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Nineteen out of 28 aint bad!

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol took the 'Best Airport Europe' category at the Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards - for the 19th time in the scheme’s 28-year history. Schiphol’s senior VP Cargo, Enno Osinga, and business development director Saskia van Pelt were on hand to receive the award at a presentation ceremony in Shanghai, attended by several hundred transport-, logistics- and supply chain executives. Osinga said: "It is always an honour to receive ... [+]

Jailed forwarder returns home

Retired freight forwarder Christopher Tappin has returned home after serving a prison sentence for allegedly selling banned missile batteries to Iran. The former director of Surrey-based Brooklands International Freight Services served part of his sentence in the US jail before being allowed to complete his sentence in the UK. Mr ... [+]

Aer Lingus gains life sciences mark

Aer Lingus Cargo has been awarded the Good Distribution Practice (GDP) passport scheme for supply chain service providers to the pharmaceutical and medial sectors. The GDP Passport Code of Practice was drawn up by the Life Sciences industry and the Irish Exporters Association (IEA) in consultation with the Irish Medicines ... [+]

Updated: China scuppers P3 deal

  Maersk, CMA CGM and MSC have abandoned plans to set up a global P3 alliance after a shock announcement by China's ministry of commerce that it would not sanction the deal, on 17 June. The announcement comes as a blow to the three operators, who had expected Beijing to follow ... [+]

Another win for Teesside forwarder

Evolution Forwarding won the 2014 Supporting Export Award, part of the North East Exporters Awards 2014, held on 15 May at Ramside Hall Hotel in County Durham. Teesside firms took four of the event’s six titles. [+]

Sound Moves draws up the curtain on its new-look HQ

Creative industries logistics specialist, Sound Moves has unveiled its refurbished facility at Ashford near London Heathrow airport, having acquired its long-term home, Abbeygate House. The refurbished building includes a crew break room, state-of-the-art boardroom with video-training facilities - and a 1950s theatre-themed reception area. The artwork for the reception area was ... [+]

DFDS’s Jens Nielsen joins ABP

Jens Nielsen has joined Associated British Ports (ABP) as commercial director. Prior to joining ABP, he worked for Blue Water Shipping for 12 years before joining DFDS where he was variously UK & Ireland managing director of DFDS Transport; managing director of DFDS Seaways; and, latterly, vice president of freight ... [+]

CLECAT freight forwarders forum

CLECAT will hold its 2014 Freight Forwarders Forum in Brussels on 6 November. The event will explore issues including new regulations, building an internal market for transport, Big Data and dematerialisation of documents - or what prevents it from happening? More information and the draft programme will be available soon - ... [+]

Horses for courses: Chapman Freeborn livestock subsidary unveils growth plans

Chapman Freeborn Airchartering's Intradco annimal transport subsidiary is to extend its operations worldwide. Following Chapman Freeborn's completion of the acquisition of UK-based Intradco in February this year and integration of the company into its business portfolio over the last three months, the new subsidiary gains access to Chapman Freeborn’s global ... [+]

Woodland Media opens in Hong Kong

Essex forwarder Woodland Group's Woodland Media publishing division has opened a new office in Hong Kong. The new Hong Kong operation, which officially opened earlier this month, has been established with the support of Woodland's long-term agency partner IFB International Freightbridge. Former Activair (Hong Kong) managing director of Activair (Hong Kong), ... [+]

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