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Brussels has become the latest and first European airport to sign up to The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA)’s Cargo Service Quality (CSQ) online tool. It covers every aspect of air cargo processing, including physical and document handling, technology, facilities, regulators, and general airport infrastructure, amongst other variables. Assessment is by forwarders who rate handlers at the participating airport through a comprehensive questionnaire.
CSQ launched last month after a successful pilot ...
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Port of Tyne has taken on a scheme to create clear blue water in the North-East after four local councils were forced to end funding for the scheme. Some 20 years ago the four councils of Gateshead, Newcastle, North and South Tyneside, together with the Port of Tyne, set up ...
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DSV says its Brexit seminars are in full swing around the country. The forwarder says that while the sessions were initially planned to be hosted in DSV locations, the response was so overwhelming that the free briefings are being held in hotels and conference suites, to give clients with accurate ...
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CEVA Logistics has expanded its ecommerce services with the implementation of new business wins in the UK, Turkey, US, Canada and Brazil in the last few months. The forwarder provides warehousing and global transport and freight forwarding solutions for B2B and B2C supply chains.
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BIFA is warning its members that they could be liable for the cost of containers abandoned overseas and is urging them to implement safeguards.
It says that one of the most frequent questions it receives regarding problems on maritime shipments is about abandoned and unclaimed containers sitting in overseas ports. The ...
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All-freighter operator CargoLogicAir’s celebrated International Women's Day with its first all-female Boeing 747 crew, delivering over 100 tonnes of cargo from Frankfurt to Atlanta. Captain Jacqueline Robinson and First Officer Carina Krause were presented with flowers from their colleagues before taking off.
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The British Ports Association welcomed the Government’s new Sector Deal for Offshore Wind launched in early March. It includes plans for 30% of UK electricity to be generated by from offshore wind by 2030 and will see a huge growth in offshore developments, much of which will be facilitated by ...
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Ville Iho has been appointed as chief executive of Finnish forwarder Nurminen Logistics. He joins from the airline industry. He was chief operational officer and vice president at Finnair and then Chief Operational Officer of Royal Brunei Airlines.
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Traffic through the Port of London reached 53.2 million tonnes in 2018, a level last seen more than a decade ago. It followed strong growth in containerised cargoes, particularly at DP World London Gateway, which attracted a number of new services. Container trades led the growth, up by 3.4 million ...
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Charter specialist Air Partner has opened new offices in Houston, Texas, and Singapore. The latter in particular will focus on freight. Air Partner has had a presence in Singapore since 2015, but is now sharpening its focus on growing its share of the Asia Pacific market.
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