March 2022
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) says that some of its training courses will return to being conducted in person. Executive director Carl Hobbis said that the plan was to reintroduce classroom sessions from late April although online courses would also continue.
The first course to return to the classroom on will be Customs Essentials on 27 April at Heathrow.
BIFA’s four-day BTEC Intermediate Award in Customs Export and Import Procedures will also return ...
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UK-based charter broker Chapman Freeborn - part of Avia Solutions Group - has appointed Hendrik Falk as senior vice president of cargo for the Americas.
He has held a number of senior positions at leading industry organizations, including Lufthansa Cargo, Polar Air Cargo, World Airways, Air Bridge Cargo, and most recently ...
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Alibaba Group’s logistics arm, Cainiao Network has partnered with Qatar Airways Cargo in a weekly charter flight from Hong Kong to São Paulo, Brazil, one of its fastest growing e-commerce destinations in Latin America.
The first chartered Boeing 777 freighter departed Hong Kong Airport on 5 March, headed for São Paulo ...
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German airport company Fraport has halted its business in St Petersburg, Russia saying that there is no justification for the attack on Ukraine. Fraport has since 2009 been a minority shareholder in Northern Capital Gateway, the company that operates Pulkovo Airport. Currently, Fraport holds a 25 percent share in the ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is supporting National Careers Week on 7-12 March with a series of events promoting careers in logistics.
It will start with an online seminar entitled ‘Ten Reasons To Consider a Career in Logistics’ at 13:00 on 7 March. BIFA executive director, Carl Hobbis, who is ...
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Thames Freeport is experiencing heavy demand from businesses wanting to relocate to its investment zone on the 12 month anniversary of the Government’s announcement that it would be one of the first eight freeports nationwide. It says that there has been interest from a diverse range of sectors
DP World UK ...
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Arvato Supply Chain Solutions is expanding its Harsewinkel site in north-central Germany into its leading healthcare location in Europe. A new multi-client-capable warehouse with picking system has been put into operation, which in the future will handle up to 25 customers from the pharmaceutical and medical technology industry.
Managing director healthcare, ...
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Lufthansa Cargo says it has posted a record financial result for the second year in a row. Revenue rose to €3.80 billion (previous year: €2.76 billion), while adjusted EBIT amounted to €1,493 million (previous year: €772 million). A total of 7.2 billion freight tonne kilometers were sold last year compared ...
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Associated British Ports’s Humber International Terminal (HIT) at the port of Immingham has handled its first deep sea automotive vessels. The RCC America discharged 2,570 vehicles on Wednesday 23 February, followed by the Glovis Splendour with 2,700 on Saturday 26 February.
The RCC America was too large for the nearby Grimsby ...
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Felixstowe has become the largest UK port to deploy 5G technology and the Internet of Things (IoT).
The Port of Felixstowe along with consortium members, Three UK, Blue Mesh Solutions and the University of Cambridge gained grant funding under the government 5G Testbeds and Trials programme for a project to prove ...
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