Chris Lewis

IAG to restore Jeddah route

IAG Cargo will restore its London Heathrow/Jeddah King Abdulaziz service from 2 November. The six times weekly service will be operated by a Boeing 787 widebody aircraft and will complement IAG Cargo’s existing ten times weekly Heathrow to Riyadh service. The route has been paused since the Covid-19 pandemic. Chief sales and marketing officer, Camilo Garcia Cervera, said: “The resumption of the Jeddah will ensure additional choice and flexibility for our ... [+]

Europe launch for FedEx Surround

Federal Express has launched its FedEx Surround portfolio for shipment monitoring and intervention in Europe. Already available in some Asian markets, it isbeing made available to customers in the healthcare sector in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland. Other European markets and sectors will ... [+]

New SF Express centre to speed Singapore service

SF Express Singapore has officially opened an airside logistics centre at SATS Core A warehouse in Changi Airfreight Centre. It will optimize export and import operations and give faster turnaround times with on-airport processing time expected to be reduced from 4-6 hours to 1½-2 hours. Since its establishment in 2010, SF ... [+]

Etihad adds Nairobi in winter schedule

Etihad Cargo will introduce additional frequencies to existing routes and a new passenger destination, Nairobi in its new winter schedule from November 2024. In Europe, it will add 36 weekly flights, with Frankfurt, Paris, Rome and Milan moving to double-daily services along with additional flights to Manchester, Zurich and Düsseldorf. In ... [+]

Air Canada enhances Heathrow cool chain

Air Canada Cargo has opened an upgraded cold chain facility in London Heathrow. It features nearly 900 square feet of temperature-controlled areas to full industry standards for shipments such as pharmaceuticals, fresh food and other perishables. [+]

CargoBeamer appoints intermodal chief

Intermodal operator CargoBeamer has appointed Tilman Apitzsch as managing director of its Intermodal Operations division, where he will oversee plans to increase long-term commercial and operational excellence. He joins CargoBeamer after some years at the Boston Consulting Group, where he served as principal for transport, aviation, and infrastructure. CargoBeamer operates ... [+]

Air Partner appoints cargo SVP

Aviation services provider, Air Partner - a Wheels Up company - has appointed Eliska Hill as senior vice president of Cargo for UK and rest of the world. She has previously held senior positions at Chapman Freeborn in the UK and UAE, along with other cargo carriers and brokers including ... [+]

Europa backs Generation Logistics for third year running

Dartford-headquartered groupage operator Europa Worldwide Group is supporting the Generation Logistics campaign for the third year running. The scheme is an industry-led, government-backed initiative that works to ensure the resilience of the UK’s supply chains by engaging the next generation of logistics talent. Europa Worldwide Group, the UK’s largest independently owned ... [+]

Guide to Irish distribution costs out now

Freight Transport Association Ireland has launched its sixth annual Manager’s Guide to Distribution Costs. Published in partnership with Bank of Ireland and ENPROVA, in conjunction with specialist research agency Analytiqa, the annual report acts as a reference for decision makers across the logistics sector as well as those that procure ... [+]

Transaid riders raise £225,000 in two-country challenge

Transport and logistics industry cycling teams in the UK and Kenya have raised over £225,000 for international development organisation Transaid projects in sub-Saharan Africa. A team of 30 pedalled 295 miles, from the foothills of Mount Kenya to Lake Victoria in six days, raising £165,000 in Transaid’s first cycling fundraiser in ... [+]

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