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Cyprus-based Cobalt Air is to launch a new daily service between London Heathrow and Larnaca from 27 March. It makes the carrier – the island’s largest – the only airline with services from London’s three main airports: Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted. The A320 used on the new route will offer 1.5 to 2 tonnes cargo capacity, depending on passenger load.
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Nominations for the FTA Multimodal Awards close on Friday 2nd February. Entries are invited , recognising excellence in air, road, rail, maritime and freight forwarding
services, a young logistics professional, and Shipper of the Year.
The 2018 Award categories are :
Air Cargo Operator of the Year - sponsored by Pallite
Road Freight ...
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The US has imposed tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels, as part ofPresident Donald Trump's ‘America First’ trade policy. The administration warned that similar actions would follow.
The move followed complaints to the International Trade Commission by US-based washing machine manufacturer Whirlpool and solar panel firms Suniva and Solar ...
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Rail Freight Group chairman Tony Berkeley is to retire at the RFG annual general meeting in November. In the meantime, he will continue his work for RFG including in Brussels as a Board Member of the European Rail Freight Association and ALLRAIL. Executive Director Maggie Simpson will continue to lead ...
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DB Cargo UK has extended its contract with Malcolm Logistics for container rail services from Daventry to Scotland until August 2020.
The rail freight operator, the UK’s largest, signed an initial three year deal with the logistics operator in 2014, which will now continue for a further three years under a ...
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Emerging markets growth rose to 4.6% in 2017 from 4.3% in the two previous years, says freight forwarder Agility in a report.
Agility, which specialises in developing world countries, said that markets were driven by stronger growth – and therefore demand – in advanced economies, a modest rebound in world commodity ...
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Yusen Logistics UK is investing in a fleet of 45 new Euro 6 T-range Renault tractor units. It follows the addition of 50 new MAN TGX 460s to the fleet. The new trucks will be in place by the end of January.
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Supply chain specialist Crane Worldwide Logistics has appointed Christian Nielitz as country manager Germany. Nielitz has been a member of the team since June 2014, starting his career as gateway development manager and appointed to branch manager for Duesseldorf in 2017.
Crane operates in over 100 locations in 25 countries and ...
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Gefco Group has opened its first UK dedicated temperature-controlled warehouse for the life sciences and healthcare sector at Heathrow Airport, complementing the global logistics operator’s warehouses in Frankfurt and Amsterdam. The new 15,000sq ft facility offers ambient (15ºC to 25ºC), and cool (2ºC to 8ºC) to frozen (-15°C to -25°C) ...
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Cross-Channel truck traffic continued the recovery that started in 2016 last year following the dismantling of the ‘Jungle’ migrant camp, said the port of Boulogne Calais. With a record 1.99 million vehicles transported, heavy goods vehicle traffic increased by 4.25% in 2017. However, market share has not yet returned to ...
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