Chris Lewis
American Airlines is to switch to M&G Packaging’s biodegradable BioNatur Plastics in its cargo operations. The carrier has already begun replacing its current plastic products with the brand at most major hubs, allowed it to reduce its long-term plastic waste in landfills by more than 130,000 lbs or the equivalent of 6.4 million water bottles, in 2022 alone.
While regular plastic can take up to 1,000 years to biodegrade in a ...
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Austrian-owned forwarding and logistics company Cargo-partner has enhanced its road freight network between the UK and Ireland.
It recently introduced daily and weekly road transport options handled by its teams in Dublin, Manchester, Basildon and Bradford. It offers groupage, part load, full load and express van services, including a full customs ...
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Forward Solutions managing director, Richard Litchfield, says that HMRC’s new Customs Declarations Service (CDS) is still causing problems for the freight industry, several months after its roll-out for UK imports in October 2022.
CDS will not now replace the Chief system until 30 November 2023, eight months after the original date.
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Air Canada Cargo unveiled its renewed London Heathrow customer reception area, the first part of a wider project to modernize many parts of its largest European hub.
The reception includes a living wall featuring three types of locally-sourced mosses to help purify the air as well as improved workstations for customer ...
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UPS reported revenues down 2.7% from last year at $27.0bn in its fourth quarter 2022 earnings. However, for 2002 as a whole, revenue increased 3.1% to $100.3 billion. Diluted earnings per share were $3.96 for the quarter and adjusted diluted earnings per share were $3.62, 0.8% above the same period ...
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EL AL Israel Airlines has signed a master rental agreement with DoKaSch Temperature Solutions for the German provider’s Opticooler containers. With some of the world’s largest pharma manufacturers based in Israel, El Al will be able to safely transport temperature-sensitive products to and from its headquarters at Ben Gurion Airport ...
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The Zeus freight platform is to appoint Dr Christopher de Saxe as its first head of sustainability. Dr Saxe is currently senior research associate at the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight, University of Cambridge. In his new role he is charged with developing commercial pilot programs with electric HGVs and ...
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Freeport East, one of the new English freeports, has appointed Steven Wilson as head of innovation. He will lead engagement with universities, colleges, R&D centres, large and small businesses and public and private funders and investors to build an innovation cluster to support local businesses and communities the freeport region, ...
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DP World is to lease a 7,500sq m site next to its Southampton container terminal to develop facilities for lorry drivers.
The £15m project, on land previously used for car storage, will deliver facilities including a restaurant, showers, toilets and 24-hour security as well as increasing the container storage area.
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IAG Cargo is to sponsor the 2023 Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Infrastructure award. Launched in 2008, the Everywoman Awards aim to inspire more women to progress careers within a traditionally male-dominated industry and create role models that will inspire future female talent who may not see the industry as ...
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