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UK-based charter company Air Charter Service (ACS) has arranged its first cargo relief flights in aid of refugees from the war in Ukraine. The first, a 737 freighter from the UK to Rzeszów – about 30 miles from the Ukraine border – took place on 2 March and ACS says it has at least six more flights planned for various organisations at time of writing. It has put its emergency ...
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Metro Supply Chain Holdings (UK) Limited, a division of Canadian-based Metro Supply Chain has acquired Suffolk-based Century Logistics.
Located on the A14 corridor between the Midlands and the port of Felixstowe, Century Logistics provides warehousing, co-packing, ecommerce fulfillment, product repairs and product return services and manages seven distribution sites.
Metro Supply Chain ...
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Coventry-based forwarder Retail Transport Services has raised over £10,000 for the Children’s Air Ambulance to celebrate 20 years in business. Events included marathons, pub quizzes and a boxing match which was featured in the BBC’s ‘We are England’ documentary.
The final total was doubled by the directors of the company, Dave ...
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says the UK has passed a law banning ships with "any Russian connection" from entering its ports .He claimed the UK was the first nation to pass such a law."
On 28 February, the UK told its ports not to handle Russian-registered or flagged ships ahead of ...
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The world’s largest hydraulic crane, a Mantsinen 300M Hybrilift, is under construction in Finland for ABP’s port of Immingham. Supplied by Cooper Specialised Handling, the machine has the reach and capacity to serve panamax size vessels and can handle up 1,500 tonnes per hour – far greater than rope crane ...
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Lufthansa Group’s sameday delivery arm, time:matters has expanded its network with additional capacity via Air Europa’s Madrid hub. Several daily flights can now be offered to a total of 14 stations between Madrid and Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal and Italy as well as within Spain.
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International forwarders federation FIATA predicted that the maritime crisis will intensify as ports become blocked and sanctions lead to overnight removal of tankers from the global charter market, causing spot rates and transport costs to climb.On the roads, blocked drivers are again experiencing poor facilities including lack of food, security ...
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Shipping rate data firm Xeneta said that after a rare dip in long-term contracted ocean freight rates in December and January, container shipping costs are rising once again, with a 3.9% increase in February. The geo-political situation means that the trend is unlikely to reverse any time soon.
Chief executive Patrik ...
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Well known industry figure Steve Polmans is to become vice president of business development and regulatory affairs at Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone (ADAFZ).
In his new role, Polmans will establish an integrated long-term strategic plan for ADAFZ, oversee regulatory affairs and compliance matters and be responsible for new projects.
He brings ...
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American Airlines Cargo has announced a dedicated suite of products and priorities to make it easier to book Life sciences and healthcare shipments – a segment that has seen a 17% volume increase over the last few years.
The Life Sciences suite offers cargo products designed for time-sensitive shipments. The Priority ...
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