with specialist shipper NewBridge Pharmaceuticals to provide logistics services in the Middle East, Africa, Canada and the UK.Also based in Dubai, NewBridge’s customers include pharmaceuticals, biological, genomics and other healthcare companies.Through the partnership, Aramex is managing the logistics of patient samples across clinics and hospitals from ...
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IAG Cargo and Exelsius announce next GDP Academy
Following the success of their recent workshops in London and Hyderabad, IAG Cargo and Exelsius Consultancy have announced that their next GDP Academy training workshop will take place in Dublin, Ireland.Scheduled for 28-29 September at the Radisson Blu hotel at Dublin Airport, the Good Distribution Practice Academy combines classroom training ...
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Tech loss drags down Air T
US-based overnight air cargo and aviation support company Air T reported a loss of $3.68 million in the first quarter of the 2016/17 financial year, which ended June 30.However, the figures included those of new acquisition Delphax Technologies, which ran up an operating loss of $6.9m including $5.6m in impairment ...
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UPS rolls out Worldwide Express Freight offering to another nine countries
Integrator UPS has extended its Worldwide Express Freight service to a further nine countries across North Africa, the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Indian sub-continent.New to the network for UPS’s dedicated service for urgent, time-sensitive and high-value international heavy shipments of over 70kg are Bahrain, Bangladesh, Kuwait, Malta, Morocco, Pakistan, ...
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Lufthansa Cargo seals the deal on time:matters
Lufthansa Cargo has completed its planned acquisition of time:matters, the time-critical international delivery specialist that it span off as a subsidiary in 2002 but in which it retained a 49% share.The 51% balance has now been acquired from investor Aheim Capital and time:matters’ own management team.In late July, Air Cargo ...
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FedEx warns of Shanghai supply chain slowdown ahead of G20 summit
FedEx is warning customers to expect delays to shipments originating in the Shanghai area as the government is ordered factories to close ahead of the G20 Summit.The express giant said in a news bulletin that China had ordered 255 Shanghai-based industrial facilities to shut down ahead of the Summit, running ...
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Revenues down but operating profit surges for DP-DHL's forwarding arm
Deutsche Post DHL Group’s (DP-DHL) freight forwarding arm saw 2016 second quarter revenues fall by 9.3% to €3.4bn, versus €3.8 in like prior year period 2015, while divisional operating profit improved by 72.5% to €69m.Adjusted for negative currency effects and lower fuel surcharges, the Global Forwarding, Freight division’s revenue declined ...
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DHL spurs Cambodian trade with Phnom Penh-Bangkok B737 freighter
DHL Express has launched a Boeing 737-400 freighter service between Phnom Penh in Cambodia and Bangkok in Thailand, one of the global logistics operator’s hubs in Asia Pacific.This 19 tonnes capacity express freighter service, operated five times a week by Thailand’s K-Mile Air, adds to the existing DHL Express flights ...
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Lufthansa Cargo's Mörtl joins time:matters
Christian Mörtl has been appointed managing director, operations & finance, at time critical logistics firm time:matters with immediate effect.The appointment follows the news last week that Lufthansa Cargo has applied to purchase all the shares of time:matters with a decision from the German competition authority on whether to approve the ...
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Olympian horses take freighter to Rio
The first group of Olympic horses has departed from London Stansted airport on a Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777F bound for Rio 2016.With 34 horses from 10 nations on board, the equine cargo worth multiple millions, was loaded into customised pallets for the almost 12-hour flight aboard.Eventing horses from Great Britain, ...
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NewsUPS reports revenue increase despite tough airfreight market
UPS’s supply chain and freight division recorded a 13% improvement in revenues during the second quarter of the year despite “weak conditions” in air forwarding.The express giant’s supply chain and freight business saw second-quarter revenues reach $2.5bn compared with 2.2bn last year, largely thanks to the acquisition of Coyote Logistics ...
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DHL Express opens new Chicago facility
DHL Express has opened a new $1.3m service centre close to Chicago’s Midway International Airport on the back of e-commerce growth.The new 38,000 sq ft facility will be able to process more than 2,500 shipments per hour and is located just north of Midway International.The express firm said the decision ...