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Following the closure of a major seafreight terminal at Ningbo, freight forwarder Woodland, fresh worries had emerged over airfreight shipments from China as a Covid case was reported at Shanghai’s Pudong Airport Cargo Terminal ( PACTL) All staff have been sent to take tests, and most flights handled by PACTL are expected to be cancelled over the next few days.
Pudong’s China Eastern Cargo Terminal is still operating but with significantly ...
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HMRC has revised its plans for a lorry park at Dover, according to a report in The Guardian newspaper. New plans are for the White Cliffs site are for a park with space for up to 96 trucks, rather than 1,200 in the original plan.
Lighting levels have bee reduced and ...
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Operations at Ningbo-Zhoushan have resumed owith containers and vessels already in the port being prioritised, reports forwarder Woodland International. Empty container pick up was due to be restarted on 25 August and full operations expected to resume from 1 September.
Operations at Ningbo’s Meishan terminal were suspended on 11 August after a Covid ...
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Central and East European specialist forwarder Xpediator has appointed Lucy Wain as group digitalisation director, responsible for digital transformation and enhancement of customer application tools. Prior to joining Xpediator, she was commercial development director digital transformation at engineering and design firm WS Atkins.
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Global cargo handling association ICHCA International has signed a memorandum of understanding with TOC Events to promote greater communication and interaction in the industry in the post-pandemic era.The two parties will pursue cooperative projects of mutual interest specific to the dissemination of knowledge, best practice, analysis and commentary on the ...
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Operations at the port of Ningbo in China are recovering much quicker than feared following a covid oubreak, reports the Freightos online marketplace.
Despite fears of a Yantian repeat – where a coronavirus outbreak significantly hindered operations for three weeks – disruptions at Ningbo following one port worker’s positive test ...
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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has launched a smart new uniform for its cargo and ground handling employees in North America and the rest of the world.
The roll-out of 125,000 items will start in September and be completed in 2022 for staff working in cargo handling, ramp handling, passenger services and ...
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Aerospace logistics provider, B&H Worldwide has appointed Joel Eley as business development manager. His most recent role was head of supply chain at airbus subsidiary Sepang Aircraft Engineering and SR Technics in Malaysia.
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Supply chain visibility platform FourKites has added a number of transport firms to its Premier Carriers list, published for the second quarter of 2021 on 18 August. New additions include Van den Bosch, Speedliner Logistics BV, Hope Sped SRL, AF Zust Ambrosetti SRL, Curt Richter SE, Santos e Vale and ...
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UK-based forwarder Woodland International is reporting continued disruption to container movements in the US, with West Coast ports nearing record levels of congestion and the East Coast following suit.
It said a surge in Covid cases had led to staff shortages, increased congestion and a continued lack of equipment, with the ...
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