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July 2015

AMI promotes French to VP Africa

Trade-only airfreight and express wholesaler AMI has promoted its general manager South Africa, Milton French, to VP Africa, following the retirement of Mike Todd. Milton French has spent over 30 years in the freight industry, holding a variety of senior posts for leading forwarders including Mitchell Cotts, Micor Meadows Airfreight and, most recently, Rohde and Liesenfeld where he was a director. [+]

Growing grain business for Garston

Associated British Ports (ABP) is building a £2.2 million bulk terminal at Garston. With the port’s current stores at capacity, the construction of the new facility will provide an additional 3,950 square metres worth of storage for bulk commodities such as wheat, rice, fertiliser and organic feed. The warehouse is ... [+]

Where should you put your warehouse?

UK-based eft Supply Chain & Logistics Business Intelligence is carrying out a survey on the best locations for distribution centres or warehouses in Europe. The report will them in 13 different categories including proximity to customers and suppliers; availability, cost and flexibility of labour; government incentives and regulations; availability of ... [+]

FIATA announces Young Forwarder finalists

Four regional finalists have been selected for the Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award, FIATA's training and development award, sponsored by insurers, the TT Club. They are: Mrs Jennifer Taylor, England, Europe region; Mrs Daniella Smal, Zambia, Africa/Middle East; Mr Kaya Karakaya, Canada, Americas; and Mr Madi Kassebekov, Kazakhstan, ... [+]

Artwork among the artics

Has Europa Worldwide hit on a new source of labour to allow it to operate quintuple-manned trucks? No, the groupage operator recently welcomed local primary school pupils to its new £30m facility in Dartford, to unveil an art installation designed by student Akua Asamoah. Europa launched the art project with the ... [+]

Pakistan to join TIR

Pakistan has ratified the United Nations TIR Convention. It will enter into force on 21 January 2016. [+]

Scots concerned over Calais

The Scottish Government has raised concerns over the effect that the recent disruption to cross-Channel services was having on Scottish seafood exports, including an incident in which vehicles carrying fish from the Highlands to the continent were damaged by protesters in France. Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead said Continental supermarkets and wholesalers ... [+]

IAG signs Finnair freighter deal

IAG Cargo has signed a block space agreement with Finnair Cargo to use the latter's freighter capacity between London Luton and Helsinki. Operated by an A300-600 cargo freighter, the new air bridge will give IAG Cargo customers greater network reach, including Finnair's flights to Asia. It is the second freighter ... [+]

G6 voids more sailings

The G6 Alliance (APL, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai, Mitsui OSK, NYK and OOCL) has voided a further four Asia-Europe sailings in September in response to changes in market demand. It follows a similar move in late July to mid-August. As before, additional calls have been added to other services. [+]

APL to be sold?

Speculation is rising that Singapore state investment arm Temasek is considering selling container shipping line NOL-APL, in which it holds a majority stake. It follos the sale in May of the separate APL Logistics business to Kintetsu. There have also been suggestions that a merger between APL and OOCL is ... [+]

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