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Rhenus Air & Ocean and unmanned aircraft specialist Wings for Aid are to explore for the feasibility of a 'last mile' delivery service for relief goods in disaster areas. Wings for Aid uses pilotless small planes and smart technology to land boxes of emergency aid with great precision in otherwise inaccessible places. Rhenus Air & Ocean will provide the logistics to get the delivery system to its destination, anywhere in ...
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DHL Freight is to introduce a peak season surcharge between September and December 2019 averaging 4% to full-truckload, part-truckload and less than-truckload services in EuropeThe operator says this will enable it “to provide its customers with the highest quality of service even as demand continues to outpace available capacity”.
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Hapag-Lloyd has placed a record-breaking order 13,420 new reefer containers. Production of the 970 20-foot containers and 12,450 40-foots will start in Julywith delivery set for November 2019 in time for the southern hemisphere harvest.
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French Railways’ intermodal arm VIIA says it had transport a million units on its trains. The company operates shuttle trains carrying road trailers on routes from Italy and Spain to France, including Calais.
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Port of Dover Cargo has gained Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status for imports and exports, and as AEOC and AEOS awards (Authorised Economic Operator for Customs and Security respectively). It applies to the current terminal, and the new site, which is due to open later this year as part of ...
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A new partnership has been signed between Port of Tyne in Newcastle and PD Ports on Teesside along with car maker Nissan, Connected Places Catapult, Accenture, Royal HaskoningDHV and Ubisoft to create the UK’s first Maritime Innovation Hub.
Partners in the ‘2050 Innovation Hub’ will collaborate to develop solutions to the ...
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Lufthansa’s time:matters high speed logistics arm has added seven stations in China to its network for worldwide Sameday Air transport - Shanghai, Shenyang, Beijing, Nanjing, Qingdao, Chengdu and Guangzhou. Local company time:matters Shanghai International Freight Forwarding Ltd. founded specifically to handle the business in June.
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Swiss rail operator Schweizerzug has introduced two weekly round trips linking Frenkendorf (near Basel) and Niederglatt (near Zurich) with the port of Rotterdam. In January and February, the company increased its departures from the two locations to the Port of Antwerp.
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AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) loaded a herd of 146 heifers on board one of its 747-8F freighters for a flight from Houston to Bangkok. The shipment was arranged in partnership with specialist animal forwarder Intradco Global.
The animals were grouped in 27 cow stalls for the 17,182 kilometers, 19 hours 45 minute ...
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TALE, the grant scheme for small and medium enterprises now has over 100 members and has awarded £200,000 in Grants
The TALE (Transport and Logistical Efficiencies) now has over 100 members and has awarded £200,000 in Grants, says the Haven Gateway Partnership, which runs the scheme.
It invests in projects that use ...
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