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Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK has appointed Jodi Raphael as general manager for road freight operations. She has been with the company since 2006, and will continue to be based at the Lichfield headquarters, overseeing road freight activity in the UK and on the continent. Her previous responsibilities have included freight account management at RH Freight, which, since joining Hellmann nine years ago, has expanded to include sales activity until culminating ...
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Heavylift transport specialist Van der Vlist was called into action last month to bring some lifting frames from Eastern Germany to a quarry in Leicestershire. Four large frame sections were each loaded to a semi low trailer for the journey and moved under escort to the quarry site in ...
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Liverpool is to host a conference on logistics infrastructure and the European Commission’s Motorways of the Sea initiative to streamline and promote intermodal maritime-based logistics chains.
The free-to-attend conference is being held at No 1 Mann Island on 20-21 May, during UKTI’s Export Week, also being held in the city.
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APL Logistics has opened a new container freight station (CFS) at Jakarta’s Tungya Collins Terminal. It extends APL Logistics' footprint in Indonesia where it offers export consolidation and warehousing services and also complements APL Logistics' facilities across Asia as a sourcing hub for both international and domestic distribution. The CFS ...
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The St Louis Airport Commission has approved plans for a major cargo development at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. It will be built in three phases, starting with a 1m sq ft cargo terminal, over the next 18-24 months. The plan must however be approved by city aldermen.
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An RAF C-17 aircraft and two commercial transport aircraft have arrived in Nepal to deliver water purification equipment, shelter and medical supplies, International Development Secretary Justine Greening has announced.
One of flights was loaded and operated from Yorkshires Doncaster Sheffield Airport, carrying 1,900 five-litre water purification jerrycans for use by Oxfam ...
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The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) will hold its next Air Cargo Professional Development Workshop in Cologne, Germany on 22-24 June. Topics will include market and competitive analysis, brand and revenue management, understanding and analysing financial statements, business ethics and team leadership – www.tiaca.org
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Hapag Lloyd unveiled a new design of steel-floored container at the Transport Logistic fair in Munich on 5 May. Unlike conventional wooden-floored containers the new model is significantly sturdier and longer-lasting, as well as 150kg lighter, says the line.
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Freight forwarder Damco has opened a new commercial office in Boston, Massachusetts. It will be led by key account manager Brendan Geoghan, who joined Damco on 5 January.
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ABP is supporting the Maritime and Coastguard Agency Victory in Europe Day by encouraging vessels to sound their horns in honour of the 70 year anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
Harbourmasters at all of ABP's network of 21 British ports have issued a notice to mariners for ...
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