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Multimodal registration goes on-line

The Multimodal supply chain show has launched on-line registration and announced its Best Practice Seminar programme. Visitors can sign up to the free-to-attend exhibition, held at the NEC Birmingham (29 April-1 May) and view the Seminar sessions at www.multimodal.org.uk.   [+]

New asset manager for London Container Terminal

Tilbury's London Container Terminal has appointed Jamie Frater as its new senior asset manager. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Eastport UK in Great Yarmouth and also sits as a non-executive board member of The Dublin Port Company. [+]

We must have night flights, says Shipper’s Council

The British Shippers’ Council said it was vital that there was capacity to expand night flights from Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted Airports in its response to the Department for Transport’s second stage consultation, which sets out proposals for October 2014 to October 2017. Not to do so would damage the ... [+]

Unions bury the hatchet with DHL

The UNI union and International Transport Workers Federation, the ITF say they have reached agreement with Deutsche Post-DHL over trade union recognition in a number of countries. Together with the OECD, they have issued a joint statement which they say addresses some key areas in dispute and aims to turns ... [+]

ACS in Turkey

Charter broker Air Charter Service has now has a presence in Turkey. Based in Istanbul, the operation will be headed up by Caglar Ozturk, who has been working in the company’s Dubai office since 2011. For the moment the operation will only be offering cargo charters, though a passenger department ... [+]

Half a century with Birmingham trucker

Great-grandfather of six Don Fisher is finally hanging up his driving gloves after an extraordinary 50 years with the same firm - Birmingham-based international haulier and Palletforce member, Chambers and Cook Freight. Mr Fisher, 79, joined the company on 17 February, 1964. But other members of the family will carry ... [+]

CMA CGM goes back to Somalia

CMA CGM has launched a new feeder service from Jebel Ali to Mogadishu in Somalia. It will also connect at Khor Fakkan with CMA CGM long haul services and the service also calls at Salalah . The Noura Express will operate every 21 days wiuth a 1,850teu ship. CMA CGM's ... [+]

Afghanistan: the big shift is underway

Nato estimates that about 218,000 vehicles and containers of military equipment need to be shipped out of Afghanistan by the December 2014 troop withdrawal date, according to a report on the BBC News website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-25848662).The figure includes 5,500 containers and 3,345 vehicles for UK forces and 20,000 containers and 24,000 ... [+]

Cargolux wins healthcare cert

Cargolux says it has become the first airline in the world to gain the healthcare industry's Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification. It gained its status from Bureau Veritas Certification Germany. Cargolux uses the LuxairCARGO Pharma & Healthcare Center, a purpose-built temperature-controlled pharmaceutical storage facility at its Luxembourg hub, the world’s ... [+]

Airfreight leadership training is lacking

A new report warns that managers in the airfreight industry need training in 'higher-skills' including leadership, team-building and market and financial analysis techniques, according to the latest BIFA newsletter. It is the result of a two year research project by The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) with active participation from ... [+]

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