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A new International Chamber of Commerce Commission on Customs and Trade Facilitation pledged at its first meeting in Paris in mid-April that it would expand its work to include multi-modal transport and logistics issues, building on the work of the former ICC Committee on Customs and Trade Regulations. ICC secretary general, the appropriately-named Jean-Guy Carrier, said: “Determining procedures to facilitate trade by combining the expertise of specialists in customs and ...
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The International Transport Workers Federation has backed the UK Unite union's campaign to be recognised at DP World's new London Gateway port. It followed a meeting in London on 17 April that unanimously backed the involvement of Unite the Union at the London Gateway terminal. The union has complained that ...
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Emirates SkyCargo says it has become the first carrier to implement Electronic-Air Waybill (e-AWB) shipments under the industry’s recently ratified multilateral e-AWB standard. Since 2011, the Middle Eastern carrier has signed over 120 bilateral e-AWB agreements with its customers to ensure a smooth transition from paper to electronic to the ...
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China is facing a massive shortage of logistics skills, said the vice-president of the country's main logistics body on a visit to the UK. Ren Haoxiang, vice president of the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing (CFLP) explained that there was an acute lack of people with practical and operational ...
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The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has appointed Umberto de Pretto as its new secretary general. He replaces Martin Marmy from 1 June. Mr de Pretto joined the IRU in 1995 and was appointed Deputy Secretary General in 2002. He previously worked for the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, ...
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DHL Express and IAG Cargo cooperated to move 1,900 kilos of surgical eye material to Lodwar Hospital in Turkana, north Kenya in April. The material will help with operations for treating diseases like cataracts and trachoma and help prevent unnecessary blindness. Dr Ciancas, ophthalmology team member of the unit said ...
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Cargolux Airlines is to add weekly flights on Wenesday to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to its network of African destinations.
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Nigeria's transport minister, Senator Idris Umar called for more competition in African trades at annual meeting of the Global Shippers’ Forum in London on 8 April. He said Nigeria fully backed GSF’s global maritime regulatory reform campaign, drawing attention to the lack of competition in many African trades and the ...
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The European Commission proposed new rules on truck weights and dimensions on 15 April, including allowing cross-border operation of 60-tonne vehicles. The current limit for trucks in international transport, in Directive 96/53/EC, is 18.75 metres and 40 tonnes, limits which are seen as inhibiting the use of new technology or ...
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The Port of Dover said freight vehicles increased 6.7% to 518,979 during the first quarter of 2013 compared with one year earlier. It said the arrival of a third ferry operator has supported growth and improved the port's market share.
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