Chris Lewis
German forwarder Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is launching three specialised industry solutions - Consumer Goods, Technology and Industrial. The three new verticals complement Hellmann's five existing industry solutions for the automotive, cruise fashion, pharmaceutical and renewable energies. While the "Consumer Goods" sector focuses primarily on global transportation solutions by providing the optimal combination of transport modes as well as setting up online stores and providing support at the point of sale, ...
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Kiburi, a Western Lowland gorilla, has made his debut at London Zoo thanks to DHL Express. The logistics company flew the 193kg, 5ft 4ft tall gentle giant from a zoo in Tenerife to the UK as part of an international breeding programme for critically endangered species.
The 18-year-old joins females Mjukuu ...
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Lufthansa Cargo has added Hanoi to its B777F freighter network in the winter flight schedule for 2022/23. The inaugural flight, operated by an AeroLogic aircraft, took place on 2 November from Frankfurt and, with a stop in Mumbai, reached Hanoi on 3 November. The twice weekly flights complement Lufthansa Cargo’s ...
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Antonov Airlines and broker Air Partner have moved an aircraft engine and critical tooling from Luxembourg to Lajes island in the Azores, on board one of the Ukranian carrier’s AN-124-100M aircraft.
The cargo weighing about 75 tonnes was loaded using the aircraft equipment and an external 48-ton mobile crane sourced by ...
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DHL Supply Chain says it has developed a carbon neutral real estate portfolio of 400,000sq m in six major European markets.
The 14 modern campus-style units, constructed across 10 development sites, are located in Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Italy and Poland. All buildings will meet key sustainability criteria such as BREEAM ...
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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 ...
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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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