Chris Lewis
Football legend Kevin Keegan is to be the host for BIFA’s annual Freight Service Awards competition at The Brewery in London on Thursday 19 January next year.
Entries to the awards, which are now in their 34th year, are still open and BIFA director general, Robert Keen says that it’s not too late for members to put their hat in the ring for an award.
The one-time Scunthorpe United star began his ...
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Intermodal operator CargoBeamer has run a test trailer carrying train between Marseille and Calais, the first ever it says. It carried 28 craneable and non-craneable unaccompanied semi-trailers using both CargoBeamer-railcars and twin pocket wagons. In Marseille, the train was handled CMA-CGM’s Marseille Manutention Ro-Ro Terminal,
Managing director of CargoBeamer intermodal operations, ...
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Decarbonisation will be the key topic under discussion at FTA Ireland’s Transport Manager Seminar, to be held at The Johnstown Estate, Enfield, County Meath on 19 October.
Delegates will be able to hear senior industry experts and policy makers discuss key legislation and topical issues and identify ways to reduce emissions ...
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Freight tech firm Forward Solutions has appointed Dan Clarke as an infrastructure engineer. He started his career within the IT team at Pall-Ex and was also senior IT engineer at a specialist software supplier to the hotel and events industry.
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Lufthansa cargo and forwarder Kintetsu World Express have signed an agreement on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Kintetsu will reduce around 5% of its total CO2 footprint of transported airfreight with the airline for one year by committing to using SAF from October 2022 to September 2023. It will also offset ...
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The first-ever fully electric commuter plane, Eviation Aircraft’s Allice has successfully completed its maiden flight at Moses Lake, Washington, USA. Alice lifted off yesterday on 27 September from Grant County International Airport (MWH), flying for a total of eight minutes and reaching an altitude of 3,500 feet.
DHL has ordered 12 cargo ...
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The Rail Freight Group (RFG) has called for new national body Great British Railways (GBR) to set an ambitious freight growth target.
Responding to the Call for Evidence from the GBR Transition Team, RFG highlighted the potential for freight growth, and the need for GBR to work with the private sector ...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is to test a CO2 emissions calculation tool for cargo flights with Etihad Airways. IATA has been providing IATA CO2 Connect for passenger flights since June, with actual fuel burn data of 57 aircraft types representing ~98% of the active global passenger fleet . By using airline ...
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CEVA Logistics has added five more stations to its network of air freight locations certified under the CEIV Lithium Battery program. Frankfurt, Incheon, Shanghai (PVG), Singapore and Tokyo join Amsterdam and Hong Kong, which were certified in 2021. CEVA became the world's first company to receive the new IATA CEIV ...
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PD Ports apprentice civil engineer Emily Clark was crowned ‘Best Newcomer’ at the fifth annual Tees Businesswomen Awards on 27 September. Following an initial four-week placement, organised via the Tees Valley Logistics Academy, Emily found her flair for civil engineering and was offered a permanent position at PD Ports. She ...
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