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UPS Healthcare’s clinical trial logistics arm has expanded its network for specialist logistics company Marken to support increased demand for cell and gene clinical trials.
The program adds over 100,000sq ft of GMP-compliant depot operations in Louisville, KY, Great Valley, PA, and Seoul, South Korea.
There are new depots in Kiev, Ukraine and Osaka, Japan along with new locations in Nairobi, Kenya and Accra, Ghana.
Marken is also expanding its kit assembly facility ...
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DHL Express has opened a new international hub at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport. The €170 million investment has created a facility ten times larger than the previous site and is the carrier’s largest investment in Europe in recent years and the biggest ever in France since its arrival in 1976. ...
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Manchester-headquartered Caribou has appointed Gary Howden as commercial director. The logistics and multi-modal provider recently launched an Asian pallet and parcel network. Gary Howden is a former commercial director of DPD Local and has worked as a board level consultant, helping businesses to streamline their operations and introduce efficiencies.
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Le Shuttle Freight transported 116,915 trucks in September, down 11% compared to 2020. Getlink said this was an unfavourable comparison because of stockpiling in anticipation of Brexit, pointing out that since 1 January 2021 Le Shuttle Freight has transported nearly 1 million trucks, a decrease of only 4% compared to ...
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BIFA welcomed the government’s decision to extend the time for companies to access cash incentives for hiring new apprentices.First introduced in August 2020 they were increased to £3,000 for all apprentices in February, but the scheme was due to end in September. However, the government has prolonged the scheme by ...
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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has signed a long-term agreement to move its core cargo management system in the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia (EMEAA) region to CHAMP’s Cargospot software-as-a-service (SaaS).
CHAMP is already a longstanding partner of cargo handler WFS. The implementation of CHAMP’s SaaS environment, and adoption of its ...
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Rugby legend Matt Dawson will be the host for BIFA’s for annual Freight Service Awards
Entries to the awards, now in their 33rd year, are still open and BIFA director general, Robert Keen says that it’s not too late for a last minute drop goal.
Robert Keen comments: “Overcoming last minute challenges ...
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Lufthansa Cargo and Kuehne+Nagel have signed a new partnership to promote CO2-neutral power-to-liquid aviation fuel. They have agreed to an annual purchase of 25,000 litres of synthetic crude oil agreed for at least five years, which will then be refined into finished Jet A1 fuel for aircraft at Atmosfair’s Heide ...
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SEKO Logistics has completed its largest acquisition to-date with an investment in Paris-headquartered transportation and logistics group Bansard International. It said it would merge the complementary geographic footprints and service offerings of the two companies.
SEKO president and chief executive, James Gagne (pictured below) , said: “This is SEKO’s largest strategic ...
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Logistics UK called for significant investment into the nation’s transport infrastructure in its response to the government’s Comprehensive Spending Review in early October.
Policy director Elizabeth de Jong said: “Logistics UK is urging the government to recognise the vital role the logistics industry plays in supporting the UK as it recovers ...
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