Chris Lewis
Dubai-based carrier Emirates has joined forces with an animal charity to combat the trafficking of donkey skins. The Donkey Sanctuary and Emirates have created an operational guide to highlight the risks posed by the trade and its association with organised crime.
The guidelines explain the biosecurity risk of smuggling inadequately processed donkey skins alongside legitimate cargo such as leather or textiles, for example. It also highlights concealment methods and crime convergence, ...
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The Seaports Trade Organisation (Brancheorganisatie Zeehavens, BOZ) in the Netherlands and the Ministry of Infrastructure & Water Management and the National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security (NCTV) have launched a nationwide cybersecurity platform for the sector.
Under the plan, the FERM Foundation – already operational at the ports of Rotterdam and ...
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WestJet Cargo is partnering with Canadian Blood Services (CBS) to launch a national campaign to raise awareness of donations. The carrier says the move shows its commitment to community health while demonstrating its operational agility and expertise in the safe and efficient transport of urgent medical supplies across Canada.
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Ocean Network Express (ONE) will launch an Indian Ocean Express service (IOX) connecting India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan with North Europe in Februrary. There will also be a transshipment service via Colombo from East India and Bangladesh.
Port rotation is: Karachi-Hazira-Mundra-Nhava Sheva-Colombo-London Gateway-Rotterdam-Hamburg-Antwerp-Karachi.
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The EU Regulation on General Product Safety (GPSR) could affect some GB businesses selling goods in Northern Ireland. From 13 December, says the Road Haulage Association. GPSR introduces some new requirements on traceability which means that businesses selling from GB into the EU and into Northern Ireland will need a ...
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Huddersfield Palletways member, The Pink Link, has gained a Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award. It recognises the company’s commitment to supporting those who have served, and continue to serve, our country – including veterans, reservists and their families. The ERS scheme celebrates organisations that pledge, demonstrate, or ...
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TAP Air Cargo, a customer of the Skypallet optimisation program since October 2022, has now embedded it into its capacity optimization process by implementing an API integration between Skypallet and Champ’s cargo management solution, Cargospot Airline. This enables TAP Air Cargo staff to automatically transfer the air waybill data for ...
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French-owned logistics company SPI group has won its first tenders in the UK, taking over the management of packaging activities and associated logistics for a consumer goods company in the Cambridgeshire area. SPI now oversees its customer's upstream logistics, secondary packaging and product forwarding activities. SPI intends to further strengthen ...
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DP World has launched what it describes as the world’s first container port carbon inset programme at London Gateway and Southampton, aimed at helping cargo importers cut their emissions.
Starting on 1 January 2025 for an initial six-month trial, the Carbon Inset Programme will reward importers with 50kg CO₂e of ...
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UK freight forwarder LTS Global Solutions has opened a regional headquarters in Delhi, India. It will act as a central hub for its operations within the subcontinent, where it will provide logistics and freight forwarding services. LTS opened a regional office in Hong Kong, China earlier this year and is ...
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