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Peel Ports has launched a UK-wide apprenticeship programme and has announced plans to take on five new apprentice recruits at the Port of Liverpool.
In preparation for the opening of the £300m Liverpool2 deep-water container terminal aims to recruit 50 new apprentices within the next five years. The new scheme is its first UK-wide apprenticeship programme and apprentices will be able to gain experience of working at port operations including sites ...
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Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) chief executive Steve Agg is to retire at the end of December, after nearly ten years in the post. The process to choose a successor is underway and the Institute is hoping to announce an appointment by the autumn.
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Cargolux Airlines has temporarily banned lithium ion battery shipments following an IATA recommendation to carry out a risk assessment. The ban does not apply to lithium ion batteries packed with or contained in equipment. The all-cargo carrier has already banned shipments of lithium metal batteries after a previous risk assessment. ...
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The Co-op Food Logistics team rang up a major success at the Multimodal awards on the night of 29 April, walking off with the Environmental Contribution title.
Presenting the awards was Falklands war hero and inveterate charity fundraiser Simon Weston.
Woman of the Year went to Women in Logistics head of membership, ...
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Aer Lingus Cargo has a new four times weekly summer service from Dublin to Washington-Dulles in its new summer timetable, which comes into operation on 1 May 2015. Other improvements for the new schedule include a daily flight from Dublin to San Francisco, up from five weekly currently; a third ...
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Aid agencies are facing a logistical nightmare in trying to help victims of the Nepalese earthquake, says Air Charter Service – but local red tape is making the situation even worse. Group commercial director Justin Lancaster, said they had grave concerns about the amount of relief goods they will be ...
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Short-sea shipping operator OPDR and X-Press Feeder are to expand their Bilbao route into Tilbury from two to three vessels. Two will be operated by X-Press Feeders and one by OPDR. The service will run as two loops with in one departure per week. The full service rotation will now ...
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Whoever ends up moving into Number 10 in May must I must not overlook the vital role of international trade facilitation to the UK economy, says British International Freight Association (BIFA) director general, Robert Keen. Joined-up thinking is still needed on the many issues facing UK import and export traffic, ...
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Norbert Dentressangle's Air and Sea division has launched a range of time critical services, offering tailor-made solutions for urgent and specialist deliveries
It has also recruited time critical expert, Stacy Rouillon, along with a dedicated team of specialists to deliver and develop the new services. These currently include secure critical ...
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Logwin has teamed up with the aid organisation Save the Children to deliver two trucks carrying thousands of pullovers and jackets donated by the C&A Foundation to Gaziantep on the Turkish-Syrian border in mid-April.
While the shipment involved a 3,700km journey, one of the biggest problems encountered was customs, said ...
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