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Dubai-based port and transport operator DP World has made an offer to buy 100% of South African-owned international logistics firm Imperial. It says that its offer of ZAR66 per share is a premium of 39.5% on the current share price.The transaction is subject to Imperial shareholder approval and other customary completion conditions, including regulatory approvals.DP World said the move would help it to expand its logistics footprint in Africa and ...
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The Coastlink Conference short sea and inland shipping scheduled for 29-30 September in Antwerp’s Port House has been re-scheduled to Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 May 2022. Organisers said that with social distancing restrictions and travel restrictions still in place in Belgium, the decision would enable them to deliver a ...
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Gebrüder Weiss is transporting equipment for the Austrian Space Forum’s Mars Analog space mission from Austria to Israel’s Negev Desert. As the official logistics partner of the Forum, the forwarder four trainees will be taking over all logistic tasks under supervision including customs clearance and the transport of mission equipment. ...
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Le Shuttle Freight transported 115,408 trucks in June, an increase of 7% compared to June 2020. The slowdown in growth observed is the consequence of a temporary and planned reduction in capacity, linked to the end of work to connect the ElecLink cable in the Tunnel. Traffic for the six ...
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Lufthansa Cargo is to permanently converting two of its Airbus 321 passenger aircraft into freighters. The twin-engine medium-haul aircraft will receive large cargo doors to enable the transport of containers on the main deck. They will be operated by Lufthansa CityLine on behalf of Lufthansa Cargo and stationed in Frankfurt.
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After May’s subdued performance, global air cargo resumed its recovery from the effects of the Covid outbreak in June with a 1% growth in demand versus the same month of 2019, said Clive Data Services. The airlines said that airlines “continued to micromanage cargo capacity”
It added that while chargeable weight ...
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The world’s largest plane, the Antonov 225, took off from Leipzig/Halle on 7 July with medical equipment for Windhoek in Namibia. The cargo consisted of 530 pallets weighing approx. 70 tonnes. The airport’s PortGround handling subsidiary was responsible for loading the AN 225 in conjunction with the German armed forces.
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Time-critical logistics operator Priority Freight has received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. It was presented to the company’s group managing director Neal Williams by the Lord Lieutenant of Kent, Lady Annabel Colgrain, at a ceremony it its head office in Dover.Priority Freight’s highly experienced multilingual logistics specialists are committed to ...
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Gefco has selected Blue Yonder’s Cloud-based transportation management system (TMS) and warehouse management system (WMS) to replace its legacy, on-premise systems with SaaS supply chain execution solutions. Blue Yonder’s Microsoft Azure-based systems will manage end-to-end business processes from modeling to planning and execution, giving visibility into inbound and outbound transportation ...
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Dwell times at major Shenzhen ports remain disruptively high, despite trending downward in recent days with the Port of Yantian at full capacity again, reported shipping analysts project 44 on 6 July.
It said that disruptions related to China’s Covid quarantine efforts could extend well into the year, potentially affecting Christmas shipments.
Last month, Chinese ...
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