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Manston Airport is the destination for a new freighter joint venture between UK-based ANA Aviation Services and Astral Aviation of Kenya. A wet-leased Atlasair 747-400F will operate initially twice-weekly from Ostend to lagos, Port Harcourt and Malabo, from where it will fly empty to Nairobi and then uplift perishables for Manston and Ostend.
According to Astral CEO, Sanjeev Gadhia, the Kenya to Europe fresh produce market is currently dominated entirely by ...
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DSV Air & Sea in the UK has launched DSV Fresh, an international distribution service for perishable products.
“Globally, DSV has great experience in temperature controlled air and sea freight services, but traditionally this has not been promoted in the UK,” said managing director, Michael Hansen. “In order to highlight this ...
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International logistics provider Dachser will begin using a new logistics facility in Gothenburg from mid-2014. The new terminal, close to the E6 and E20 freeways, is on a 31,000 sq m site and, on completion, will include 850 sq meters of new office space and a 15-gate transit terminal. Owner ...
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Deutsche Post DHL is taking its GARD (Get Airports Ready for Disaster) program to the Zvartnots international airport in the Armenian capital of Yerevan and the Gyumri regional airport in the northwestern part of the country. GARD trains airport personnel for the logistical challenges that accompany natural disasters. Airport staff ...
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Trade-only airfreight and express wholesaler AMI has officially launched its click2ship service in Australia, after a successful three-month pilot. First launched in the UK in 2010, click2ship gives customers all-inclusive quotes online, bookings, collection, and tracking of shipments to destination - or they can deliver shipments to an AMI receiving ...
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Europa Worldwide has launched a regular service to and from Morocco, its first major expansion since its takeover by former RH Freight boss, Andrew Baxter. In its first regular venture into the North African country, Europa has appointed GR Vilade as exclusive partner in Casablanca and will run a twice-weekly ...
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Malta-based Express Trailers has been listed on the Eudra GMDP Database for Good Distribution Practice for medical products – the first transport and logistics company from the island to do so.
EudraGMDP is compiled by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and now includes information on good distribution practice (GDP) as well ...
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Rail freight operator Freightliner also answered the call to move containers for the Midlands unloaded from the Zim Rotterdam from the new London Gateway port import containers destined for the Hams Hall terminal in the Midlands. A Freightliner train arrived at the port at 10am on 30 September, to load ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Neil Vernon as regional vice president sales for its Asia Pacific region. He joins the airline from bmi where he spent 13 years as part of the cargo team. At Virgin, he will be based in Hong Kong and reports to head of sales, Nick ...
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Panalpina Group is appointing a chief commercial officer (CCO) and setting up a fourth Middle East, Africa and the CIS (MEAC) region headquartered in Dubai from 1 January. Countries in the current region Europe, Middle East, Africa and CIS will be split among the new MEAC and Europe regions, to ...
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