Chris Lewis
Swissport handled the inaugural flight of Salam Air Cargo at Muscat International Airport on 27 October, the first all-cargo flight by an Omani airline. Salam Air expects to operate several cargo flights per week from Muscat to destinations such as Dhaka, Chittagong, Mumbai, Istanbul and Khartoum. Its Airbus A321 passenger to freighter converted aircraft will provide a payload of up to 27 tons. It is the first low-cost airline based ...
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Christmas 2022 could be hit by a shortage of eggs – an essential of eggnog and plum puddings – warns supply chain platform E2open.Vice president Lori Harner said: “Eggs and finished goods could be off the table this festive season. Energy and feed price inflation, coupled with an outbreak of ...
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Shortsea and multimodal operator CLdN invests is investing in 450 new trailers and containers for its door-to door fleet. It added 100 new trailers last summer which have now been augmented by another batch of 100 trailers and 250 45ft containers for its ferry and rail routes.
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With strikes and congestion hitting Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland over the past year, US East Coast port volumes are overtaking the West Coast says shipping visibility specialist FourKites in a report published on 23 November.
It said that by August 2021, US West Coast ports already accounted for 48% ...
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Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD) Group – an AD Ports Group and Noon.com subsidiary - has broken ground on the UAE’s largest fulfilment centre in Abu Dhabi.
The 252,000sq m facility is scheduled for delivery in 2024. New automation technologies will enable rapid delivery of products to millions of Noon
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Multimodal forwarder Simarco is to use freight IT provider Forward Solutions’ Forward Office package. Simarco currently employees 370 staff at seven sites across the UK and is investing in its digital communications to give agents and customers visibility throughout its delivery life cycle.
Forward Office is a flexible freight management software ...
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Leipzig/Halle Airport handler PortGround has been recertified to IATA’s CEIV Pharma standard. The Mitteldeutsche Flughafen hub, which is Europe’s third-largest for cargo has again been cleared to handle time-sensitive and temperature-sensitive shipments.
PortGround managing director Alexander König said: “Leipzig/Halle Airport has become a significant handling centre for temperature-sensitive, pharmaceutical and medical ...
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Over 20 tonnes of vital medicines is being airfreighted to Pakistan for flood victims thanks to Virgin Atlantic Cargo and British retailer Bestway Group.
The medicines, donated by Bestway, are due to land on Thursday 24 November and will be distributed to help 3.2 million people who have lost their homes ...
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Same day courier Speedy Freight has open a second branch in mainland Spain in Madrid city centre, close to Atocha railway station. It will be headed up by manager Gabriel Moyano, who is aiming to recruit between six and eight full time staff to support his existing team. In July ...
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North-East based PD Ports has been recognised at the International Bulk Journal awards for demonstrating an industry-leading approach to people development.
The event, which has been on hiatus since 2019 took place at the World Trade Centre in Rotterdam on 21 November with companies from across the world shortlisted in 14 ...
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