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German holiday airline Condor is to fly four of its Boeing 767s in cargo configuration between its Leipzig hub to Shannon, Ireland, Milan-Malpensa in Italy, and Cologne, Germany. The flights would also be available to transport Covid-19 vaccines. The partnership will initially extend until the end of May.
Since April of last year, Condor has devoted an increasing number of flights to cargo, transporting primarily PPE and e-commerce goods, converting a ...
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Channel tunnel parent company Getlink announced revenue down 24% at €816 million, a performance that group chief executive Yann Leriche described as “robust”.He said: Getlink delivered a solid operational and financial performance, in an exceptional context marked by the Covid crisis and Brexit.”But he added: “In the absence of clear ...
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Austrian forwader Cargo-partner has also acquired Dutch logistics company Transcargo, its first complete acquisition in its history, following a year’s collaboration at the latter’s warehouse in Roermond. It will now beging the gradual integration of Transcargo into the group as part of its expansion strategy in Western Europe.
The logistics center ...
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Kuehne+Nagel is to acquire Asian forwarder Apex International. The company was founded in China in 2001 and is especially active in the transpacific and intra-Asian markets. It has about 1,600 employees and a yearly turnover of over CHF 2.1 billion (£1.6m). In 2020, the company handled 750,000 tons of airfreight ...
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Network Rail has completed a £17 million scheme to allow longer trains to operate to and from the port of Southampton. Engineers have finished a series of improvements on the lines used by freight trains between Southampton Central and Redbridge, allowing trains to carry up to 20% more freight. Trains ...
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United Airlines is to add daily flights between Boston Logan International Airport and London Heathrow. It will be operated by a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft.
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Theft from storage facilities increasing and there has been a relative decline in in-transit incidents and those involving vehicles, according to whole year data from 2020 compiled by insurer, TT Club, and supply chain intelligence firm, BSI.
The trend reflected the radical changes to consumer buying patterns as a consequence of ...
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Developers of the Thames Enterprise Park billion-pound regeneration plan for the former Coryton oil refinery have submitted a package of additional information to Thurrock Borough Council to support their application. A decision is now anticipated early in the summer.
The planning application proposes to create a new manufacturing, energy and logistics super-hub ...
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DHL Express has signed a deal with aerospace firm SmartLynx Malta for two converted Airbus A321-200 freighters which will join the carrier’s European air fleet. Smartlynx Malta is planning to add two additional A321Fs during 2021 and up to four more during 2022, in pursuit of its goal to become ...
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Heavylift shipping operators Intermarine Brazil and SAL Heavy Lift Brazil are to open a joint office in the South American country. A team of five will be headed by Natalie Jones (pictured), who has worked for leading carriers, including Intermarine, for more than 25 years. She stated: “Brazil holds plenty ...
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