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The Russian Government issued an order on 17 November to the Federal Customs Service and the Ministry of Transport to reinstate the TIR system as soon as possible. It called on them to finalise a tender procedure as soon as possible and, in the meantime, ensure that the uninterrupted functioning of the TIR Convention on the Russian until it is completed. Russia’s Federal Customs Service has made repeated threats to ...
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Trade unionists are holding a three day meeting in Mumbai to study the worsening industrial relations at DHL India on 15-November. DHL workers from Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Pune, along with the international delegates, will also hold a protest meeting to demand an end to victimisation and the right to ...
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The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Cymru Wales says that a tunnel between Holyhead and Ireland is a serious proposition. At around £15 billion, it would cost no more than the southern section of the proposed HS2 high speed rail line between London and Birmingham, the think tank ...
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Freightliner Group has been put on sale by its owners Arcapita, according to recent press and newswire reports. Bahrain-based Arcapita bought the company in 2008, and it may fetch as up to £400 million pounds ($630 million), according to the Wall Street Journal.
Freightliner Group is the main rail haulier ...
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Cargolux Airlines says it achieved its best ever October in its history in terms of tonnage, revenues and block hours. Compared to the same month in 2013, the airline saw actual tonnage grow by 6.7%, while commercial net revenues rose by 9.9%. Cargolux continues to achieve the highest daily utilization ...
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Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered 45 tons of humanitarian supplies from Zurich to Erbil International Airport for victims of the civil unrest in Iraq. The airline’s IL-76TD-90VD freighter carried 905 tents, 6,000 blankets and mattresses, and 600 kitchen sets for refugee camps in the region. The flight was contracted by Air ...
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Shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC Group is calling for more eduction in the industry on how to reduce the risk of exposure to Ebola and minimise its impact on global transport. Angola, along with Nigeria, was officially Ebola-free in mid-November, but GAC Angola’s health and safety manager Jose ...
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Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK has appointed Andrew Cooke as site manager at its Lichfield branch. He will take on operational responsibility for transport and warehousing processes at the site, health and safety, facilities management and procurement and supplier management and was lately general manager of the Midlands region of DHL.
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Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo has revamped its cool facilities at Cairo airport. A 124cu m room is now available for pharmaceutical products between 15°C and 25°C and the capacity of the 2°C-8°C cold room has been doubled to 420cu m to cope with large pharmaceutical shipments.
The pharmaceutical industry in Egypt has ...
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CMA CGM's short-sea operator MacAndrews is upping its service from Bilbao to Liverpool from three calls a week to four, having added a fourth vessel to its fleet. Liverpool will also be the first call on the new loop after departing from Bilbao; arrivals in the port will now be ...
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