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Air Charter Service’s Miami office recently filled up an empty passenger aircraft, on its way to the Bahamas to perform an evacuation flight, withhundreds of kilos relief supplies it had purchased to help Hurricane Dorian victims
ACS private jets manager Jordan Hinsch, said: “We went to the local wholesale store here in Miami and stocked up on hundreds of dollars’ worth of goods. On the flight we took stocks of bottled ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has cautiously welcomed Government commitments to the previous administration to invest £25 billion in English roads. Director general, Robert Keen said: “BIFA has said repeatedly that it is imperative that new road building and road reconstruction projects are not only implemented, but developed in such ...
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“We are prepared,” Port of Dover chief executive Doug Bannister told the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.
He reiterated the importance of keeping goods flowing freely via the most economic route to market on 31 October and beyond at a conference fringe event.
Bannister said: “Dover is a fast-pace operation unlike anywhere ...
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Virgin Atlantic says it plans to challenge to IAG’s dominance at London Heathrow and significantly increase its long haul, domestic and European routes when the airport expands.
The carrier says it could deliver a step change in choice for passengers and cargo customers, “but only if the Government reforms the way ...
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The UK government is planning to set up a network of inland clearance sites close to but not on the Northern/Ireland border says the EUObserver website, quoting a report by the Irish broadcaster RTE. The RTE says the suggestion is contained in a leaked “informal document” by the British Government. ...
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Freight software specialist ASM has recruited Feonna Collins and Kara Coakley to its helpdesk department, bringing the team to a total of ten. They both have a background in freight forwarding.
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Port of Dunkerque has inaugurated a secure access corridor for heavy goods vehicles waiting to check in at the terminal. It has also introduced a drone-monitored Perimeter Fence Surveillance System and is the first system in Europe licensed to fly drones over private sites out of direct sight of the ...
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P&O Ferries has signed a €260 million contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International for two 230-metre ferries – the largest ever to sail between Dover and Calais – to go into operation by 2023, with options to build two further vessels by 2024.
They will cut fuel use by 40% through a ...
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Consolidator Unsworth has appointed Richard Hogg as its new managing director. He will oversee the relaunch of Unsworth’s digital rate platform Cargocost, and a suite of digital tools. A chartered shipbroker, he has worked alongside his brother Charles, with particular focus on finance, technology and human resources.
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The Freight Transport Association is to hold free half-day workshops in September and October to help hauliers prepare for a No Deal Brexit, funded by the Department for Transport. More than 100 free workshops will take place at locations across the UK, including Belfast, London and Coventry. For more information, ...
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