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ICHCA opens safety awards

ICHCA International has opened the 2021 TT Club Innovation in Safety Award. It highlights the importance of safety at a time of increased operational demands on cargo handling infrastructure and operations worldwide and champions the many companies and individuals around the world who are 100% dedicated to ‘making it safe’ every day. The Award is open to anyone - an individual, team or company – involved in cargo logistics.  Entrants are ... [+]

Retailer demand and airport shut-downs keep airfreight under pressure

Resilient international demand for air cargo capacity in August versus a shortfall in supply pushed global rates up 112% of their pre-Covid level as a local lockdown in Vietnam and the closure of cargo terminals at Shanghai, said analyst Clive Data services. Volumes were up 1% compared to the same month ... [+]

DoKaSch sets up in India’s Pharma Central

Climate-controlled airfreight equipment firm DoKaSch Temperature Solutions has opened a new Indian service station at GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo terminal. Hyderabad city’s ‘Genome Valley’ is a hub for research and development as well as manufacturing for pharma and lifesaving medicines. and a vast amount of generic medicine and bulk active ... [+]

Online event to explore future of Welsh ports

Registration is now open for a virtual event on the future of Welsh ports, organised by ABP. Future ports: Wales vision will take place on 13 October with politicians, industry experts, business groups and academics debating the strategic role that ports could play in the future, as Wales looks to tackle ... [+]

Stena gets on board the Mental Health Bus

Ferry company Stena Line has joined with the 5asideCHESS Battling Suicide Bus initiative on the Northern Ireland leg of its UK tour, including the Breaker Breaker Truck Show.The Show, which took place at Nutts Corner on 28 August, is a fundraising Event in aid of men’s mental health, particularly lorry ... [+]

XPO appoints sales director

XPO Logistics has appointed Arron Kendall as sales and marketing director – Europe. He will also serve on the executive board of the European business. He has more than two decades of management experience in business development, including more than 11 years with XPO, most recently as commercial director for ... [+]

Six days a week for Germany-Italy trains

Italian state railway subsidiary TX Logistik is increasing the number of round trip trains on the Duisburg – Segrate (Milan) route from five to six per week from 6 September, adding a Saturday departure to the existing Monday to Friday schedule. Since the expansion of the Gotthard tunnel, 4m high ... [+]

Freighter flies the flag for Geodis

Geodis has upgraded its AirDirect services between Europe, the US and Asia with its own leased A330-300 full freighter aircraft in its own livery, becoming one of a very select number of forwarders to operate planes in their own colours. Operating regularly between Amsterdam, London Stansted and Chicago, the aircraft ... [+]

Forwarder signs deal to help Ireland’s homeless

Essex-based forwarder Woodland Group has signed a partnership with Irish national charity Merchants Quay Ireland. MQI offers support to the country’s most vulnerable, those without shelter and caught in addiction. It provides frontline services, mental, physical and emotional support, safe spaces as well as pathways towards recovery and innovative responses ... [+]

Kerry profits healthy despite Covid

Hong Kong forwarder Kerry Logistics Network said its revenue increased by 68% year-on-year to HK$36,709 million while core operating profit rose 70% to HK$2,536 million (2020 1H: HK$1,489 million) in its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2021.Core net profit jumped by 81% year-on-year to HK$1,530 million ... [+]

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