Chris Lewis
UAE dedicated express cargo airline SolitAir has signed an agreement with World Star Aviation for two Boeing 737-800 freighter aircraft. The first was delivered earlier this month and the second will join the fleet in October.
By the end of October, SolitAir’s fleet will include seven Boeing 737-800 BCF freighters operating out of its 220,000sq ft logistics facility at Dubai World Central airport.
SolitAir aims to have a fleet of 20 aircraft ...
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Kent-based forwarder Zelir Logistics is warning that the new EU Entry/Exit System (EES), which will be phased in from 12 October, will damage UK haulage and stifle growth. New biometric checks at borders will replace manual passport stamping, resulting in real-time tracking of border crossings and stricter enforcement of rules ...
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Short-sea shipping line CLdN has announced plans to develop a ro ro river berth in Liverpool in collaboration with Peel Ports Group for the Irish Sea market.
The multi-million-pound scheme was unveiled at a Ministerial Maritime Regional Investment Roundtable organised by the UK Department for Transport and Liverpool City Region Combined ...
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Forwarders are providing stability for shippers amid tariffs, de minimis reform and new compliance demands, executive director of the Airforwarders Association (AfA), Brandon Fried (pictured, second from left), told members of the Los Angeles Air Cargo Association on 12 September.
AfA members are helping customers adapt to shifting trade flows and ...
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Members of the Alliance of Logistics Trade Associations (ALTA) agreed to campaign for greater access to the apprenticeship levy when they met in London in September. They said the levy to play a critical role in upskilling especially in the creation of new apprenticeships schemes.
They also agreed to redouble the ...
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Felixstowe-based Customs Support Group (CSG) has completed acquisition of DOJÖ Consulting Group, an advisory firm in global trade management strategy and customs compliance outsourcing for large companies. CSG said it now boasts the largest trade advisory division in Europe, with more than 80 consultants across the continent, specialising in both ...
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Cathay Cargo has handled the first shipments on the Air-Land Fresh Lane initiated by the governments of Guangdong and Hong Kong, for imports of fruit, and live and chilled seafood across the Hong Kong Zhuhai–Macao Bridge (HZMB) and into the wider Greater Bay Area. Perishable shipments can travel from overseas ...
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The British International Freight Association's (BIFA) has updated its Standard Trading Conditions (STC), replacing the version revised in 2021. The new STCs reflect ongoing changes in the UK’s trading procedures, with growth in customs-related activities while increased turbulence in global trade has increased the risks BIFA members face in enacting ...
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Hapag-Lloyd has signed a multi-year agreement with Shell Western LNG to supply of liquefied biomethane. It builds on a strategic collaboration established in 2023 to accelerate the decarbonization of alternative marine fuels.
Biomethane, also known as Bio-LNG, plays a significant role in Hapag-Lloyd’s decarbonization strategy, which aims to achieve net-zero fleet ...
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Peel Ports Group is to invest £100m in extending its steels and metals capacity. It will spend £32m to add a further 140,000sq ft of storage at its Liverpool terminals and, overall across the ports of Liverpool and London Medway, warehousing will be increased by 50% from the current 1 ...
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