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Deugro appoints green energy VP

Project freight forwarder Deugro Group has appointed Rasmus Jørgensen as vice president global business development – renewable energy. He has 14 years’ experience in the offshore energy industry and will develop strategic business opportunities and support success in the offshore energy sector. [+]

Ready for the rush

Parcels carrier DPD says its new £150m hub in Hinckley, Leicestershire is set to be fully operational ahead of an expected record peak season. The new hub is DPD's fifth in the UK and one of the largest fully automated domestic parcel hubs in Europe, as well as most eco-friendly and ... [+]

CCS-UK ready for CDS import decs

The CCS-UK cargo community system is now ready to process CDS import declarations for all UK users. CCS-UK User group project director Guy Thompson said: “CCS-UK is now in a position to open the door for all UK users to try import declarations on CDS using our system. With a cutover ... [+]

Rhenus to open Oslo outlet

German owned Rhenus will open an office in Oslo, Norway from the beginning of February 2022, its first in Norway, and for its Rhenus Air & Ocean forwarding arm the first in Scandinavia. In addition to air and ocean freight, the new location offers supply services to offshore platforms, project logistics ... [+]

Gefco appoints auto chief

Gefco UK has appointed Youssef Bajddi as its new finished vehicle logistics director. He brings 14 years of experience working in international supply chain operations and strategy and has been part of the Gefco Group for the past ten years, having joined the business in 2011 as a supply chain ... [+]

Brexit hits Dublin trade

The port of Dublin said its GB unitised trade was down 21% in the first none months of 2021 but direct trade with Europe was up 36%, as a direct result of Brexit. Total port volumes were down -3.3% 25.9 million tonnes but trailers and containers combined were almost unchanged, ... [+]

WFS ditches plastic in landfill

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) says it has reduced the amount of plastic languishing in landfill by 616,885kg -the equivalent of 68 million disposable water bottles - in just 12 months after converting to using biodegradable stretch wrap for cargo shipments. Regular plastic can take 1,000 years to biodegrade in a landfill. ... [+]

BIFA president In the driving seat

With National Lorry Week being celebrated amidst one of the worst driver shortages that anyone can remember, on 25-31 October, BIFA president Sir Peter Bottomley revealed that he knows more than most of us about trucks, and the freight industry in general. Sir Peter, who has a day job as MP ... [+]

Hermes offers easier access to flight data

Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) has re-engineered the user interface for its import flight planner to give customers a more streamlined view of their operational data. HLT’s new Import Flight Handling Solution combines data and functionality from the previously separate Pre-Flight and Flight Monitors without having to open separate windows. Users can simultaneously view ... [+]

Five more months for carbon-free freighters

DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo will extend their weekly CO2-free freighter flights between Frankfurt and Shanghai through the winter schedule until March 2022 and has signed up phone maker Nokia to the initiative. The partners say the flights are the only ones in the world that use Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) ... [+]

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