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Up for the ($20m) cup

InstoneAir has been working with Luck Greayer Bloodstock Shipping to support the world’s most valuable horse race, The Saudi Cup, which takes place in Riyadh on 29 February with prize money of $20 million. The first competitors arrived safely in Saudi Arabia on board a Kalitta Air Boeing 747 chartered by InstoneAir for flights from Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale. The flights were also the first outings for InstoneAir’s new European ... [+]

Virgin curries favour with Indian traders

Virgin Atlantic Cargo says it will target the £20 billion of trade between the UK and India each when it flies between Delhi and Manchester for the first time in October. It will operate three A330-200 flights every Monday, Thursday and Saturday, following the start of daily Heathrow-Mumbai services on ... [+]

Ceva flies high with Airbus contract

CEVA Logistics has been awarded a five year contract to manage spare parts and components for Airbus at its site in Hamburg.  The logistics company will be responsible for consolidating spare parts and components at the site from other locations across Europe, including the UK, Germany, France and Spain. Dedicated ... [+]

DP World buys Surrey Docks (in Canada)

DP World has acquired Canada’s Fraser Surrey Docks, the largest multi-purpose deep-sea marine terminal on the West Coast of North America, from Macquarie Infrastructure Partners (MIP) alongside its partner Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ). Fraser Surrey Docks operates more than 1,200 metres of berth, 189 acres of ... [+]

Air network chief joins TIACA board

Founder and chief executive of the Neutral Air Partner airfreight network, Christos Spyrou has joined the board of TIACA (The International Air Cargo Association). At the end of 2019, TIACA created a new membership category to allow small companies and start-ups to become TIACA members at a rate and also ... [+]

ABP graduate programme open for business

Associated British Ports (ABP) has opened applications for its graduate training programme. The two-year scheme is designed to give a 360-degree view of the company, providing them with the skills and experience needed to become a future leader. Jozef Ochwat, a graduate of the scheme at Humber International Terminal, said: “I ... [+]

Insurance portal tops the 1200 mark

Insurers the TT Club, the UK P&I Club and UK Defence Club part of Thomas Miller Group, say that over 1,200 members have signed up to its new web-based platform, Thomas Miller Connect, launched in December. The new portal connects users to the Clubs via a secure login and allows ... [+]

Agilty grows despite tough market

Kuwait-based forwarder Agility reported 2019 net profit of KD 86.8 million, or 52.14 fils per share, up 7% from 2018. Revenue for the year reached KD 1,578.6 million and earnings before tax and depreciation were KD 193.1 million, increases of 1.8% and 24.7%, respectively. For the fourth quarter 2019, Agility ... [+]

DSV air arm to the rescue

DSV is chartering a Boeing 747-8 freighter three times per week, east and westbound, between Huntsville, Alabama in and Shanghai to plug the gap left by the cancelling of scheduled flights to China as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Connections are available in Huntsville to and from Latin-America and ... [+]

Delivery for DHL

DHL Express has received the first of six new Boeing 777F-200 cargo aircraft this year, at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. It will be operated by DHL Express’ partner airline Kalitta. In 2018 DHL ordered 14 new Boeing 777F, with four delivered in 2019, six to come this year and the ... [+]

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