Chris Lewis
SATS company Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is to open a fourth warehouse at Copenhagen Airport for its e-commerce and freight forwarder handling (EFFH) services in Scandinavia.
WFS will also take over the existing customer portfolio from Wallenborn Outsourcing in Copenhagen from air cargo road feeder operator Wallenborn Transports, on 1 March 2025.
The EFFH services will initially be managed at the Danish airport in a 2,500sq m facility but from next summer ...
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Loadar, a company that automates and manages shipping processes for large companies has gained $4 million of investment from a consortium led by Frontline Ventures, with participation from Techstart Ventures, to expand operations to the US. The company, set up by Belfast-born Ciaran Doherty, says it can save users 15% ...
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Glasgow Prestwick Airport has handled its first full e-commerce cargo flight. Chartered by Zhonger Express and Jumen Logistics, it was operated by Silk Way West Airlines Cargo and carried a 90-tonne consignment for Royal Mail.
Products from two of the four major e-commerce platforms, Temu and TikTok, were on board and ...
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Derry Bros’ customs clearance operation has achieved Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status. As a certified AEO, the company can take advantage of simpler and faster customs procedures, with fewer inspections and increasing the certainty of shipment arrival times. Head of operations and sales, Colin Robb, said: “Gaining AEO certification is ...
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Red Sea disruption triggered one of the largest realignment of global shipping routes in recent years, with Asia-Europe maritime capacity plunging by 33% from 2023 to 2024, according to routing solutions provider Fluent Cargo.
The data showed capacity reductions across all major maritime routes but a rise in regional shipping networks, ...
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Stena Line has announced that Holyhead Port will not be reopening for ferry services until at least 15 January 2025, following damage sustained during Storm Darragh earlier in December.
Earlier, it had been reported that the UK’s main Irish Sea port at Holyhead would remain shut until at least Thursday, 19 ...
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American Airlines Cargo has moved to a larger facility and digital capabilities at London Heathrow Airport (LHR), its largest operation in Europe.
The new site is next to its two former buildings and combines import and export operations into one larger footprint, giving greater flexibility for both the carrier and its ...
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Turkish Airlines is returning to Benghazi in Libya after suspending flights for over a decade.
It plans to introduce three times a week Boeing 737-800 and 737-900 flights between Istanbul Airport and Benina International Airport from 14 January. The carrier suspended operations to Libya in November 2014 from the start of ...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched an Air Cargo Device Assessment Program to validate air cargo tracking devices, data loggers and sensor-equipped devices for compliance with industry safety standards. The Assessment validates compliance with IATA's Recommended Practice 1693, which provides critical safety guidance for electromagnetic compatibility and battery ...
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CMA CGM is to develop an electric barge solution for its operations in Vietnam. It will feature a 100% electric barge powered by batteries and a charging infrastructure powered by a new solar farm at the deep-sea terminal of Gemalink. The e-barge will transport goods between Binh Duong and Cai ...
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