May 2023
UPS has appointed John Bolla as its president of its Healthcare arm. He joined UPS in April 2022, having previously worked for Adare Pharma Solutions and GSK, where he eventually became vice president of North American supply chain and then senior vice president of third-party sales and contract manufacturing.
Bolla’s appointment follows the retirement of Wes Wheeler earlier this year, who served in the role for over three years. Wheeler was ...
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Broker Air Partner has signed a deal with Air Logistics Group’s Worldwide GSA, to expand its cargo services in Asia-Pacific. Worldwide GSA will act as Air Partner’s representative in the region while Air Partner will be the charter desk for Worldwide GSA group.
Air Partner says it will allow it to ...
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Broker Air Partner has signed a deal with Air Logistics Group’s Worldwide GSA, to expand its cargo services in Asia-Pacific. Worldwide GSA will act as Air Partner’s representative in the region while Air Partner will be the charter desk for Worldwide GSA group.
Air Partner says it will allow it to ...
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Peel Ports Group is investing £28 million in the Port of Liverpool in its biggest single investment in warehousing this year.
Construction of the 240,000sq ft Alexandra Dock Multi-User Warehouse will begin shortly. It will be the length of up to five football pitches (400 metres) and able to store a ...
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Airfreight quality standards organization Cargo iQ has signed a deal with the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) and the Airport Services Association (ASA) for the latter two’s director generals to attend its board meetings as observers and to work together to improve practices across the supply chain.
FIATA represents ...
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The British International Freight Association has elected a new chair and vice-chair.
Charles Hogg succeeds Rachel Morley as national chair for two-years period. He is commercial director at BIFA member company, Unsworth, and has been vice-chair of the organisation for the past two years and already chairs the Surface Policy ...
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AAL Shipping recently transported eight giant tanks on one of its heavylift ships from Taicang Port in China to Setúbal in Portugal. Carried on its 31,000 deadweight A- AAL Kobe, the cargo will be installed into a bulk carrier, at the Lisnave Shipyard, transforming the vessel into a fruit juice ...
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The world’s largest container ship is making its maiden calls in north-west Europe. The MSC Loreto arrived in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges’ Deurganckdock from Ningbo (China) on the evening of Thursday 25 May and is due to depart for Felixstowe on Sunday 28 May.
At 24,346teu the Loreto shares the title ...
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Cold chain solution specialist Envirotainer has celebrated a decade of operations in Mexico. Over the past 10 years, it has worked closely with its partner, ULD Services MEX, to develop temperature-controlled air freight in the country and spearheaded the safe transportation of pharmaceuticals.
Prior to Envirotainer’s presence in the market, Mexico’s ...
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Forwarder Dimerco Express has set up in house devanning services at its San Francisco terminal which it says will speed up the delivery process by 3-5 days. Compared with other Container Freight Stations handling less than container loads (LCL), the onsite capability will shorten pick-up times allowing loads to be ...
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