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Freight forwarder Geodis is now offering its customers alternative fuels for air and seafreight, in addition to the road transport option it already offers. The fuels are produced using food and agricultural waste (mainly cooking oil) and their use allows for a massive reduction in CO2 emissions of at least 80% for air and 90% for sea transport, along with a reduction in other pollutants.
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Volga-Dnepr Group’s AirBridgeCargo Airlines arm has completed five Boeing 747F charter flights with packaging machines for Covid-associated materials from Frankfurt in Germany) to Atlanta.
Over 200 tons of machinery was delivered under the National Healthcare Association project in cooperation with Geis Air + Sea.
Global healthcare director at Volga-Dnepr Group, ...
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P&O Maritime Logistics and IO Materials Services (IOMS) have launched a new cargo system for Africa in Nigeria. FlexDelivery aims to reduce the cost of supplying the offshore supply industry as well as cutting fuel consumption and carbon output. The companies say their new offering “disrupts” the traditional model of ...
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ParcelHero welcomes further grace period for checks on goods entering Northern Ireland as EU-UK negotiations reach stalemate.ParcelHero has welcomed the UK government’s decision to further extend the grace period for checks on goods entering Northern Ireland. The broker points out that, unlike the first time the UK extended the grace ...
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Technology group Wärtsilä has developed a mobile battery container for inland waterway vessels. The first three units, for Netherlands-based ZES (Zero Emission Services) BV, were delivered in June 2021. The battery containers have been installed on a 104teu inland waterway container vessel, which has been modified to allow two units ...
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UPS has officially opened its expanded air hub at East Midlands Airport. The36,000sq m operation can now sort up to 22,500 packages per hour – more than twice the capacity of the previous facility and scale up more easily during peak periods. There are six daily flights to key markets, ...
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Austrian forwarder cargo-partner has extended its rail services from China to Europe, including a new service to the UK via Xi’an and Warsaw. For LCL shipments, cargo-partner offers weekly rail and road services from various container freight stations in China, including Shanghai, Ningbo, Shenzhen and Tianjin, to Basildon, with transit ...
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A group of 12 apprentices have joined Tilbury following the port’s recruitment day in June. he group of young people have now started their two-year courses which includes full training and accredited qualifications giving these new candidates the opportunity to gain skills and qualifications to work across all areas.
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DHL has added a ‘Closed Shop’ feature to its Saloodo! freight platform that makes easier for shippers to find carriers that match their transport needs. Companies can now offer their transport orders to pre-selected transport service providers on demand, worldwide. The closed user group gives groups of users access to ...
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Europa Worldwide Group has appointed sales director Dionne Redpath as its first chief operating officer. She will focus on consistency of approach at Europa’s six divisions. She has been sales director at Europa Worldwide Group since 2013 and has spent her whole career in the logistics industry, beginning in in ...
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