Chris Lewis

Onboard courier funds green projects

Chapman Freeborn’s On Board Courier arm is financially contributing to a selection of carbon reduction and climate projects as part of its wider plan to address emissions and support global carbon neutrality goals. They are the Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme in China, providing up to a million low-income rural households with biogas digesters and cooking stoves;  Utsil Naj -- distributing Mexican cooking stoves to vulnerable communities; Ouarzazate II Concentrated ... [+]

Broker notches up airport no. 4,000

Air Charter Service has landed at its 4,000th airport since 2013 with a passenger flight to Cobar Regional in New South Wales, Australia. ACS chairman Chris Leach commented: “Since the beginning of 2013, we have chartered aircraft into or out of 4,027 IATA or ICAO recognised airports, along with thousands more ... [+]

Swiss firm pioneers Asia/Europe rail reefers

The Swiss InterRail Group has added temperature-controlled rail transport between Asia and Europe to its regular services, following successful trials in 2023. It uses diesel-powered 45-foot pallet wide reefer containers which can cool or heat on any mode of transport. Container performance and internal temperature are monitored around the clock with ... [+]

Right first time for Ital Transport driver

Ital Transport Class 2 driver Chris Smith has passed his Class 1 test on the first attempt with no faults. His initial training was online, followed by hands on sessions before taking the test. It formed part of Chris' Annual Professional Development Plan, an opportunity for upskilling his license. Ital Transport is ... [+]

Global Critical Logistics appoints growth expert

Live event and entertainment specialist Global Critical Logistics (GCL), has appointed Brent Nagy as chief growth officer. He will work with GCL’s existing teams to drive broad-based growth, strategic partnerships, and cross-selling initiatives to offer superior customer solutions across GCL’s global platform, which includes Rock-it Cargo, Dietl, CARS, and Dynamic International. He ... [+]

TT Club to tackle falls from height

International freight transport and cargo handling insurance specialist TT Club is warning of them danger of falling from height, an often unavoidable danger in the transport, port and logistics industries. Continuing with its series of TT Briefs aimed at simplifying complex risk issues by providing easily digestible information and guidance, TT ... [+]

Kerry offers a swifter alternative

Hong Kong forwarder Kerry Logistics Network is reporting increased interest in its sea-air and road-air services across Eurasia following the recent disruption to deepsea shipping. The sea-air solution transports shipments from Chinese seaports to European airports, via Dubai, within 16-21 days and is about40% cheaper than conventional air freight and up ... [+]

Multimodal signs deal with warehouse show

Clarion Events, organisers of the Multimodal show – which this year takes place at the NEC on 11-13 June – has signed a partnership with the Inside Warehouse Logistics Expo (IWLEX), at the NAEC exhibition centre at Stoneleigh, near Coventry on 14-15 May. While the two events do not compete directly, ... [+]

Fraport and Dakosy to develop cargo community systems

Software provider Dakosy and airport operator Fraport have set up a joint venture. Allivate GmbH, in which both stakeholders hold a 50% share, will establish and operate cargo community systems for air freight at Frankfurt Airport and internationally. Martina Schikorr (Fraport) and Dirk Gladiator (Dakosy) have been appointed as managing ... [+]

Japan Airlines joins Freightos platform

Freightos’ WebCargo booking and payment platform has signed a partnership with the cargo arm of Japan Airlines. Forwarders can now book  JAL’s air cargo capacity to Japan and other Asian countries from Japan, Europe and the UK to 66 international and 133 domestic destinations. [+]

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