Chris Lewis
Air Partner's Cargo Division, flew more aid cargo operation to Gaza in early June. The 49 ton consignment moved on a single A330-200F charter flight from Dubai to Al Arish, Egypt and delivered overland due to the ongoing conflict.
As with previous flights, operating from international airports allowed for any permit and traffic right issues to be organized prior to the mission and Air Partner coordinated with a local agency and ...
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Associated British Ports (ABP) has appointed Laura Wood as new head of commercial for the Humber. She was previously business development manager across ABP’s portfolio for energy transition and fuels and products of the future. Prior to working for ABP she worked for Peel Ports Liverpool as part of the ...
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Logistics UK has called on the new Labour government to partner with the freight sector to develop its promised industrial strategy. Logistics can boost productivity for all areas of the economy, says the industry business group.
The logistics sector is key to driving economic growth and, as one of the UK’s ...
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Air cargo is heading for a hot fourth quarter of rate increases after a sixth straight month of double-digit growth in June, says analyst Xeneta in its latest report. It warns that shippers and forwarders ill-prepared for this year’s peak season may find themselves “at the mercy of the market”.
Demand ...
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Texas-based start-up company Aerolane is claiming that its system of gliders towed behind a powered aircraft could reduce airfreight costs by 65%. The company, founded in 2021, is currently testing a system of automated tow gliders, dubbed Aerocarts, towed behind powered turboprop light aircraft that, it says, mimics the formations ...
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International Cargo Logistics (ICL) has nearly doubled the size of its cold storage facility at Heathrow Airport, from 153 to 300 sq m.
ICL Site Unit 13 now consists of five chambers with varying temperature regimes, as well as X-ray and external temporary storage facilities (ESTF), and temperature-controlled vehicles.
It also offers ...
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German logistics company Duvenbeck has acquired the operations of Bavarian freight forwarding company, Erich Haslbeck.
Family firm Haslbeck, headquartered in Niederviehbach near Dingolfing, about 60km north-east of Munich specialises in factory traffic for the Bavarian automobile industry as well as freight forwarding and logistics services for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and ...
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With Eurotunnel celebrating its 30th anniversary, one of its largest commercial users, Europa Road says it is now making more than 30,000 trips a year between England and France.
Europa was one of the first users of the Le Shuttle freight service, in 1994.
Eurotunnel, which runs 50km between Cheriton near Folkestone ...
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Time critical logistics company Danx has acquired TLS, a Denmark-based logistics specialist in the transport and installation of technical equipment. Established in 1999, TLS focuses operates throughout Denmark and Sweden and has five ‘storage hotels’ in Aarhus, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö which are available for clients to store inventory ...
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Air cargo software specialist Hermes Logistics Technologies has appointed Joe Hickey as global business development manager. He brings over a decade of experience working with enterprise clients across various sectors, including logistics, supply chain, travel and hospitality, education, automotive, and financial services and, before joining HLT, served as sales director ...
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