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Erbil again for Emirates

Emirates is to restart passenger flights to Erbil, Iraq from 16 November. The Dubai-based carrier will resume with two weekly flights with an A330-200 aircraft, increasing to four from 4 December. It already serves Baghdad and Basra. [+]

Ready to welcome giants of the sea

Associated British Ports' Port of Southampton says it is ready to handle the biggest ships in the world after completion of its £40million dredging project. The work ensures ships with a draught of up to 15.5m – the biggest container vessels currently in service – will be able to access ... [+]

New ferry for Channel Islands

Condor Ferries is to introduce a new, larger high-speed vessel on its Channel Islands routes from March 2015. A larger ferry serving the Channel Islands is due to come into service in March, Condor Ferries has announced. The £50m Austal-class Condor 102 vessel will have 40% more vehicle space but ... [+]

Sydneyside centre for Kuehne + Nagel

Kuehne + Nagel has opened a logisticscentre at Eastern Creek in Greater Sydney, close to a major motorway intersection. The 20,000sq m facility has eight loading docks and levellers, pick by voice technology and RF scanning. [+]

Surfair on the crest of a wave

Midlands forwarder Surfair Logistics saw a 30% growth in turnover in its 2014/15 half year following its rebrand and relaunch earlier this year. Managing director, Paul Cannon Managing director, Paul Cannon said the company had made a number of significant new contract wins. following last year’s programme of investment in warehousing, ... [+]

Project group adds Lebanon member

The Worldwide Project Consortium has appointed All Transport Middle East as its Lebanon member. A pure freight forwarding company founded in 1999, it is a sister company Smart Logistics, the WWPC member for Turkey and part of the Fevzi Gandur group of companies.   [+]

Two longer trailers for Mitsubishi Electric

Norbert Dentressangle has invested in two 15.65 metre trailers for its Mitsubishi Electric Europe contract, as part of the Department for Transport’s trial of two longer trucks. It follows introduction of a diesel/electric hybrid to the 20-strong dedicated vehicle fleet last year. [+]

Contargo appoints waterways expert

Marcel Hulsker has been appointed co-managing director at Contargo, the forwarder's first from outside Germany. The inland navigation expert from the Netherlands will strengthen its presence in the Benelux countries. He is also responsible for the new Antwerp-based joint venture Transbox United which focuses on short-distance transport by barge between ... [+]

Hub is the nub of airports debate – FTA

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) reiterated its message that “air cargo is crucial to the UK economy” on 11 November, as the Airports Commission published its interim report on runway capacity in south-east England. The Commissiont did not make any recommendations – none are expected until it produces its final ... [+]

One into one will go

A Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ An-124-100 freighter transported a Sukhoi Superjet 100 fuselag, wings and tail section from Komsomolsk-na-Amure in Khabarovsk Krai to Zhukovsky, southeast of Moscow. The new Superjet 100 is undergoing service life tests.   [+]

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