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FedEx Express has launched a new four days a week Boeing 777F flight from Paris Charles de Gaule and East Midlands Airport (EMA) to its Indianapolis hub.
It said it would increase next-day delivery capacity to the US by 626,000lbs (284,000kg) capacity per week to the FedEx Express transatlantic network, with 160,000lbs dedicated to the UK. FedEx now operates three transatlantic flights out of the country.
Vice president of operations UK, Edward ...
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The Port of Dundee has unloaded 12,000 packs of plywood from the 177-metre long Ha Long Bay from China - one of the largest cargo vessels to be handled at the port. The cargo was discharged in 15 days. The material is destined for UK construction projects around the country.
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is again supporting the forthcoming National Apprenticeship Week 2022. It is holding a series of events aimed at demonstrating its commitment to the International Freight Forwarding Specialist apprenticeship, supported by several BIFA members including Burhill Logistics, CH Robinson, DHL and the Woodland Group.
It will ...
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Britain’s beleaguered Prime Minister enjoyed a little light relief on 31 January when he officially opened the country’s newest port, Tilbury2.
Visiting the Forth Ports-owned operation, Boris Johnson was given a tour of the country's largest freight ferry terminal, the site of what will become Britain's biggest construction processing terminal and ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo has developed an emissions calculator to allow its customers can now determine shipments’ carbon footprint. Available under the eServices menu on the airline’s website: https://www.qrcargo.com/calculate-emissions, it determines the total CO2 emissions in kilos or pounds, based on origin, destination, flight date, and weight.
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Etihad Cargo has gained IATA CEIV certification for Live Animals, making it the first airline in the Middle East and third globally to hold IATA’s CEIV Live Animals, CEIV Fresh, and CEIV Pharma certifications.
If followed an IATA-led assessment of Etihad Cargo’s dedicated LiveAnimals, for animal transportation, and SkyStables, for equine ...
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London City Bond has signed a lease for a 146,000sq ft warehouse at DP World London Gateway. The tax warehousing company will establish a bonded facility at the site from March, taking advantage of the site’s status as part of Thames Freeport. London City Bond specializes in storage for drinks ...
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Handling company dnata is to invest €200 million investment in a 61,000sq m (656,600sq ft) fully automated cargo centre at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The facility is scheduled to open in 2024.
Cargo City Amsterdam, at Schiphol South-East, will include 19,000assq m (204.500sq ft) warehouse space and an annual capacity of over ...
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Action for Primates has welcomed a commitment by Kenya Airways to end the transportation of research monkeys and has renewed its call to Spanish holiday charter airline Wamos Air, to do the same.
Kenya Airways said it would not renew a contract to transport the monkeys which expires in February this ...
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XPO Logistics has received an 85 out of 100 score on the 2022 Corporate Equality Index of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation. The rating recognizes XPO’s strong commitment to LGBTQ+ inclusion. The Index is based on a comprehensive annual survey that measures corporate practices for LGBTQ+ workplace equality.
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