Chris Lewis

Kuala Lumpur joins IAG Constant Climate network

IAG Cargo has added Kuala Lumpur to its worldwide Constant Climate cold chain pharma network. The GDP-certified facility, served by a daily Heathrow flight, can handle active and passive temperature-controlled shipments, along with the high priority Critical service. The announcement follows the launch of the Global Cargo Joint Business between IAG Cargo, Qatar Airways Cargo and MASkargo, further strengthening connectivity across one of the world's largest combined air cargo networks.  [+]

ADM grows in Greenock

Agri company ADM is expanding its Scottish operations with new storage and berthing capacity at the Port of Greenock. The expansion at the Peel Ports Group-owned facility builds on ADM's existing operations at the port operator’s King George V Dock in Glasgow. The two locations will create a more integrated ... [+]

Saudia to fly Dhaka-Frankfurt

Saudia Cargo is to launch a scheduled freighter route between Dhaka, Bangladesh and Frankfurt Germany. It operates twice-weekly and follows a recent agreement for four Boeing 777-200 freighters. [+]

Kuehne+Nagel to build Cambodia station

Kuehne+Nagel has invested in a new container freight station in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Scheduled for completion in June 2027, it will provide more than 20,000 sqm of warehouse space and will feature a raised-floor warehouse equipped with loading doors and dock levellers. It will offer a floor loading capacity of ... [+]

Retirement and appointment at Kent logistics firm

Carole Sutton, business development manager at Kent-based transport, storage and logistics provider A. Salvatori & Son, is to retire and has appointed new starter Melissa Aalpol. Having joined the team in 2008 with four years of experience in the logistics industry, Carole Sutton has spearheaded the company’s sales and new ... [+]

CSafe brings temperature tracking to the warehouse floor

CSafe has launched a Connect Mobile App, which it says is the first mobile solution in the pharmaceutical cold chain space. It brings real-time shipment monitoring, GPS tracking, and lease ordering to iOS and Android, previously available only on desktop computers. The new app extends the company’s cloud-based CSafe Connect ... [+]

Davies Turner offers northern alternative for Far East to Europe shippers

Davies Turner is offering a seasonal FCL shipping service between China and the UK via the Northern Sea Route, on sailings operated by China’s Sea Legend shipping company. Unlike Far East-Europe services that transit the Suez Canal or route around the Cape of Good Hope, the Polar Silk Road travels ... [+]

Specialised transport for the semiconductor industry

Qatar Airways Cargo has added VRR’s RGX and RZY containers to its fleet for transport  of advanced capital equipment for the semiconductor industry. VRR’s RZY (16ft) and RGX (20ft) containers are purpose-built to support the secure transport of fabrication machinery and related equipment with advanced climate-control systems and enhanced shock-absorption ... [+]

ONE to move New Zealand hub

Ocean Network Express (ONE) is moving its Zealand container operations to the Port of Kalundborg from October following an agreement with the port and APM Terminals. ONE becomes the second global container shipping line to choose Kalundborg as its base in the country. The terminal will receive a weekly call ... [+]

Transport experts welcome new planning guidelines

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport UK has welcomed the dedicated national planning policy for freight and logistics, saying it should help better recognise the infrastructure needed to support supply chains. The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published on 17 August, introduces Policy E3, a standalone national decision-making policy ... [+]

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