Chris Lewis
FedEx Express has established a direct commercial presence in Nigeria. Customers now have greater access to a wider portfolio of shipping solutions including new account opening, tracking shipment status, creating air waybills, scheduling courier pickups, and managing billing. FedEx’s local partner Red Star Express will continue to provide the infrastructure for ground operations. FedEx has operated in Nigeria through Red Star Express since 1994.
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Golden Falcon Acquisition has signed a definitive agreement for a business combination with Turkish all-cargo carrier MNG Airlines that will see the company publicly listed on the New York stock Exchange. The transaction is expected to have a pro forma enterprise value of $676 million and is expected to close ...
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Emirates SkyCargo has added the UK to its home delivery shopping platform. Emirates Delivers allows customers in the UAE to consolidate purchases from multiple UK e-commerce retailers into a single package to be transported by the Dubai-based carrier directly to their door. The service is already available in the US. ...
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The CMA CGM Group has signed a binding agreement to acquire the Bayonne and New York facilties of Global Container Terminals. The two locations have an existing combined capacity of 2 million TEU per year with potential for expansion to up to almost double that capacity. CMA CGM will operate ...
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DHL Global Forwarding says it has become is the first organization to achieve IATA CEIV Lithium battery certification in the UK.
The certification covers sites at Birmingham, Glasgow, London, Luton, Manchester and Purfleet - and follows a rigorous certification process across these locations over several months, which included training for ...
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Brokers CharterSync and Air Partner have managed the first ad hoc flights into the new cargo facility at Teesside International Airport.
Air Partner managed both inbound and the first export flight (to Stockholm) while CharterSync handled inbound flights.
CharterSync said the gateway is set to play a vital role in the north ...
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Etihad Cargo has reinstated a twice-weekly freighter service from Shanghai to Abu Dhabi via Chennai. It follows the introduction of twice-weekly direct flights to Guangzhou and Etihad says it is the first international airline to operate long-haul cargo and passenger services to the top three Chinese gateways — Shanghai, Beijing ...
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China Southern Air Logistics has become the first Chinese carrier to offer China import e-bookings on the Freightos WebCargo online platform. Forwarders will also benefit from WebCargo’s real-time booking with digital payments.
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Rhenus Warehousing Solutions India has opened a new multi-user site in the Mumbai area. At around 28,000sq m, it is one of the largest warehouses in the area and will focus on storing chemical and petrochemical products. A large part of the space has already been allocated to polymer firm ...
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Logistics UK has appointed Nichola Mallon as head of trade and devolved policy bringing over 14 years of experience working within local government, the devolved Assembly and government in Northern Ireland.
Director of policy, Kate Jennings, said: “Nichola’s appointment allows us to reinforce Logistics UK’s unique position as the only business group ...
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