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Virgin Atlantic Cargo is offering cargo-only services between London Heathrow and Milan from 12 September.
Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 passenger aircraft will operate in freighter mode from London every Thursday and Sunday offering up to 50 tonnes of cargo capacity per flight to and from Milan Malpensa. The flights will also offer connections over London including next day deliveries from New York to Milan.
Capacity will be marketed by ADP, the ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is again surveying its members on how well they are prepared for Brexit ahead of the end of the transition period on 31 December.
An previous survey in May found that most respondents wanted an extension to the transition period if no trade deal is ...
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Lufthansa Cargo says that it is well prepared for handling a possible corona vaccine.
With Frankfurt airport handling some 120,000 tonnes of vaccines, medications and other pharmaceutical products in 2019, the gateway was the European leader in the sector.
It added that two thirds of the 12,000sq m of temperature-controlled handling ...
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Heavy haulier Collett has started to move 15 Vestas V100 wind turbines from Glasgow's King George V Dock to the Solwaybank site near Gretna. The port of Grangemouth is also being used to store material for the scheme.
Collett is using four axle extendable flat trailers and specialist Scheuerle clamp trailers, ...
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Europa Worldwide Group has appointed Lieven Hendrickx (pictured) as head of its customs team. A Belgian national, Hendrickx has worked for a number of leading logistics operators over the last 30 years in continental Europe and the Middle East and was most employed by business consultancy Deloitte.
He will initially be ...
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The first refrigerated container was loaded onto the Ethiopia-Djibouti train, carrying 24 tons of avocados from the Koga area of Ethiopia for shipment to Europe via the Société de Gestion du Terminal à conteneurs de Doraleh. Ethiopian Minister for Transport Dagamawit Moges launched the container at an inauguration ceremony at ...
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Two thirds of UK businesses have had their Brexit preparations disrupted by Covid-19, according to a survey by Sapio Research on behalf of logistics software specialist. Descartes Systems Group.
Less than a quarter are confident that they will be able to cope with the extra administrative burden of Brexit, while two ...
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Freight forwarder Dachser is offering a range of tailored eLogistics services to changes in the supply chain in the DIY sector.
It provides access to all relevant data concerning customer shipments, and has a direct connection with Dachser’s transport and warehouse management systems.
Crucially in circumstances where online sales demands are immediate ...
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The Customs Clearance Consortium (CCC) arm of logistics firm Oakland Invicta is creating 50 jobs to support its 24-hour UK and EU operations ahead of Brexit, which is expected to generate more than 200 million extra customs declarations a year.
CCC was launched by Oakland Invicta to address the shortage of ...
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Freight insurer TT Club has created a Motorway Buddy smartphone app that provides a range of information, including the location of over 300 recognised truck stop facilities across the UK.
Described as an established suite of products recognised by the UK government and trade organisations and a driver-friendly compliance and safety ...
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