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UPS has appointed Romaine Seguin as president of its Global Freight Forwarding arm. She will oversee air, ocean, and rail freight forwarding, brokerage and supplier management for the 220 countries and territories. Seguin began her career with UPS in the Missouri District in 1983 as a part-time hub supervisor and most recently was president of the UPS Americas Region.
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Network Rail says it is “a matter of months” from completing the Felixstowe capacity enhancement scheme. Engineers have installed 2,300 sleepers along with ballast, the stones that form the track bed, ready for the start of the installation of 1.4km track in the coming months. The work will allow up ...
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A group of Chinese business leaders is en route from China to London to promote post-Brexit trade and cultural relations with the UK and European neighbours in November.
The group of 40 TV executives took a fleet of 14 vehicles along the 13,000 mile ancient ‘Silk Road’ to mark the 5th ...
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Short-sea operator Containerships recently taken over by CMA CGM – is to add a second weekly service from Gdynia, Poland to London Thamesport. The service offers improved transit times from Gdynia of 3-4 days and 4-6 days for the return journey.
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Turkish Cargo has started freighter flights to Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of India from its Istanbul hub. The route is operated by Airbus 330-200Fs. The region also exports pharmaceuticals, perishable fruits and vegetables, electronic, engineering and textiles.
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The electronic Air Waybill (e-AWB) will become the default contract of carriage for all air cargo shipments on enabled trade lanes from 1 January 20189, says IATA. It is encouraging all air cargo industry stakeholders to switch to e-AWB at the earliest opportunity unless a paper air waybill is required ...
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CMA CGM said on 23 October that its agreement to take over Containerships owner Container Finance, signed in June, has been accepted unconditionally by all relevant competition authorities. The deal is expected to be completed on 31 October.
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Bristol Port has gained full Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status from HM Revenue & Customs. It will allow it to waive duty guarantees for goods held at its facilities and could also speed up the process of applying for other types of customs accreditations in future, it said.
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Rhenus Logistics UK has moved its Hull facility to a larger site. The new premises at Saxon Business provides closer links to the local infrastructure. An official opening will take place on 5 December.
Country Manager Rhenus UK, Gary Dodsworth, said: “The decision to move the Hull facility to the Saxon ...
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British Airways operated its inaugural flight between London and Durban King Shaka International Airport on 30 October. The route will be maintained by a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.
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