Freight News
Yusen Logistics (UK) is partnering with the Kaleidoscope Group UK, which supports people with disabilities to gain employment via an incubator programme. Candidates on the incubator programme for Yusen Logistics are given training to help them maximise their chances of employment and to find the right role. Kaleidoscope is also supporting Yusen Logistics with accessibility assessments and improving disability awareness training.
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A veterinary deal with the European Union could increase UK agricultural and food exports by over a fifth, according to a report by academics.
The team, from Aston University’s Centre for Business Prosperity and the University of Bristol, analysed the agricultural and veterinary aspects of trade ...
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IAG Cargo has completed its transition of its 160-strong ground vehicle fleet at London Heathrow from diesel to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO).
HVO is a drop-in replacement for diesel, made from plant waste and from fully renewable materials and will reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by ...
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Airfreight quality group Cargo iQ has elected a new board. They include two members completely new to the post - Fanny Chan, head of cargo global operations at Cathay Pacific Airways and Olaf Hagelstein, global head of operations, processes and systems at DHL Global Forwarding.
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Materials handling company Joloda Hydraroll is to set up a new business branch, Joloda Air Cargo Equipment in partnership with handling system specialist AirTech Innovations.
Joloda Hydraroll will design, manufacture, install, and service a complete range of equipment for airside and landside air cargo handling operations. ...
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The Port of Greenock has gained a weekly container to Türkiye (Turkey) with the extension of Mediterranean Shipping Company’s existing UK West Coast service from Liverpool.
It follows Greenock owners Peel Ports £25m investment in two new ship-to-shore cranes, capable of servicing larger post-panamax container vessels.
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Freight services will not be included in a plan by the Labour Party to renationalise rail services within five years if it wins the next election.
Under the plans a new body, Great British Railways (GBR), would take over passenger service contracts from private firms as ...
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Rhenus Warehousing Solutions officially opened its ‘Rhenus Campus’, development in Nuneaton on 18 April.
The development is certified BREEAM Outstanding for environmental protection, and consists of two warehouses, measuring a total of one million square feet - one of 210,000sq ft, and the second 771,000sq feet.
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Swissport International has opened a third air cargo centre at Liège Airport, Belgium. It said its move was driven by the need for additional capacity for e-commerce and forwarder handling, and would expand overall capacity by 17% to 27,000sq m. Swissport has operrated at Liège ...
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Dnata has appointed Clive Sauvé-Hopkins as global head of airport operations, overseeing ground handling and cargo businesses at 97 locations in 16 countries.He will manage a team of over 37,000 people and has held several senior leadership positions with Swissport, Servisair, Aviapartner, Qatar Airways, and the ...
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