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China is building a standard gauge rail line across Kazakhstan from Dostyk to the Caspian Sea Port of Aktau, as part of a scheme to build a transhipment-free rail link to Europe, reports Russia Supply Chain chief executive, Alexander Rogan. When fully realised, the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route could transform Eurasian trade, says its founders, the governments of Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Turkey and, as of 16 January, 2016. The ...
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DP World has made permanent the appointment of Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem as group chairman and chief executive officer. Chairman of DP World since May 2007, he took on the CEO's duties following the retirement of Mohammed Sharaf.
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Forwarder Geodis has joined Maersk Line’s Carbon Pact Challenge. Under the agreement, CO2 emissions per container moved will reduce by 20% a year until 2020.
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American Airlines is to replace the 767-300ER on its Chicago-Manchester route with a 787-8 Dreamliner for five months period this summer and may introduce it permanently. The Dreamliner has one of the largest cargo capacities of any twin-engined aircraft.
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Delivering to or picking up goods from Switzerland is a third more expensive and takes 24 hours longer than to other EU countries says Palletways in a case study published by the CBI on 5 February. The p allet network operator adds that there are also different rules which apply ...
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TNT Express has agreed to sell its TNT Airways arm to ASL Aviation Group for an undisclosed sum. It is conditional on the completion of FedEx’s intended acquisition of TNT, expected in the first half of 2016. ASL will take over the flights and is expected to will maintain contracts ...
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A group of stakeholders including agri-food, transport, veterinary organisations and animal welfare groups and supported by the European Commission has published guidelines on assessing the fitness for transport of equidae - horses, ponies, donkeys and their hybrids.
They are designed to set out clear and simple methods of assessing the fitness ...
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The deadline for entries for the 2016 FTA Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Award has been extended to Monday, 8 February. Now in its ninth year, the programme celebrates the women who really stand out – whether they are warehouse managers, train or lorry drivers, senior directors or school-leavers.
https://www.everywoman.com/article/nominations-open-2016-fta-everywoman-transport-logistics-awards
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Ceva Logistics has implemented a new customs brokerage system across its US operation. It follows a US Customs mandate which requires all forwarders to file their entries using ACE (the Automated Commercial Environment) by the end of February. Ceva began work on its new link to ACE in 2014 when ...
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London Business Conferences Group is holding an event on Freight Security and the Migrants crisis in London on 27-28 April. It will bring together all stakeholders involved with and responsible for mitigating the commercial impacts of the migrant crisis with speakers including immigration minister James Brokenshire and MP Christopher Chope. ...
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