Chris Lewis
CMA CGM Group’s Air Cargo arm has appointed ECS Group as general sales and services agent (GSSA) for flights operated by its in-house freighter aircraft fleet.
The carrier, owned by CMA CGM – which also operates container shipping and logistics services – currently flies nine times per week between Paris and China/Hong Kong using B777 freighter aircraft.
ECS Group executive chairman, Adrien Thominet, said: "Collaborating with CMA CGM Air Cargo represents a ...
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Malaysia Airlines (MH) has chosen Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) as the destination for a weekly full freighter service from Kuala Lumpur. Thefirst flight is due to arrive in early April, operated by the relatively fuel efficient and quiet MH Airbus A330F.
It will be the carrier’s second European destination, the other ...
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Europa Group’s forwarding arm, Europa Air & Sea has launched a weekly consolidated ocean freight service between the UK and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The less than container load (LCL) service will operate from London Gateway Port to Jebel Ali port in Dubai, using Europa’s own consolidation containers. ...
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Broker Air Partner has appointed Oliver Giesen as global head of onboard courier (OBC). He will be based in his home country of Germany, which is a prominent manufacturing hub in Europe, ideally located for US- and Asia-bound delivery services.
Reporting to vice president of global charter, Pierre Van Der Stichele, ...
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Girteka Group, which describes itself as the largest European asset-based transportation company, has launched an educational campaign on sustainability.
It says that today's main challenge in the logistics and transport sectors is decarbonization. Electric trucks, intermodal transport, hydrogen powered vehicles, and biofuels are the most common solutions currently being discussed to ...
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The Italian Railways’ (FS) Mercitalia Logistics arm has signed a deal with Amazon to transport goods between Amazon fulfilment centres in Germany and Italy.
As well as reducing emissions and congestion, the project will also help Amazon optimize inventory handling and reduce delivery times, say the partners. FS Group’s schedule includes ...
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Virgin Atlantic is to add a second daily frequency between London Heathrow Airport and Mumbai from October, operated by an Airbus A350-1000. It currently operates a daily Boeing 787-9 service between Heathrow and Mumbai and double-daily flights to Delhi using B787-9s, as well as a daily 787-9 to Bengaluru, launched ...
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ABP Southampton completed a navigation channel widening programme at its Western Docks on 2 April, enabling the largest container vessels to pass the biggest cruise ships berthed in the port. The first significant channel-widening project in the port in ten years, the work involved removal of 900,000cu m of material ...
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Ocean Network Express (ONE) has launched a weekly Irish Sea Express Service (IRX) service between Rotterdam and Ireland. It says it will offer customers an enhanced coverage in Europe and will offer a direct connection between Rotterdam and Ireland. One sling operates between Rotterdam and Dublin; a second operates between ...
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Maersk named the world's second large methanol-enabled container vessel Astrid Mærsk at ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan on 4 April.
Mrs. Liza Uchida, spouse of Nissan chief executive Makoto Uchida served as godmother. Astrid Mærsk is the second of Maersk’s 18 large methanol-enabled vessels, scheduled for delivery between 2024 and 2025 ...
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