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Virgin Atlantic added to its celebrity passenger list by helping Mugly, an eight-year-old Chinese Crested rescue dog from Peterborough carry off the title of ‘The Ugliest Dog in the World’, carrying him out to California to compete against 29 other distinctive dogs looking to claim the prize at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma.
Winning the title has catapulted Mugly onto the world stage with press and TV appearances scheduled and his own Channel ...
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The line-up of speakers at this year's Global Shippers’ Summit in London on 22-23 October will include Anne Bergenfelt, cabinet member and adviser to Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action and Professor Alan McKinnon of Kuhne University in Hamburg and Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. It will cover key policy ...
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Pall-Ex is claiming a significant increase in its European pallet volumes since launching a dedicated service in June, to 38 countries. Ther pallet network said that during the first full month of operation, there was a 30% increase in Europe-bound freight, compared to the same month in 2011.
Pall-Ex’s European growth ...
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The Port of Dover welcomed back the former Seafrance vessels Berlioz, Rodin and Nord-pas de Calais on 20 August. The ships now operate the Eurotunnel-owned MyFerryLink service to and from Calais.
The first-named ships will provide four crossings a day to France and will be joined by the ‘Nord-Pas-de Calais’ freighter ...
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BAA has decided not to appeal a Supreme Court ruling that it must sell one of its airports to reduce its share of the UK market and will sell London Stansted. The airport, as well as being the UK's forth-busiest for passengers, is also the country's second-busiest airfreight hub.
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Any future relief effort to Syria promises to be difficult and complicated and air operators would need as much early information as possible, said the boss of one of the world’s leading charter operators.
Air Partner chief executive, Mark Briffa, said: “Significant aid and international support will be needed in Syria. ...
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Stena Line is to replace its Stena Carrier and Stena Freighter on the Rotterdam-Harwich route with two new, but smaller vessels chartered from Cobelfret. The Capucine and Severine join the fleet on a five-year contract.
Stena Line area director for the North Sea business area, Pim de Lange, said: “The market ...
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Etihad Airways is to increase its A330-200 flights between its home Abu Dhabi hub and Brisbane from three times a week to daily from 1 February next year. Like the existing service, the new flights will operate via Singapore in both directions.
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Kuehne + Nagel has opened a new warehouse in Auckland. With an available space of 86,000sq ft, including a 65,000 sq ft outdoor secure yard for the handling and storage of bulk cargo, it is the third facility managed by Kuehne + Nagel in New Zealand.
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British Airways is to resume flights to Sri Lanka on 31 March next year, after a break of 15 years. The existing thrice weekly 777 London Gatwick – Male service will be extended to Colombo, although it does not have local traffic rights on Male – Colombo sector.
The service last operated via ...
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