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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is investing €10 million in a new Pharma centre at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. Opening in September 2019, it will be the only facility owned by a ground handler dedicated to pharmaceuticals at the airport and offers both landside and airside acceptance capabilities and will be fully GDP compliant when it opens. It will also become IATA CEIV Pharma certified.
The 2,400 m² dedicated space has ...
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Celine Hourcade is to join The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) as project manager from September 2019, supporting the Association’s transformation program.
She brings 18 years of experience in international business, mainly in the aviation industry, working for WaveStone, Amadeus, and then for IATA for 13 years, joining its Cargo ...
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Logistics businesses have seen their overhead expenses rise by 6.5% over the past 12 months, according to a report released on 29 August, the Manager’s Guide to Distribution Costs 2019, produced by the Freight Transport Association Ireland in partnership with KPMG, BWG Group, ENPROVA and Analytiqa.
FTAI general manager Aiden Flynn commented: “With the ...
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Caribbean shipping line Geest Line is returning to Portsmouth two years after relocating to Dover. It moved its UK call to the Kent port due to scheduling difficulties at Portsmouth, which have now been resolved. Geest Line’s headquarters and its 32 staff remained in Hampshire.
Geest operates weekly westbound sailings from ...
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P&O Ferries has modernised the freight drivers lounges on its European Highlander and European Causeway ferries, which operate between Larne, Northern Ireland and Cairnryan, Scotland. The refurbished lounges now feature eight lie flat beds, each with a private locker. In addition, 37 ‘business class’ extra legroom reclining seats have been ...
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Aerospace logistics operator B&H Worldwide has upgraded its ISO accreditation to EN AS 9120b – the specialist industry standard for the aviation, space and defence industry. The award also includes ISO 9001:2015 certification.
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Airfreight general sales and service agent ECS Group is to open an office in Porto (OPO) this summer. Based at Francisco Sá Carneiro airport, the three-strong ECS Group team will be led by Susana Pacheco.
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TEC Offshore is considering a plan to reintroduce daily ferry services to and from the Scottish port of Rosyth, Reuters reports. The new service would operate to and from Groningen in the Netherlands. According to the report, a spokesman for TEC Offshore confirmed that discussions had taken place but declined ...
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Felixstowe-based container logistics company Maritime Transport says it will make a number of major strategic changes to strengthen its business after securing an eight-figure finance package from HSBC. The funding has allowed the business to develop its existing freehold property portfolio, creating a network of rail freight hubs across the ...
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Eddie Stobart chief executive Alex Laffey has stood down from the logistics company after its profits were found to be overstated by £2 million. Shares in the company had fallen from £1.60 a share in early 2017 to 70p before trading was suspended. Half-year results due for publication on 29 ...
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