Chris Lewis
Qatar Airways Cargo will launch its first scheduled freighter services from Helsinki, Finland on 2 September. It operates weekly with a Boeing 777 freighter on a Doha – Budapest – Helsinki – Doha routing and will provide 100 tonnes of export capacity out of Helsinki per flight. It complements seven existingweekly passenger services between Doha and Helsinki, offering over 70 tonnes weekly, each way. Qatar Airways Cargo also provides scheduled ...
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Former Kuehne+Nagel chief Klaus-Michael Kühne has died, aged 89, in S. He joined the family business in 1958 and became chairman of the management board of Kuehne+Nagel Speditions-Aktiengesellschaft in 1966. From 1975, he served as chief executive of Kuehne+Nagel International and from 1992 to 2011 was chairman of its board ...
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BIFA member policy and compliance director Pawel Jarza is embarking on a 10-day challenge to cycle from Kimimanjaro to the coast raise funds for Transaid; a charity that has been supported by BIFA and its members for many years.
The challenge will take place on 17-26 September, travelling over 450km through ...
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Matt Silverberg has been appointed chief executive of specialist aerospace logistics company B&H Worldwide while Stuart Allen becomes chairman and board advisor following 13 years in the role, continuing to provide strategic direction and support to the executive leadership team. Based in the US, Silverberg brings extensive executive leadership experience ...
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WEC Lines is enhancing its ISS Service, now renamed ISS-PT, between South Spain and Northwest Europe. From 10 September, the weekly short sea will operate through a transshipment hub in Setúbal, Portugal. It connects the Spanish ports of Valencia, Alicante, Cartagena, Almería, Málaga, Gibraltar, Huelva and Cádiz, together with Nador ...
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Nottingham-based logistics specialist Baxter Freight has gained a ‘Committed’ badge from sustainability assessor EcoVadis. The EcoVadis assessment evaluates 21 sustainability criteria across the environment, labour and human Rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. It provides independent and evidence-based analysis of environmental performance, and an actionable roadmap for continuous improvement aligned with ...
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DP World and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have delivered 5,000 tonnes of rice to support humanitarian response operations in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Rwanda.
It was handled by DP World’s Shipping Solutions business (formerly Unifeeder), transporting essential food supplies from DP World’s Mundra Terminal, India, ...
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DHL Express has expanded its Shenzhen Super Gateway with a €177 million investment, its largest investment in mainland China to date and has introduced a widebody Boeing 767 freighter linking Shanghai, Bangkok, Bahrain and Brussels. The expanded Shenzhen Super Gateway at Bao'an International Airport, has tripled processing capacity to approximately ...
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Chapman Freeborn Greater China has been appointed as Magma Aviation's general sales and service agent (GSSA) across China, following the latter’s launch of scheduled B747-400F services. The collaboration also extends to Europe, where Chapman Freeborn Cargo Capacity Management in Frankfurt serves as Magma Aviation’s general sales agent and supports its ...
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The Rhenus Group and emissions intelligence platform Shipzero have signed a partnership under which the forwarder’s customers gain access to a Book and Claim service to reduce the climate impact of global transport, covering alternative fuels and battery-electric vehicles across air, ocean and road transport. As a multimodal logistics service ...
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