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Hainan to start Edinburgh and Dublin flights in June

China’s Hainan Airlines, has confirmed that it will launch of services between Beijing, Dublin and Edinburgh on June 12. The routes, which are the first direct flights offered from Beijing to both cities will be serviced by an Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. [+]

Twill enters US market

Digital freight forwarder Twill has now officially entered the US market, following its earlier announcement of an operation in Mexico. Twill uses Damco’s footprint across the globe. [+]

New recruit for Palletways

Newport, South Wales haulier MCL Logistics, part of the Monex Group, has joined the Palletways network, saying it was attracted by its pan-European and domestic presence. The company operates a 120-plus strong fleet and also offers outdoor storage facilities in Newport and Port Talbot for containers and modular buildings. [+]

Supply chain firm recruits new talent

International end-to-end supply chain business, Advanced Supply Chain Group (ASCG), has launched a graduate scheme to attract new talent. The company, which operates seven UK sites and others in the Czech Republic, Germany, South America and China, says it has received hundreds of applications from local universities. Candidates selected from 330 entrants ... [+]

Virgin to go double-daily to Jo’burg

Virgin Atlantic Cargo is to launch a second daily service between London and Johannesburg from 28 October. The additional frequency will be operated by a Boeing 787-9 aircraft, which can carry up to 24 tonnes of cargo. In April, the carrier will open a local contact centre in Johannesburg. In ... [+]

DHL to build Berlin parcels hub

Deutsche Post DHL Group is building a new parcel centre at Ludwigsfelde, just outside Berlin. The 165,000sq m site will have a capacity for about 50,000 shipments per hour. [+]

Scala scales up

Supply chain and logistics management services provider Scala has appointed Dave Howorth as executive director, responsible for enhancing UK and European capabilities and Phil Reuben, executive director, who will oversee global growth, including the development of a new Chinese office. Paul Bebbington, formerly from Kelloggs and Sanofi, and David Short, ... [+]

UPS rebrands Freightex as Coyote

UPS is to rebrand its Dover-based truck broking firm Freightex, which it acquired in January 2017, as Coyote Logistics. UPS acquired Chicago, US-based Coyote Logistics in August 2015 as part of its strategy to increase its presence in the European third-party logistics (3PL) market. Freightex also has offices in Poland ... [+]

New brands for Wallenius Wilhelmsen

The Wallenius Wilhelmsen group company is launching two new brands after  Wallenius of Sweden and Wilhelmsen of Norway combined ownership of their jointly owned companies and assets in April last year. Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has been restructured into two entities; one ocean transport company named Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean (WW ... [+]

Emirates joins the smart set

Emirates SkyCargo was formally presented with its Cargo iQ certification at the World Cargo Symposium in Dallas in the US. The carrier became a member of Cargo iQ in 2016 and in less than two years has integrated Cargo iQ shipment cycle management standards as the basis for its live ... [+]

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