Chris Lewis
DFDS has launched a fleet of 20 electric trucks in Gothenburg, the single biggest delivery of heavy electric freight vehicles in the Nordic region. Together with an additional 30 electric trucks that are to be delivered later, the fleet in Gothenburg accounts for a significant proportion of the 125 electric Volvo trucks that DFDS has ordered for roll-out in 2023. The new electric trucks will be based in the DFDS ...
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Lufthansa Cargo says it achieved a record result for the third time in a row in the 2022 financial year. Revenue rose by 22% to €4.6 billion (previous year: €3.8bn), while adjusted EBIT amounted to €1.6bn euros (previous year: €1.5bn euros). Sales of 7.2bn freight ton kilometers were similar compared ...
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AAL has started construction of its first ‘Super B-Class’ heavy lift multipurpose vessel, the AAL Limassol. The event was marked with a traditional steel cutting ceremony on 1 March at the CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard, Guangzhou, China.
The AAL Limassol is the first in a fleet of six 32,000 deadweight tonnes ...
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Recent import data reveals that Russia’s supply chain is dramatically worsening while Ukraine’s is steadily improving, says visibility specialist FourKites. A year on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the former has seen a 96.2% drop in import volume YoY while Ukraine’s actually rose 14.3% during the same period.
General manager of ...
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A modest investment in overhead wiring for short branch lines could allow 95% of rail freight in the UK to be electrically hauled, compared with only 10% currently, says the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport – CILT(UK) in its latest research.
Chair of CILT’s Rail Freight Forum and lead author ...
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Ukraine’s Antonov Airlines and broker Air Charter Service have moved an oversized solar turbine from San Bernandino, US to Avalon, Australia on board an AN-124-100 aircraft. Due to the size of the cargo - 67 tons, 11.3 metres long and m length and 3.63m high - . the AN-124-100 aircraft ...
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Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL Group) has been ranked second among the 50 best-performing global companies for hiring refugees by data provider Refugee Integration Insights (RII). The global logistics giant was also ranked number for refugee integration.
At Post & Parcel Germany, 435 Ukrainians have been hired since the outbreak of ...
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Freight software specialist Agency Sector Management (ASM) has started a recruitment drive in preparation for the challenges of CDS implementation and Brexit-related changes in regulations.
Larger customer service and tech teams will guide ASM customers through customs procedural modifications, such as the migration of export declarations from the Customs Handling of ...
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An inland vessel operated by MMS Workboats is returning commercial traffic to the Aire and Calder Canal in Yorkshire.
Following a significant investment by the Hull-based firm and extensive trials, the 500-tonne capacity barge MMS Off-Roader has been transporting marine aggregate from ABP Humber’s Albert Dock to Knostrop’s site in Leeds ...
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The Cool Chain Association plans to draft a best practice handling procedure for perishables based on a series of trials tracking exports from farm to consumer by its partner, Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB) in South Africa.
A PPECB pilot trial that monitored cut flower exports from South Africa to ...
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