January 2024

Hamburg’s HHLA starts move to app access

German stevedore Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has started the transition to its new Passify app at its Tollerort Container Terminal. The system will be rolled out gradually and will replace the existing trucker’s card. One major advantage of Passify is that drivers are clearly identified by authenticating themselves via the app, improving security and data protection and fulfilling all the requirements of the ISPS code. In addition, Passify ... [+]

These supply chain experts belong behind bars

The criminal supply chain uses the same components as the legitimate one, from route planning to warehousing, with stolen goods marketed and sold using legitimate platforms to unsuspecting buyers, says freight insurance provider TT Club. It says that much freight crime is perpetrated by organised crooks who aim to make a ... [+]

IAG Cargo seeks new talent

IAG Cargo is now taking applications for its 2024 Graduate Scheme at London Heathrow to the end of January. The carrier is looking for eleven budding logistics professionals to join its two-year programme, which has been producing senior business leaders since 2012. Recruits will benefit from IAG Cargo’s new learning hub to ... [+]

Cargo-partner offers supply chain health check

Cargo-partner is offering a series of free Supply Chain Health Check events in the UK. Companies can check whether they are using the most beneficial inbound and outbound freight services and their supply chain performance. To register for the face-to-face sessions in Manchester, London and Birmingham in January, February and March ... [+]

Peel Ports joins British Retail Consortium

Peel Ports Group says it has become the first port operator to join the British Retail Consortium (BRC) as an associate member. The UK’s second largest port operator will also host a series of webinars for BRC members to provide insight into the pivotal role ports play in improving supply ... [+]

Trade flocks to CDS webinar

A record number of traders attended a joint webinar by Agency Sector Management (ASM) and the British International Freight Association (BIFA) on how to prepare for the final migration to HMRC's new CDS (Customs Declaration Service) system. BIFA director general , Steve Parker, said that 50% of the trade association’s corporate ... [+]

New COO at Dachser

Dr Tobias Burger has been appointed chief operations officer (COO) air & sea logistics and a member of the executive board at Dachser. Previously deputy director air & sea logistics, he replaces Edoardo Podestà who has retired after a career at Dachser spanning more than 20 years. began his career ... [+]

Singapore Airlines recertifies CEIV Fresh

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has gained IATA CEIV recertification for perishable at its Changi hub,  valid for three years from 1 February 2024. Eight other stations - Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Frankfurt, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong SAR, Hyderabad and Zurich - are currently certified under the quality corridor network. SIA ... [+]

Maersk splits Panama Canal service

Maersk is switching from vessels to a land bridge to avoid the Panama Canal on its OC1 service between Oceania and the Americas. This is due to the water situation, which has forced the Panama Canal Authority to reduce the number and weight of vessels passing through the waterway. The service ... [+]

Stena cuts steel on Heysham ferries

Stena Line has cut the first steel on NewMax hybrid ferries in Weihai, China. The vessels have been ordered for its Heysham to Belfast route, with the first due to enter service in autumn 2025. They are of a unique design with the most efficient hull form to maximise freight ... [+]

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