Chris Lewis
Executive director of the Airforwarders Association, Brandon Fried, has described President Trump’s budget bill – signed into law on July 4 as “a landmark moment for the air cargo and logistics industry.”
He said: "This legislation delivers the modernization our industry has long needed from billions in Federal Aviation Administration funding to overhaul outdated radar, telecommunications, and air traffic control systems, to major investments in runway safety and airport surveillance.
"Just as ...
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FedEx has opened a facility in Vianen, near Utrecht in the Netherlands. It includes 5,865sq m warehouse space, ten dock doors for trailers - one equipped with a scissor lift and nine with loose load capabilities – 48 direct loading positions for vans and maximum sorting capacity of 3,600 parcels ...
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DHL Global Forwarding has appointed Michael Young as chief executive for the US, succeeding Robert Reiter.
Michael Young is currently chief executive of DHL Global Forwarding UK & Ireland and president of Global Motorsports. He has more than 30 years of experience within DHL Global Forwarding, having held senior roles at ...
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DHL Supply Chain is to invest £550m to deploy over 1,000 additional robots in its UK operations. The new investment builds on the €1bn already spent on automation by DHL Supply Chain over the last three years, with more than 3,200 digitalisation projects deployed across the UK, Ireland and EMEA.
This ...
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A new land route between Türkiye to Kuwait via Iraq was inaugurated on 8 July when Hasbayrak International Transport completed the first shipment under the TIR transit system. Three trucks carrying fresh fruit and vegetables departed from Türkiye and reached Kuwait in four days, compared with 45 days by sea. ...
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DHL Supply Chain chief development officer and 20-year DHL veteran, Markus Voss is to succeed Uwe Brinks as the new chief executive of DHL Freight from 1 September. In his new role, Markus Voss will report directly to Tim Scharwath, chief executive of DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, and become a ...
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Maersk has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Post Company to provide logistics and supply chain services for e-commerce companies entering and operating in the Kingdom, as well as potentially in the broader Gulf markets. It combines Saudi Post's domestic expertise with Maersk's global logistics capabilities, providing a comprehensive ...
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European forwarders’ group Clecat has welcomed the EU Council’s adoption of its general approach on the Union Customs Code reform, saying that the consensus reached would allow negotiations with the European Parliament and the European Commission to begin.
It adds that the Danish Presidency now has the opportunity to bring the ...
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The Road Haulage Association is launching a series of international summits, the first of which will be on clandestine entry via commercial vehicles It will take place on 1 October in London.
Evolving methods of concealment mean that drivers and operators can be unfairly penalised, even when taking all reasonable measures. ...
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East Midlands Airport is reorganising its aircraft stands to increase capacity for cargo and passengers as part of its recently-unveiled plans to develop parts of the airfield to facilitate forecast growth in freight operations.
The east and west aprons are dedicated to cargo and the central apron handles all passenger flights. ...
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