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IAG Cargo said the second quarter of 2021 was a record with revenue up 17.3% to €419 million for the period April 1 to June 30. E-commerce continued to be a major driver of activity in the quarter, but there was also a very significant increase in the movement of Italian wine into the US – 95,000 bottles.
IAG Cargo and the passenger business launched additional flights as some governments eased ...
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Gebrüder Weiss is using an electric truck to transport traffic for computer firm HP in Central and Eastern Europe, the second zero-emissions truck in the Austrian forwarder’s fleet. The MAN vehicle produces some 50 tonnes a year less emissions than a conventional diesel and can travel up to 150km k ...
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The Rhenus Group is to acquire Polish freight forwarding and logistics company C. Hartwig from the OTL Group, subject to regulatory approval. It will add nine locations in Poland, plus Felixstowe, Hamburg and New York to the Rhenus network. C. Hartwig is active in sea and air freight, land transport, ...
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Air One Aviation says it has generated over 145 million kilos of cargo for over 1,300 Boeing 747 freighter flights in its first 12 months since being appointed global general sales agency partner for Aerotranscargo (ATC). The all-cargo airline now has a fleet of six 747-400Fs working with forwarding and ...
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DHL has ordered 12 fully electric Alice eCargo planes from Eviation. The express carrier says that Alice is the world’s leading fully electric aircraft, and is due for delivery in 2024.
It can be flown by a single pilot and will carry 1,200 kilograms (2,600 lbs). It will require 30 minutes or less ...
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The Customs Declaration Service (CDS) will become the UK’s single customs platform from 31 March 2023, says HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
HMRC will close its Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) from this date, after which all businesses will need to declare goods through the Customs Declaration Service (CDS).
CDS is ...
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The Ever Given, the Evergreen containership that blocked the Suez canal for six days in March, is finally alongside the quay at Rotterdam’s ECT Delta terminal in the Amazonehaven. All continental containers will be unloaded there. She is expected to leave for Felixstowe early next week to deliver the remaining ...
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Grimaldi Group has added a call in Zeebrugge to its recently introduced ro-ro service between Belgium and Ireland. The service now offers two departures a week from the port of Zeebrugge and one from that of Antwerp to Cork and vice versa. The route will be operated by the Eurocargo ...
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DFDS said its Cuxhaven-Immingham freight volume had increased 18% during the first half of 2021, following the Corona-related drop of 15% the first half of 2020.
It said unaccompanied transport was developing particularly strongly due mainly to the poor availability of drivers and equipment. New rules and formalities for foreign drivers ...
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United Airlines said it would add a second daily flight from Washington DC to London Heathrow and would increase the Houston-London service from five times a week to daily, following the UK government’s announcement that the country would reopen to fully vaccinated travellers from the US from 2 August. The ...
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