October 2011
UK freight and logistics firm Simarco said that it had won significant new business since launching services to and from Turkey in May last year, in particular its express routes that serve Bursa and Izmir direct, as well as Istanbul.
Managing Director Simon Reed said “We were keen to identify unique ways of making those runs faster and more reliable.” The Turkish services are operated from Simarco’s Bury depot and move ...
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One of the first actions of the new centre-left Danish government was to roll back controversial enhanced border checks policy introduced by the previous centre-right administration. Plans drawn up in May to build new control facilities at Denmark's land borders will not now be pursued. The move had been in ...
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The GAC Group has formed a dedicated humanitarian aid team. The GAC Humanitarian Aid Team (GHAT) brings together shipping and logistics professionals in strategic locations worldwide with experience in the sector.
In the last decade, GAC has supported humanitarian and development organisations such the World Food Programme (WFP), Rebuilding Iraq and ...
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The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has slammed the bilateral agreements that govern most air traffic as “stuck in the past” and instead called for the creation of a liberalised air cargo industry that would create “new economy highways in the sky”.
Addressing the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) USA 2011 conference ...
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IAG Cargo, the freight arm of the joint British Airways/Iberia airline, has turned out its first 747-8 freighter, painted in British Airways World Cargo livery – the first plane to carry the colour scheme for over ten years. (A BAWC 747-400 freighter, ‘Chelsea Rose’, featured BA livery until about 2000.)
IAG ...
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The first phase of the new London Gateway port and logistics hub will open in the fourth quarter of 2013, DP World chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayen told invited guests at the Essex site on 4 October. The initial phase of what could eventually be the UK's largest transport complex ...
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Malcolm Rail, a division of logistics provider the Malcolm Group, has launched a new rail service between PD Ports’ Teesport and Scotland. The new service is operated by Direct Rail Services and runs between Teesport’s container terminal and Malcolm Rail’s multimodal terminals in Grangemouth, Scotland’s busiest container port, and to ...
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Maersk Line is to integrate the corporate functions of its sister African container operation Safmarine into its own core business and close the latter's headquarters in Antwerp. The brand will however be retained, insisted Maersk Liner Business CEO, Eivind Kolding. The move had been driven by the need to ensure ...
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Emirates SkyCargo moved a 36-tonne rudder part – its heaviest single item ever carried - required for urgent repairs to a vessel at Dubai Dry Docks. The part - tailor-made by Korean steel manufacturer Taewoong would normally be transported by sea, but a quick solution was required to reduce the ...
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Cargolux said on 1 October that it had reached a tentative agreement with Boeing over contractual issues that had led to it refusing to take delivery of the first two Boeing 747-8 Freighters initially scheduled for 19 and 21 September. The all-cargo carrier said it would disclose further details after ...
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