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Fixing the climate? We’ll give it a shot, says DP World

DP World together with Expo 2020 Dubai have become a Global Alliance Founding Partner of The Earthshot Prize. Established by Prince William, Eartshot aims to incentivise worldwide change with a decade of action to repair the planet. Taking inspiration from John F. Kennedy’s Moonshot, which united millions of people around the world to put a man on the moon, The Earthshot Prize is centred around five ‘Earthshots’ - to protect ... [+]

Airfreight ‘edging towards recovery’ says analyst

The global air cargo market edged towards a sustainable recovery at the start of the traditional peak season, say industry analysts CLIVE Data Services in its latest index. Chargeable weight in September rose 9% points month-on-month, further narrowing the year-on-year gap to -15%, the fifth consecutive month of positive indicators since ... [+]

John Good Logistics goes stateside

John Good Logistics has opened a new US office in New Jersey, in the New York Metropolitan area. Services offered will include general cargo, project forwarding, and specialised moves by land, sea, and air freight. John Good Logistics Inc. will be led by newly appointed industry veteran, Dean Temple, as president. ... [+]

IAG restarts West Africa flights

The services to Lagos, Cairo, Cape Town, Abuja and Accra were paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but have now returned, providing daily cargo services using wide-body 777 and 787 aircraft to and from London Heathrow. [+]

Turbine plans could put wind in port industry’s sails

PD Ports has welcomed the Government’s announcement during the Conservative Party’s online annual conference, to invest £160million in ports and factories across the UK to manufacture the next generation of turbines. He pinpointed Teesside as one area that will benefit. PD Ports’ CEO, Frans Calje, said: “This is more fantastic news ... [+]

Not all plain sailing from China

UK importers are facing a “tsunami” of container shipping issues at present, says Tony Cole, head of supply chain services at freight forwarder Davies Turner. He cited: “Schedule disruption; ongoing delays in vessel discharge and loading, which is leading to ships ‘cutting and running’ or diverting; prolonged turnaround times on ... [+]

First freeports in operation by end of 2021

The government has set out further details of its plans for freeports, saying that the first sites would be open for business in 2021. Following a consultation on the proposals it has confirmed that sea, air and rail ports in England will be invited to bid for Freeport status before the ... [+]

CMA CGM recruits IT expert

CMA CGM Group has appointed Nicolas Sekkaki as executive vice president IT, digital & transformation to accelerate its technological ambitions. The announcement comes just days after the group said that it was dealing with a cyber-attack that had affected its peripheral servers. External access to CMA CGM IT applications had ... [+]

Government to protect Thames wharves

The UK Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has confirmed that it will continue to protect commercial freight wharves on the river Thames in London, following a review by the Greater London Authority and supported by the Port of London Authority (PLA). The review included a consolidation of wharf ... [+]

Seminar Thursday 16.00: Get to grips with vaccine logistics

Scientific and medical equipment firm  Cole-Parmer is to hold a webinar on the latest government guidelines for distributing the COVID-19 vaccine. Tomorrow (Thursday) at 16:00  UK time. Participants will learn how to cope with the increased temperature monitoring challenges for COVID-19 vaccine storage and handling; how to ensure the safety of your vaccine product during storage and transportation; and understand storage and handling requirements. To ... [+]

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