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Dubai-based web firm the Calogi team has produced an electronic airway bill aimed at small-to-medium airline and freight forwarders.
A paper air waybill comprises two parts: the front shows shipment details and the agent's/shipper's signature. The reverse contains the limitation of liability plus conditions of contract. To move to an e-AWB the shipment details need to be transmitted electronically by the forwarder to the airline, via a Freight Waybill (FWB) message. ...
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Think for the future when planning your next construction project, urges British-based freight forwarder Davies Turner, as it completed a major re-investment programme at its main regional hubs.
The company acquired the 7,000 sq m (75,000 sq ft) Hams Hall Cross Dock in June of this year next to the Hams ...
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DB Schenker has officially opened a new warehouse and operations centre in Sydney, in the presence of New South Wales Premier and Minister for Western Sydney, Barry O’Farrell, and Dr Thomas Lieb, Chairman and CEO of Schenker AG. The 21,000sq m facility caters to some of Australia’s largest electronics, consumer, ...
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Luxembourg-based freight airline Cargolux is reported to be seeking a new shareholder after a row at a shareholders meeting on 16 November saw 35% stakeholder Qatar Airways pull out. The dispute happened after Qatar Airways failed in its bid to install its favoured candidate, Richard Forson, as CEO and to ...
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Air Charter Service has been busy these past two weeks arranging aircraft charters to help New Yorkers get their lives back to normal after Hurricane Sandy on 29 October.
The company's local office arranged two B767 charters for an electrical supplier in Texas to move emergency transformers to restore power to ...
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Norbert Dentressangle has opened a new frozen and chilled storage facility in Saint Georges d’Espéranche for its food industry customers in South Eastern France. The multi-temperature site near Lyon employs 70 people and offers frozen and chilled storage, bringing the total amount of capacity in the Lyon region to 72,000 ...
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Palletways officially opened its Northern hub at Morley near Leeds on 16 November, with the help of lady boxer Nicola Adams. Leeds-born flyweight Adams defeated world no.1 Ren Cancan at the 2012 Olympics in London to take gold. Fortunately, in opening the Palletways hub she faced nothing more formidable than ...
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For the fourth consecutive year, FedEx Express is donating the services of one of its call centres to help raise money for Children in Need. And over 150 company employees will volunteer their time to staff it, taking donations and pledges, providing technical support and lending other assistance. Over the last ...
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Dachser South Africa has opened a fourth branch office in Port Elizabeth, adding to its network of Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. Harold Thomas, with over 30 years experience in the freight industry, has been appointed manager.
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It's a brave man that gets rid of all his company cars and tells his executives to get on their bikes instead, but it has paid off for Dover forwarder John Shirley.
The company was recently awarded a 'Green Apple' award in recognition of its carbon-cutting efforts, and in illustrious company ...
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