Chris Lewis
Air Partner’s Global Cargo Division delivered humanitarian medical aid to Afghanistan following the earthquakes which struck the country in October. On 22 October, it delivered 82 tonnes of emergency relief from Copenhagen to Kabul, using a Boeing B747F.
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UPS has appointed Ufku Akaltan as president of its business in the UK, Ireland, Nordics and India. He began his career at UPS in 2002 as an intern, and in his new role will lead UPS’ operations and growth strategies across the expanded district, deploying the company’s global smart logistics ...
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A partnership between Teesside University and the Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation has won investment for two trade digitisation projects.
One will establish a national facility to test the innovative use of data across ports, customs, finance and the private sector and the other will improve the transparency of trade ...
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Logistics UK is warning that planned industrial action by Northern Ireland vets and meat inspectors next week could be highly disruptive to businesses and consumers. Employees of the Veterinary Service Animal Health Group, who carry out checks on live animals and food products are due to start five days of ...
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Visibility platform Project44 has appointed Adrienne Wilhoit as chief product officer. She brings over two decades of supply chain technology experience and will build upon project44’s SaaS platform, Movement, to help solve complex supply chain challenges. Prior to joining project44, Wilhoit was executive vice-president of enterprise product and technology ...
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Brittany Ferries saw “a worrying decline” in freight volumes in the summer (June to September) season, although passenger figures were encouraging.
Chief executive Christophe Mathieu said that while the majority of freight is carried outside the summer months, the trend reflected an overall decline in volume, adding: “This is particularly worrying ...
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Wales First Minister Mark Drakeford announced a £40m funding to refurbish Holyhead Breakwater and help safeguard the Irish Sea hub’s long-term future.
The 150-year-old, 1.5 mile long structure is gradually being eroded by the Irish Sea.
It is built on rubble foundations which have gradually been eroded by the Irish Sea. The ...
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Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker stepped down on 5 November after 27 years of service at the carrier. He is succeeded by Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer.
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Kuehne+Nagel France has opened a new air logistics hub at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. With a capacity of 300 air freight pallets a week, its processing surface is 2.5 times larger than the previous space and has direct access to runways. It offers connections to over 320 destinations worldwide ...
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Container consortium THE Alliance is to suspend its FE5 Asia/North Europe service from mid-November but has added a Cai Mep (China) call to its FE3 route. The service also calls at Ningbo, Xiamen, Kaohsiung, Yantian and Singapore and in Southampton in the UK. It has also added a call in ...
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