Chris Lewis
Rising costs and stunted economic growth will force change across Europe in 2023, says DP World chief executive and managing director of Europe, Rashid Abdulla.
He believes that the predicted tough year ahead will force transformation across supply chains as firms continue to demand faster, greener and smarter end-to-end solutions.
Mounting pressure is being placed on private entities, in the wake of ongoing instability caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, to find long-term ...
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Singapore Airlines has extended its cargo partnership with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in the UK with a new contract for domestic trucking services connecting 18 regional offline airports.
WFS has provided cargo handling for the airline in the UK since 2015 from London Heathrow and Manchester airports, including trucking services between ...
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The port of Felixstowe says it may be the first in Europe to introduce autonomous terminal tractor units into mixed traffic container terminal operations, with the first two Westwell battery-powered vehicles.The trucks use a digital map loaded into a fleet management system that controls navigation around the port combined with ...
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Folding shipping container firm Spectainer has partnered with Nexxiot to enable real-time visibility for its Collapsecon fleet. Collapsecons are intermodal containers that fold up using an automated station so that each empty unit can be collapsed independently and then combined to form a single shipping container, which it says improves ...
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UAE president Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has inaugurated the AED4 billion (£885m) extension of Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa Port’s expansion.
It includes the development of the port’s South Quay, Khalifa Port Logistics, and Abu Dhabi Terminals, Khalifa Port has grown from 2.43 to 8.63sq km, while its quay wall has ...
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Barcelona terminal operator Hutchison Ports BEST has created a Cargo Solutions department.
Cargo Solutions aims to ensure rigorous control of goods within its facilities and fully assumes the responsibilities that may arise, thanks to its AEO (Authorised Economic Operator) and ADT (Temporary Deposit Warehouse) certification.
Head of the Cargo Solutions department, Pol ...
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The FourKites visibility platform says that there was a spike in delays to road transport to and from the UK after Brexit.
It says that on-time performance of shipments was significantly impacted by the official completion of Brexit starting at the beginning of 2021, though there has since been some recovery ...
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IAG Cargo is now directly integrated with WiseTech Global’s CargoWise platform enabling freight forwarders to choose, book, confirm and change shipments in real-time.IAG Cargo uses the freight capacity of passenger aircraft of International Airlines Group (IAG), which consists of British Airways, Iberia, Vueling, Aer lingus and LEVEL.Direct data connection with ...
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Lödige Industries has completed an automated cold chain pallet-cargo system at Hong Kong International Airport. Through its local office, the German company planned, manufactured and implemented the advanced system for AAT Coolport, the first on-airport cold chain facility in Hong Kong providing a complete temperature-controlled environment, operated by Asia Airfreight ...
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The Bordeaux port community and tech firm MGI are celebrating the two-year anniversary of the launch of the Ci5 port community system. The first vessel was processed on 4 November 2020.
Bordeaux, Informatique Portuaire+ (BIP+), a subsidiary of the Union Maritime et Portuaire de Bordeaux (Bordeaux Maritime Port Union), and Marseille ...
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