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Speaking ahead of 25 June’s parliamentary vote on the National Policy Statement for Heathrow expansion, BIFA director general Robert Keen said he hoped it would “see the end of years of procrastination over the expansion of UK aviation capacity, with the UK Parliament voting in favour of a new runway at Heathrow.
“A yes vote will be long overdue good news for our 1,500 member companies who have been dismayed over ...
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There are “urgent risks” to Airbus’ operations if the UK leaves the European Union without a withdrawal agreement, warned the plane-maker in a statement published on 21 June.
Airbus, which makes aircraft wings at Broughton on the Wales-England border near Chester, warned that the UK leaving both the single market and ...
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The air cargo community should drive its own standard for perishables, without waiting for other groups and agencies to establish them, Cool Chain Association (CCA) Chairman Stavros Evangelakakis, told its conference in Luxembourg.
Mr Evangelakakis, who is also global product manager for healthcare and perishables at Cargolux, said collaboration, transparency, and ...
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The Ocean Network Express (ONE) between MOL, NYK and K-Line has signed a contract with Freightliner for guaranteed rail wagon capacity on main UK routes.
The rail operator, now a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming, says that the shipping consortium will save 180 tons of CO2 per day on inland transport, ...
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Freight Transport Association (FTA) president Leigh Pomlett called on the government to give the logistics industry the information it needs to keep the nation's trade moving efficiently post-Brexit or face delays and shortages of roducts and services.
Speaking at the Keep Britain Trading conference in London on 20 June, he said: "The ...
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CMA CGM Group is to acquire Container Finance, owner of Finnish-headquartered intra-European shipping operator, Containerships, subject to regulatory approval.
Founded in 1966, Containerships has a strong presence in the Baltics, Russia, Northern Europe, North Africa and Turkey. With a workforce of 560 people, it also offers services by truck, rail and ...
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Europa Road has launched a daily road service between its Dartford hub and Rennes, its fourth line into France. International logistics provider Ziegler is Europa Road’s local partner, building on its existing relationship with Europa in Colmar and Lyon.
Europa operations director, Dan Cook (pictured) said: “For a long time, we’ve ...
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NVOCC ECU Worldwide has appointed IT specialist Ashish Mathur as its group chief information officer. He will spearhead technology initiatives to enhance customer experience through automation, big data and artificial intelligence initiatives. Mr Mathur has held strategic roles in organisations such as Fidelity, Aon Hewitt, Barclays Bank, WNS Global and ...
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CEVA Logistics has appointed Niels Weithe to the newly created position of global head of eCommerce. He will be based in Germany and joins CEVA from eCommerce service company Arvato where he was president of its consumer products division.
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Seatruck Ferries is to increase capacity on its Warrenpoint to Heysham route by 30%, or 30,000 trailers a year, by deploying two larger freight ferries on the route later this summer.
The four-deck 2012-built Seatruck Precision and Seatruck Performance will replace the current three-deck vessels, operating a twice daily service between ...
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