Chris Lewis
Air Canada has appointed Jon Turner as vice president, cargo from February 18. He is currently vice president, inflight services. With three dedicated Boeing 767 freighters now in the fleet and seven more on the way, plus two Boeing 777 freighters due for delivery in 2024, he will have oversight of the strategic direction of Air Canada Cargo’s global business.
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Transport insurer TT Club has helped the Police’s National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS) write a Problem Profile on freight crime, which aims to obtain increased public funding to address the situation.
The report details types of crime, methodologies, locational analysis and the direct and indirect costs of freight crime to ...
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The Transport for the North (TfN) regional grouping has published an International Connectivity and Aviation policy paper, pointing out that only two in five exports leave through sea or air gateways in the region.
It builds on TfN’s previous policy on International Connectivity which highlighted the importance of aviation and shipping ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is cooperating with the Pledge carbon measurement and offsetting platform to help its members better understand and address environmental issues affecting international supply chains. Pledge will provide BIFA with resources to guide members on what to do to address the tasks at hand and ...
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Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tosyalı, one of Turkey’s largest private steel producers.
AD Ports will collaborate with Tosyalı on shipping, logistics, ports, and freight forwarding services, including potentially jointly investing in new port facilities to support its export operations.
With 30 manufacturing plants, including ...
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Air Canada Cargo will launch a scheduled Boeing 767 freighter service to Liege, Belgium in February with flights to Basel expected to begin in April.
The Liege flights will operate twice per week initially, increasing to three flights per week later in the year. Basel, one of Europe's premiere pharmaceutical hubs, ...
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American Airlines Cargo is carrying more than 55 tons of medical supplies from Europe to Miami, for distribution to Haiti to help contain a cholera outbreak.
The carrier has partnered with Airlink, a nonprofit humanitarian organization dedicated to bringing critical aid to communities in crisis.
Cholera, which spreads mainly through contaminated food ...
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ParcelHero predicts that airfreight rates will continue to fall for the first half of 2023, while ocean transport rates will also continue to sink.
Head of consumer research for the parcel broker, David Jinks said: ‘International airfreight rates are, to be blunt, all over the place. Rates between East Asia and Europe ...
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The Bat for a Chance (BFAC) cricket charity has joined Virgin Atlantic Cargo and the CATCH Trust in a new South African partnership for 2023, as part of a continuing programme of kit donations across the world.
With the support of Virgin Atlantic Cargo and its forwarding partner, Woodland Group, BFAC ...
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Ireland-based Ace Express Freight has become a master licensee for the Pall-Ex Group and will formally launch Pall-Ex Ireland in early 2023.
A long-time member of the Pall-Ex network, covering the Irish postcodes for over 15 years, the Dublin-based haulier has invested in personnel to deliver an enhanced solution following the ...
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