Chris Lewis
The first cohort of Emirates SkyCargo cargo managers have graduated from the carrier’s Executive Leadership training programme, while a second group of candidates are set to begin training in April.
The course provided candidates with tools focussed on future operations and industry trends, such as artificial intelligence (AI), embedding innovation, optimising current operations and implementing sustainability initiatives.
Divisional Senior Vice President, Emirates SkyCargo, Badr Abbas, said, “Our people are the crux of ...
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German forwarding and logistics company Dachser has acquired all the shares in its Finnish joint venture, Dachser Finland. Dachser founded the joint venture in Finland at the end of 2013 together with the ACE Logistics Group with both partners previously holding 50% of the shares. Dachser has now acquired all ...
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Airfreight general sales agency ECS Group is to use CargoAi’s CargoCoPilot API to digitalize requests and quotations. The solution uses generative AI to automate manual email processing for ECS Group’s operational and sales teams across 23 countries.
ECS Group needed to streamline the overwhelming volume of client emails for rates, quotations, ...
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Heavylift transport specialist Roll Group has expanded its operations in Saudi Arabia with a 4,000-square-meter facility in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
Established in 2023, Roll Group Saudi Arabia offers heavy-lift engineering and transport services and is already involved in a number of major projects. The company says that the new office and ...
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Belfast Harbour has launched new five-year strategy to enhance its position as a key player in the development of UK and Ireland’s offshore wind sector.
Advance Regional Prosperity 2025-2029 outlines more than £300m investment in capital projects over the next five years - £208m in port developments and improvements and £105m ...
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WEC Lines, in cooperation with A2B-online, Tailwind Shipping Lines and inland shipping operator Danser Group, is offering a twice-weekly barge connection between the port of Moerdijk Combined Cargo Terminals in the Netherlands to Germany’s Duisburg Gateway Terminal, the world’s largest inland port. From 3 February, it will offer an alternative ...
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Freightliner owner Genesee and Wyoming is reported to be considering selling off the UK intermodal arm. According to press reports chief executive Tim Shoveller said in a memo to the company staff that there was "interest" in the business. Sale of the intermodal company would still leave Freightliner Heavy Haul ...
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NTG Nordic Transport Group’s NTG Germany arm has appointed Michael Krell as chief executive from 1 May. He has worked for DB Schenker since 2011, most recently as head of field sales for land transportation in Germany and Switzerland.
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Logistics UK has welcomed Secretary of State for Wales Jo Stevens’ recent statement that rail is her “number one priority” in the recent spending review but stresses that freight must be considered as well as passengers.
Senior rail policy advisor, Ellis Shelton said: “While discussions about passenger rail investment in Wales ...
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Autonomous cargo drone developer Windracers unveiled its latest ULTRA MK2 in London on 16 January. The consortium, which includes Southampton University and Bristol University, says that the latest version of its range of pilotless aircraft, will offer a range of up to 1,000km (620 miles) with a “meaningful payload” of ...
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