Chris Lewis
Shippers need to be aware of the environmental risks of transporting plastic pellets or ‘nurdles’, says freight insurer, TT Club.
The tiny plastic nurdles measuring a few millimetres in diameter used to manufacturer most plastic products pose a threat to the marine environment if they are spilled into the sea or waterways. They also have a unique chemical composition that leads to them absorbing toxins, adding to risks in the food ...
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Raising the temperature of frozen food in the global supply chain by three degrees could save the carbon dioxide emissions of 3.8 million cars per year, says DP World, which has set up an industry coalition to explore the feasibility of doing this.
Join the Move to -15°C argues that increasing ...
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Dronamics has signed with Qatar Airways what it claims is the first interline agreement between an international airline and a cargo drone airline.
It allows the extension of the delivery networks of both partners, significantly increasing their reach as well as providing access to areas previously hard to reach by traditional ...
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Freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel loaded four tonnes of Scottish salmon on board Virgin Atlantic's Flight 100 from Heathrow to New York on 28 November, the first operated by a commercial airline to operate on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The cargo, from sustainable producer Bakkafrost, was non-revenue but K+N, one ...
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The Port of Rotterdam officially commissioned the Container Exchange Route (CER) on the Maasvlakte was officially commissioned on 28 November. The 17-kilometre-long closed road network currently links the container terminals of Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG), the Delta terminal of Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam, QTerminals Kramer Rotterdam and the State Inspection ...
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Swissport has launched air cargo handling operations in Australia with services at Sydney Airport starting during November. It follows the acquisition of the Australian airport ground handler Aerocare in 2018. Swissport’s first cargo customers in Australia - VietJet and Batik Air – will be able to expedite imports to and ...
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CCS-UK is testing a new electronic air cargo collection note as part of its Advance Information System (AIS).
The e-collection note replaces the traditional paper version which requires airfreight forwarders to produce a hard copy collection note, which the driver or transport contractor then presents to the handling agent to release ...
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AP Moller-Maersk’s Maersk Air Cargo arm has chosen Bournemouth Airport as its UK gateway for a trial of a new weekly route from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in Zhejiang, operated by a 45-tonne capacity Boeing 767-300 freighter.
It is part of Maersk’s growing air freighter network between mainland China, Southeast Asia, ...
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Dachser has acquired the remaining 30% of shares in its Dachser South Africa arm and is now the sole owner of the Johannesburg-based country organization. The German-owned logistics provider entered a joint venture with the family-owned company Jonen Freight in 2011 and has now acquired the remaining shares from the ...
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Menzies Aviation has gained IATA CEIV Pharma accreditation for its cargo facility at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The team of 250 employees at the 37,000sq m warehouse handles 300,000 tonnes of cargo each year. Prior to certification, Menzies implemented IT upgrades to ensure all relevant pharmaceutical checklists were digitised and correct ...
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