Chris Lewis
Swissport International has opened a third air cargo centre at Liège Airport, Belgium. It said its move was driven by the need for additional capacity for e-commerce and forwarder handling, and would expand overall capacity by 17% to 27,000sq m. Swissport has operrated at Liège since 2001 and serves eight airlines, including, temperature-controlled handling and express services.
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Dnata has appointed Clive Sauvé-Hopkins as global head of airport operations, overseeing ground handling and cargo businesses at 97 locations in 16 countries.He will manage a team of over 37,000 people and has held several senior leadership positions with Swissport, Servisair, Aviapartner, Qatar Airways, and the Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company. ...
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Freight insurer TT Club has produced a toolkit to help transport companies develop a Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) policies. It provides signposts to strategies and solutions to challenges such as emissions calculation, reduction and reporting. The toolkit will develop over time to build a resource base of success stories of ...
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Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has acquired a 51% share in Roland Spedition, one of the largest owner-led container operators for hinterland transport in Austria. the remaining 49% will remain in the hands of co-shareholders Christian Gutjahr and Nikolaus Hirnschall, who will continue to manage the business. With a ...
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FedEx Express has joined forces with cross-border technology firm Zonos to improve clarity of customs charges for cross-border customers and reduce delays. Zonos' automated solutions inform shoppers of the total cost of their purchases, allowing them to pay all duties, taxes, and fees at checkout and ensures that packages are ...
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Paddie Allen has joined PML Seafrigo as air freight director. He has spent the last 16 years in the logistics business, and in his new role will be based at Heathrow, with responsibility for 22 staff.
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DFDS signed an agreement with Tasmanian ferry manufacturer, Incat for a design study for a hybrid-electric ferry that would be introduced if the Danish operator wins an upcoming tender for the future services to the Islands.
The vessel would be able to carry both freight and passenger transport and be deployed ...
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UPS reorted first-quarter 2024 consolidated revenues of $21.7 billion on 22 April, a 5.3% decrease from the first quarter of 2023. Consolidated operating profit was $1.6 billion, down 36.5% compared to the first quarter of 2023, and down 31.5% on an adjusted basis.
Chief executive Carol Tomé, said: “Our financial performance ...
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DHL Freight put its first fully electric tractor-trailers from Mercedes-Benz Trucks into service in early April. The two eActros 300 vehicles are being deployed for delivery and distribution transport at the Koblenz and Hagen sites. With a maximum weight of 19 metric tons, a range of 220km and a recharging ...
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Descartes has acquired Ireland-based Aerospace Software Developments (ASD) for $61 million. ASD offers customs filing solutions under its Thyme-IT brand and Irish customs domain expertise to Descartes' Global Logistics Network and solutions and will help logistics companies comply with Irish regulatory requirements says Descartes. ASD's RFID solutions also complement Descartes' ...
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