Chris Lewis
Emirates SkyCargo has made a firm order for five additional Boeing 777 freighters for delivery between 2025 and 2026. The US$ 1billion order will take the airline’s total order book to 315 wide-body aircraft. They will increase available main deck cargo capacity by 30% providing a long-term solution to the current capacity crunch, says the Dubai-based carrier. Emirates SkyCargo says it has had consistently high load factors and tonnages surpassing ...
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Forth Green Freeport has appointed Sarah Murray as its first chief executive following its official opening for business on 12 June.
She is currently the director of Local London, a sub-regional economic growth partnership of nine London boroughs, and was previously head of regulation for the City of London Corporation from ...
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Carousel Logistics, part of Danish-owned Danx Carousel Group, has acquired UK firm Logik Logistics International (Logik), a specialist in time-critical, on-demand solutions. Danx Carousel said the move would not only strengthen its time-critical capabilities but also its on-demand and ad-hoc services. Logik specialises in sectors including automotive, aerospace, carbon composite, ...
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DHL Express has signed a Letter of Intent for an operating agreement for two DHL B777 freighters with Central Airlines, its first with a local Chinese cargo airline. The two aircraft will be delivered for operations by the carrier and will carry a dual DHL and Central Airlines livery. The ...
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Portland-based forwarder OIA Global has acquired Dublin-based Sandford Freight, its first entry into Ireland. The move brings OIA Global’s network to 27 countries with over 50 owned offices worldwide. Managing Director of Sandford Freight, Brían Falvey, said that after 45 years as a privately owned and managed independent forwarder, Sandford ...
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Project heavy lift carrier AAL Shipping is taking delivery of the second of eight new Super B-Class vessels. The AAL Hamburg was formally named at the CSSC Huangpu-Wenchong Shipyard in Guangzhou, China before setting sail on her maiden voyage to Europe.
The 32,000 dwt, dual fuel multipurpose heavy lift vessel has ...
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Maersk Air Cargo took delivery of the one of two new Boeing 777F freighters, the first of the type to be owned by a Danish airline at Boeing’s headquarters in Seattle. Maersk Air Cargo is a part of global logistics company AP Moller- Maersk (Maersk).
The aircraft is arrived at its ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) celebrated the launch of the Solent branch of its Young Forwarder Network with a visit to the Wallenius Wilhelmsen ro-ro terminal in Southampton.
The new branch brings the number of YFN regional groups to seven alongside London Heathrow, London East, Avonmouth, North West, Anglia and ...
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P&O Ferries’ christened the second of its new Fusion class Dover-Calais vessels at a ceremony in Dover on 12 July where company bosses paid tribute to owner DP World’s commitment to the company and the industry.Like its sister, the P&O Pioneer, which went into service last year, the P&O Liberté ...
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Digital freight firm CargoAi has signed a partnership with MASkargo subsidiary of Malaysia Aviation Group. It allows freight forwarders to book and pay for shipments directly through CargoAi ‘s CargoWALLET. CargoWALLET’s capabilities include instant payment processing, eliminating the need for bank guarantees, and offering a variety of payment methods, such ...
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