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Dachser UK, has opened its new integrated logistics centre and UK headquarters at Brackmills Business Park, Northampton. The 16 acre site includes a 178,000sq ft purpose-built facility and will enhance cross-docking and contract logistics capabilities.
UK managing director Nick Lowe said the move to the new premises was completed on 24 March and the first shipments had already been handled successfully.
Dachser UK’s general manager, Midlands and North, John Goodman, added: “We ...
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DHL Freight has appointed Serge Gregoir as its new country manager for thet UK. He will be based out of Coalville and will report directly to Amadou Diallo, CEO of DHL Freight. He started his career with DHL in the IT department of DHL Freight Belgium in 2003 and has ...
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Hauliers involved in the Palletline pallet delivery network have launched what they say is the UK’s first member-owned logistics provider. PLUS Logistics will offer a range of contract logistics services in the UK and Europe including warehousing and storage, pick and pack, consolidation services and click and collect. PLUS Logistics ...
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The European Union took airlines from Swaziland off the list of those banned from operating in the EU on 10 April, together with the Philippines' Cebu Pacific Air and the restrictions on the number of flights by Air Astana of Kazakhstan has been lifted. All other airlines from Kazakhstan remain ...
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Emirates operated a one-off A380 service at Glasgow Airport to mark its ten-year anniversary and continued commitment to Scotland on 10 April. It is the first time a Scottish airport has ever welcomed an A380, the world’s largest commercial aircraft. Emirates normally flies 777s on its Dubai-Glasgow route.
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One of the UK's newest air gateways, Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield has increased its cargo throughput by 23% between April 2013 and March 2014. Cargo manager, Dayle Hauxwell, said: “The growth is excellent and continued evidence that the airport’s cargo terminal is enhancing its reputation around the world. The ...
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Cargolux is to start regular scheduled services between Luxembourg and Zhengzhou, central China from 24 April. The carrier intends to operate at least four weekly flights via Baku in the outbound direction. Zhengzhou has daily road feeder services to coastal cities such as Beijing and Shanghai as well as inland ...
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The consultation period over the future of Manston Airport and its workforce has been extended until a final decision on its future is made, says the Unite trade union.
A 45 day consultation period was due to end on 11 May, and redundancies could have been announced from that date – ...
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The e-commerce boom and surge in mail parcel volumes are creating fresh challenges for pending Advance Data Filing regulations, Douglas Brittin secretary general of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), told the Universal Postal Union (UPU)’s Postal Security Group meeting in Bern, Switzerland in early April.
The new regulations would require ...
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Essex-headquartered freight company Simarco is to buy the Staffordshire-based forwarder IFB, for an undisclosed sum as part of its expansion programme.
Simarco founder and Managing Director, Simon Reed, said the acquisition would help improve UK coverage: “Whereas we have a greater presence across the south of England, IFB is stronger in ...
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