February 2024

Broker appoints Nordic business chief

Air Partner has appointed Kim Borgaard as head of business development for the Nordics region. The broker says it reflects growing demand cargo and passenger charters. He will be based just outside Copenhagen, and will leverage his wealth of expertise to drive the company’s growth across Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. He joins Air Partner from Chapman Freeborn where he spent 13 years as Nordic ... [+]

Green  light for Goole freeport site

The Government has approved a freeport tax site in Goole, East Yorkshire, one of three in the Humber Freeport alongside Hull East and the Able Humber Port at Immingham. The tax site spans almost 500 acres of prime development land across two plots, separated by the M62 motorway, on the outskirts ... [+]

CNS joins forces with CCS UK

DP World’s CNS (Community Network Services) has integrated its customs management system with CCS UK air cargo network. CNS’ centralised digital platform will consolidate all customer activities in the UK into a single, interface. It says the platform offers increased access to airlines, transit shed operators and customs brokers, making it ... [+]

Etihad launches secure high tech service

Etihad Cargo has launched a SecureTech service for consumer electronics. It is the ninth addition to the carrier's suite of premium products and is dedicated to the safe and secure transportation of consumer electronics, including mobile phones, laptops, tablets and other lithium battery-powered devices. Products are monitored during the build-up and ... [+]

SriLankan space available on Cargo.one this summer

SriLankan Cargo has signed a partnership with the Cargo.one platform, its first deal with a digital sales channel. From summer 2024, freight forwarders can use Cargo.one to book SriLankan Cargo capacity, for both general cargo and perishables, across its entire network including London, Frankfurt, Paris, Chennai, Delhi, Singapore, Shanghai, Canton, Tokyo, ... [+]

MSC adds UK West Coast links

MSC has extended its weekly Greece/Türkiye/UK West Coast service from Liverpool to include Portbur (Bristol) and Greenock, the only direct service between the three countries. Typical transit times include Aliaga (Türkiye) to Liverpool in 12 days, Tekirdag (Türkiye) to Greenock (17 days) and Valencia to Bristol (14 days).  Port rotation of ... [+]

Europa Warehouse ties up packaging deal

Europa Warehouse has signed a contract with US-based packaging firm Paramount Global. California-based Paramount specialises in plastic, glass, metal containers, closures and dispensing systems. Paramount, which has been operating in the UK since 2006, will be use Europa’s 180,000sq ft Birmingham 3PL site for storage, fulfilment and transportation. It complements ... [+]

Schiphol launches upgraded community system

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has launched the upgraded version of its port community system (PCS) following four years’ of development with its wholly-owned cargo information platform, Cargonaut. The PCS is a single platform for information and data exchange between all cargo stakeholders at Schiphol and external authorities such as Customs. The improvements deliver ... [+]

Work starts on new port for Paris

The Haropa port authority has started construction work of the (Port Seine Métropole Ouest / Western Metropolitan Seine Port (PSMO) 60km from Paris. Located at the confluence of the Seine and the Oise rivers, the multimodal facility is expected to host activities in the construction and civil engineering sectors. The ... [+]

FedEx wheels out new e-bikes for London

FedEx Express Europe has introduced new e-cargo bikes to work alongside its vehicle pick-up and delivery fleet in Greater London.  Eight of the electrically assisted four-wheel delivery vehicles will now operate from FedEx Express stations at London City and Hornsey, where they are planned to replace six conventional diesel vans and ... [+]

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