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U-Freight moves Beijing office

Freight forwarder U-Freight (Shanghai) has moved its Beijing office . The new location is: Rm. W615-618, Donggang Xinzuo, Nanfaxin Town, Shunyi District, Beijing, China; Tel: +86 010-6945 0996. [+]

New chief executive for CEVA – updated

Ceva group chief operating officer and deputy chief executive Nicolas Sartini was appointed chief executive at the its annual general meeting on 29 April, following its takeover by Marseille-based shipping group CMA CGM. He will take up his new role on 1 June. He will replace Xavier Urbain who will ... [+]

Plain sailing for Dynamic forwarder

Freight forwarder Dynamic International, has chosen ASM’s Sequoia for completing import and export declarations. Dynamic International works with film and TV production companies and has provided logistical support for projects such as Dunkirk and Game of Thrones. Finance director Gavin Scoular said: “After some significant research and due diligence, Dynamic chose ... [+]

Turkish Airlines cargo chief joins TIACA board

Turkish Airlines chief cargo officer Turhan Özen has been elected to the The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) board, just as the country inaugurates a major new hub. TIACA chairman Sebastiaan Scholte said: “With a sizeable and impressive new airport, Turkey is set to become a major aviation transport hub ... [+]

Girls take over Europa League final thanks to Fedex

FedEx Express has teamed up with the UEFA Foundation for Children to offer player mascot places to 22 girls at the forthcoming UEFA Europa League Final at the Baku Olympic Stadium, Azerbaijan on 29 May. The all-female line-up has been nominated by the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan which ... [+]

P&O Ferries counter-sues over Eurotunnel compensation

The Government’s Brexit-busting ferry plan has run into fresh controversy after P&O Ferries revealed that it is suing the government over its £33m payout to Eurotunnel agreed last year. It follows the Government’s hurried settlement with the tunnel operator which was angry that it had not been included in a ... [+]

Spike in cargo hold deaths alarms union

The International Transport Workers’ Federations accused the global shipping industry of “callousness” after figures revealed that there had been sharp rise in the number of workers killed in vessel holds. It said that since January 2018, 16 dockers and 12 seafarers have died from asphyxiation or explosions in confined spaces ... [+]

Panalpina buys in Latin America

Freight forwarder Panalpina – in the process of being acquired by DSV – has made ano acquisition of its own in South America. It has bought perishables specialists CargoMaster in Colombia, together with its subsidiary, Laseair S.A., in Ecuador. CargoMaster is one of Latin America’s largest companies specialised in the ... [+]

Teesport celebrates a rail success story

North East-based PD Ports has celebrated the success of its second daily rail freight connection to Scotland, with an official locomotive naming ceremony at Teesport. Five years after the opening of its intermodal rail terminal, Teesport now offering more daily connections to Scotland than any other port in the North, following ... [+]

Shipping expert to kick off Multimodal panel sessions

Ocean Network Express (ONE) chief executive Jeremy Nixon will make the keynote speech at a panel session on the first day of the Multimodal 2019 show on 18 June, sharing his outlook for the liner shipping industry. Nixon oversaw the merger of three Japanese shipping firms to become ONE, now ... [+]

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