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A rose by any other mode …would not smell as sweet

Turkish Cargo is playing a part in making high-end perfumes just a little more affordable, says the national flag carrier. It is an important carrier of rose products produced in Anatolia’s Lake District and Isparta to manufacturing countries around the world, including the US, as well as France, Germany and China. Moving rose oil solid - a deep purple, creamy substance obtained from unfermented fresh pink roses - and rose water ... [+]

DSV profits surge

DSV Panalpina said its figures for the first six months of 2021, published on 29 July, showed strong growth in EBIT before special items of 64.7% compared to the same period in 2020. This was driven by 18% growth in gross profit and high productivity across all divisions, the forwarder ... [+]

BIFA sees bleak new world for seafreight

BIFA says it sees no change in container shipping fundamentals for months possibly years in a new report for its members. It warns them to expect more surcharges to be imposed by the lines, additional port fees, quay rent and demurrage charges. The trade association has been monitoring conditions in the ... [+]

Multimodal registrations open – updated

Visitor registration for the Multimodal 2021 show in Birmingham is now open. Visiting Hours are: Tuesday 19 October : 10.00-17.00; Wednesday 20 October : 10.00-19.00; and Thursday 21 October : 10.00-15.00. To register, visit: www.multimodal.org.uk Multimodal and Logistics UK have teamed up to produce a three-day series of panel discussions and ... [+]

Automatic choice for DSV in Oslo

Danish-owned DSV has opened a 16,000sq m logistics centre at Vestby south of Oslo. The new building consists of a fully automated warehouse with 35,000 pallet locations, operated by nine driverless narrow-aisle trucks supplied by Jungheinrich. There are also 25,000 pallet locations in a manual storage area. [+]

Time for traders to get to grips with the Russian Bear?

Anglo-Russian freight business FSM Logistics is offering a consultancy service to help guide companies through the complexities of trading with Russia and the CIS countries. UK-based FSM Logistics not only offers a portfolio of freight forwarding and logistics services globally, t has a deep understanding of the markets of the former ... [+]

Record first half for DP World UK

DP World says its two UK ports handled a record volume of cargo in the first half of 2021, thanks to its investment in capacity to meet demand. Between January and June this year, London Gateway saw throughput of 888,000teu. An increaser of over 23% on the previous first-half record set ... [+]

Qatar Airways joins the cool kids

Qatar Airways Cargo has joined the Cool Chain Association (CCA). The non-profit organisation, aims to reduce food wastage and improve the quality, efficiency and value of the temperature sensitive supply chain through collaboration, education and innovation. CCA chairman Stavros Engelakakis said, “CCA members are focused on developing tangible programmes and backing ... [+]

Airlift plugs the gap for cargo-partner

Austrian-based forwarding and logistics company cargo-partner has expanded its air charter offering to Europe and the US in response to the tight market situation in sea and overland transport. It has extended its scheduled charter services between Asia and Europe until the end of the yearand has also introduced weekly charter ... [+]

UPS up 14.5%

UPS announced a second-quarter 2021 consolidated revenue of $23.4 billion on 27 July, a 14.5% increase over the second quarter of 2020. The company also revealed a consolidated operating profit of $3.3 billion, up 47.3% compared to the second quarter of 2020, and up 40.8% on an adjusted basis. While ... [+]

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