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Aviation services group Air Partner has appointed Pierre Van Der Stichele as vice president of its global freight division. He will be responsible for bolstering and expanding the freight business at all Air Partner locations and target specific market sectors after an exceptionally busy year in 2021. He joins Air Partner after 19 years with Chapman Freeborn in Gatwick, where he was recently group director of cargo.
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Arvato Supply Chain Solutions has put a solar power plant with 27,076 panels and an annual output of more than 10,000 megawatt hours into operation at its premises in Heijen in the Netherlands. It is one of the largest roof-mounted projects in the country.
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The Port of Blyth in north-east England has ordered a Konecranes Gottwald ESP.6 Mobile Harbor Crane for its newly refurbished Bates Clean Energy Terminal. It is scheduled for delivery in April and will be the first Generation 6 crane to be delivered to the UK. It will have a working ...
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DP World says that 11 of the most sustainable straddle carriers yet manufactured will go into service at Southampton, completing a £40m investment over the last 12 months in the container terminal.
The hybrid machines consume up to 20% less fuel than the diesel-electric powered machines they replace.
DP World UK chief ...
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XPO Logistics has appointed Andrew Turner to lead the company's commercial organisation in the UK and Ireland, reporting to Dan Myers, managing director for the region. Prior to his current appointment, he served as head of development for Wincanton and Yodel Delivery Network and was instrumental in XPO's strategic expansion ...
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Logistics visibilty specialist FourKites has acquired European provider NIC-place. It says the move will create the largest multimodal carrier network in Europe and accelerate the adoption of secure real-time visibility solutions specifically designed for carriers.
NIC-place provides visibility software solutions specifically designed for transport companies, carriers and logistics service providers. Founded ...
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French headquartered Heppner had acquired Belgian family-run business Dina Logistics as part of its strategy to strengthen capacity in the Benelux market. The company has been present in the Netherlands since the acquisition of Hacas. Established in 2007 by the de Koker family and currently run by Dimitry de KokerDina's ...
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Envirotainer has signed a sustainability collaboration agreement with Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) for pharmaceuticals. The carrier has approved the newly introduced Envirotainer Releye container and is in the process of implementing it in its booking system. It says it provides outstanding environmental performance, delivering up to 90% ...
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Nippon Express (Belgium) has obtained pharma industry Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification for its air and ground forwarding operations, at Brussels Airport, evidencing its compliance with GDP standards for the proper distribution of pharmaceuticals. The forwarder has signed an agreement with Medexi, which specializes in pharmaceutical transport, and obtained GDP ...
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The AIN logistics network and online box leasing and trading company xChange have set up a new partnership enabling freight forwarders to lease, buy and sell shipping containers. It will give AIN Group members discounted access to source containers in over 2,500 locations around the globe. Members can use the ...
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