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NEO Air Charter – the European member of the Global Charter Alliance – has opened a new office in Istanbul, Turkey. Based on the Asian side of the city, it will also cover Central Asia. Sales manager Mrs Ahu Ozturk is in charge.
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Fresh from its exploits in repatriating a lost sea turtle to the Gulf of Mexico, KLM moved two year old panda Fu Hu from Amsterdam to Chengdu, China on one of its 747 Combi aircraft on November 8. Born inSchönbrunn zoo in Vienna, she was headed for the panda park ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo is restarting winter flights from Cape Town, providing a timely boost in capacity for South African perishable exporters to the UK and US, says the carrier. As well as bringing general cargo, fish and fresh fruits to the UK market on the 17-tonne capacity A340 flights, fast ...
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Forth Ports has confirmed a new five-year agreement with Meyer Timber to relocate its main Scottish distribution hub to the port of Grangemouth. The company, which supplies wood-based panel products, gains significant on-quay storage facilities at the port, with a 25,000sq ft landed stock warehouse and an option to increase ...
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Operators don't seem able to agree on how future Customs controls for goods moving to Enhanced Remote Transit Sheds (ERTS) should work, says freight software firm ASM, following a recent survey.
ERTS issues clearly continue to divide the freight community as feedback from its recent ERTS Survey shows both approval and ...
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The BBC has produced a podcast of the the Umaru Dikko affair, an attempt to smuggle a former Nigerian politician out of the country, drugged and unconscious, on board a Nigerian Airways 707 freighter. The 1984 plot was foiled by an alert customs officer at Stansted airport.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/witness
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Schenker Limited, the UK arm of the global services provider DB Schenker Logistics, says it is now offering e-Business solutions for all modes of transport from a single portal. It also simplifies routine procedures such as export bookings, monitoring inbound/cross trade shipments, simple or advanced tracking and statistical reporting.
See http://ebusiness.schenker.com
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Roads Minister Stephen Hammond announced plans to increase the speed limit for trucks over 7.5 tonnes on single carriageway to 45 or 50mph. The current limit is 40mph. The existing 50mph limit for trucks between 3.5t and 7.5t will not be changed.
The Freight Transport Association welcomed the move, saying that ...
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DB Schenker Rail has added a fourth weekly service between the UK and Italy, from Hams Hall in the Midlands to Domodossola in Northern Italy. It plans to add a a fifth service in early 2013, meaning that there will be a service every weekday. The company's chief executive, Alain ...
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International Airlines Group – owner of British Airways and Iberia – unveiled a major cost-cutting plan for the Spanish airline on 9 November including reducing its fleet by 25 aircraft and axing 4,500 jobs. It follows a 25% fall in third-quarter profits. Spanish trade unions said the plan amounted to ...
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