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FedEx has opened a Cold Chain Centre at its Memphis, Tennessee, hub. Designed to protect the integrity of temperature-sensitive healthcare shipments, the 83,000sq ft facility includes areas for -25°C to -10°C (frozen), 2°C to 8°C (cold) and 15°C to 25°C (controlled-room temperature) products and real-time carbon dioxide, humidity and temperature monitoring. FedEx ALREADY operates smaller-scale cold chain facilities at Cologne Bonn Airport in Germany and the Kansai International Airport in ...
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DHL Parcel says it has successfully concluded a three-month test of its third generation Parcelcopter drone at Reit im Winkl in Bavaria. A total of 130 loading and offloading cycles were performed between January and March.
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With more than 139,200 trucks transported, Eurotunnel says its freight shuttle service carried its highest April traffic since the start of commercial operations and the sixth month in a row that a record has been set. April 2016 was also the third best month ever for the Le Shuttle Freight ...
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WestJet has launched new services between six Canadian cities and London (Gatwick) from early May. The schedule of 56 weekly flights in both directions includes year-round Calgary-London flights (five times weekly in summer, three times weekly from 3 October) and a daily Toronto-London service. There are also seasonal services until ...
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The Port of London Authority has produced the 2016 edition of its handbook, which highlights the diversity of the port terminals and wharves on the River Thames. It includes details and maps of the different terminals, key contacts, maritime businesses, suppliers and agents and information on shipping services. www.pla.co.uk/assets/2016handbook.pdf
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The Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS) and the International Group of P&I Clubs have published new Guidelines for the transport of Calcium Hypochlorite in containers. The product is marketed widely as chlorine powder or bleach powder, has been implicated in an apparent upsurge in container fires, leading to some lines ...
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UPS has signed a partnership with California-based robotics company Zipline and vaccine alliance, Gavi, to explore the use of drones to deliver medicines like blood and vaccines around the world. Starting later this year, the Rwandan government will begin using Zipline drones to deliver blood to 21 transfusion clinics in ...
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Multimodal delegates will hear of the critical role of government investment in supply chain infrastructure and skills to the Northern Powerhouse vision, at a seminar at 4.30pm on Wednesday 11 May.
Peel Ports’ Patrick Walters is calling for Westminster to ensure that funding is prioritised for strategic developments that will support ...
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Dachser UK is seeing considerable growth in its contract logistics and value-added services business, says the German-owned logistics giant. It has recently taken on an additional 80,000 sq ft warehouse at Round Spinney, Northampton, to serve a customer-bespoke Excise Bond warehousing and UK distribution requirement.
Last autumn, the operator started a ...
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Thanks to FedEx 22 Liverpool children escorted the teams onto the pitch – and watched Liverpool make it to the final of the UEFA Europa League against Villareal on 5 May. The express giant, which is the main sponsor of the Europa League, provided around 50 tickets to children and ...
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