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Dachser Air and Sea Logistics is stepping up its charter flights between Frankfurt and China and is offering an air bridge between the US, Latin America and China via the German gateway. The forwarder will charter 747 freighters, initially from mid-March to the end of the month. It said that the corona virus is still having a serious impact on capacity in the air freight market and, because the situation ...
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Global road transport activity could fall by up to 20% in 2020 as a result of the corona virus, says the International Road Transport Union (IRU). This could lead to a global loss in operator revenues of $2 trillion, it adds.
Nearly 6% of all people in employment worldwide work in ...
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Kerry Logistics Network has moved its UK air freight division into new premises at the Skyport Heathrow site. It provides a fully temperature-controlled bonded warehouse including deep frozen storage, pick and pack machinery and vacuum cooling. The facility has a rating of AA+ under the new BRC Global Standard for ...
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Palletways says its members will gain much-improved access to the French market, thanks to a new partnership with Ziegler France. The French arm of the Belgian-headquarter logistics operator has over 60 branches across the country, including two main hubs in Paris and the central city of Clermont Ferrand, covering largely ...
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Le Shuttle Freight carried 131,346 trucks in February, down 7% compared to February 2019 due to pre-Brexit stockpiling last year, said Getlink. No impact from covid-19 has been identified at this stage, it added. Since the beginning of the year, more than 260,000 trucks have crossed with Le Shuttle Freight.
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The Port of Tyne is helping independent charity Children North East develop its Little Friends project.
Little Friends delivers services to families with young children in the Cowgate area of Newcastle and supports around 20 families with activities for children and help for families in need of advice or guidance.
Senior fundraiser ...
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FTA Ireland (FTAI) is to postpone its Transport Manager Seminar due to corona virus concerns. Originally planned for 25 March, the event will now take place on 18 June. The venue will remain the same: Johnstown House Hotel Spa in Enfield, County Meath.
FTAI general manager, Aidan Flynn, commented “We have ...
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BIFA director general Robert Keen said that the association’s members would be waiting to see whether all the borrowing and spending that has been outlined in the UK Budget on 11 March actually happens.
“Until it happens, it is all spin and noise,” he warned. “Whilst the investment in road transport ...
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Global port company DP World says its revenue grew 36.1% in the year ended 31 December 2019while adjusted earnings (EBITDA basis) increased 17.7%. The revenue included acquisitions including P&O Ferries, Topaz Energy and two terminals in Chile, as well as the full year impact from earlier acquisitions including short-sea operator ...
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FedEx executive vice president and chief financial officer lan Graf will retire on 31 December with corporate vice president and treasurer Mike Lenz named as his successor. Graf will serve as CFO until 22 September and remain at the company as executive vice president and senior advisor until the end ...
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