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Qatar Airways Cargo has started twice-weekly 777 freighter services from its Doha hub to Macau, its fourth all-cargo destination in Greater China. It already serves Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Shanghai with freighters and offers belly-hold cargo on passenger flights to seven destinations.
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FedEx is to acquire Australian-based forwarding and logistics company Manton Air-Sea. The acquisition is expected to close later this year and is subject to conditions. Headquartered in Sydney, Manton will operate as a subsidiary of the FedEx Trade Networks forwarding arm.
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UK plans for a Facilitated Customs Arrangement (FCA) could take up to a decade to put into practice and are not a realistic solution to the problems posed by Brexit, says forwarder’s group Clecat in a new position paper published on 16 October.
The group is urging Brexit negotiators to prevent ...
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Port of Milford Haven chief executive Alec Don is leaving from his position and will also stand down as the British Ports Association chairman after eight years. and on good terms. BPA current deputy chairman and chief executive of the Port of Blyth Martin Lawlor, , will assume the chairmanship on ...
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Europa Worldwide Group has also opened a road sales branch in Sheffield. The new office will offer collection and distribution services across South Yorkshire, via the operator’s Dartford hub. Branch manager is Nathan Lynn, who successfully launched Europa’s Leeds branch in 2018.
Managing director of Europa Worldwide, Andrew Baxter, added: “Sheffield ...
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Rhenus UK says its Manchester facility has processed over 5,000 vehicle movements in the first year since its opening in October 2017. The figure included over 2,500 exports to destinations in Europe, Asia and South America.
The hub, situated at Port Salford is also home to Staples International, which was acquired ...
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The Carbon Trust has validated the methodology and processes that Agility uses to generate carbon footprint reports for logistics customers. It demonstrates that the freight forwarder’s reporting methodology and processes comply with the organization’s reporting guidance for transparency and accuracy. Agility has been providing free carbon footprint reports to customers ...
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Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines has joined the INTTRA ocean network, software and information provider. In addition to its service network in Asia, Wan Hai has expanded to the US, South America and the Middle East in recent years. It will offer customers a full services including booking, shipping instructions, eVGM, ...
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John Steen-Mikkelsen, chief executive of Danish operator Danske Faergerm is the new chairman of trade industry body, Interferry. He succeeds Mike Grainger – managing director of Liferaft Systems Australia and chairman of TT Line Spirit of Tasmania - who was an Interferry board member for 12 years and chairman for ...
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Silk Way West Airlines is to start a twice weekly 747 freighter service to Tianjin from its hub in Baku. It will fly every Friday and Sunday.
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