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Up to now deliveries into space have been solely a subject for FBJ’s cartoonist, but Deutsche Post DHL Group really is planning to become the first logistics company to make deliveries to the Moon. The German-owned delivery giant, together with Airbus’s Defence and Space arm, has gone into partnership with Astrobotic Technology, which describes itself as “a lunar logistics company that delivers payloads to the Moon for companies, governments, universities ...
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UK businesses face three possible outcomes if the UK chooses Brexit on 23 June – all of them liable to involve increased paperwork and red tape, says the boss of a Yorkshire freight forwarder.
David Johnson, managing director of Tudor International Freight, based at Rawdon, near Leeds, describes them as the ...
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has launched the 21st edition of its European Road Transport Guide. The publication, sponsored by Eurotunnel, is sent free to the Association’s international members and offers essential information including public holidays, weekend lorry bans, toll prices and useful addresses. The latest edition features Andorra for ...
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New scheme to improve rail efficiency
A new European project is aiming to improve underpeforming rail freight services in Europe. EU/Shift2Rail project (http://www.smartrail-project.eu/) is an EU-wide effort with 19 partners and consists of seven theoretical and practical work packages (WP).
German-based consultancy Railistics is leading WP6 which focuses on developing on single wagon load services ...
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Ceva Logistics has appointed Ching as senior vice president global contract logistics – technology operations, based in Seattle, US. His role will have a specific focus on maintaining and improving process excellence and performance across Ceva’s technology operations to improve customer satisfaction and service levels and one of his first ...
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A one-day International Maritime Trade and Infrastructure Summit will take place at the Exhibition Centre, Liverpool on 24 June as part of the International Festival for Business being held in the city. Delegates will get the latest information on The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, what the widening of the ...
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Freight forwarder Agility has launched its second Africa Photo Competition. The annual contest will focus on Africa’s rapid modernization. It is open to professional and amateur photographers alike and seeks to highlight the progress and development on a continent of contrasts, documenting an Africa booming with youthful consumers, new technology, ...
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The Cool Chain Association (CCA) called for closer collaboration with shippers to reduce food waste at its recent Perishables Summit in Barcelona, Spain. Delegates at agreed to reach out to all stakeholders to find collaborative ways of achieving a common goal of reducing waste by at least 10% by 2025. ...
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American Airlines Cargo partnered with the nonprofit organization Operation Honor our Heroes to respectfully transport 10,000 American flags for a Memorial Day event in Washington DC. The 2,312lb (1050kg) shipment donated by American included one flag for every 120 service members who lost their lives in the line of duty. ...
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Kerry Logistics Network has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in US-based Apex Maritime and its affiliated companies. San Francisco-headquartered APEX is one of the top three NVOCC (Non-vessel Operating Common Carrier) operators on the Asia to US trade lane, handling over 270,000teu in 2015.
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