Vaccines and Xmas gifts competing for space
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- Sunday, 13 September 2020
As the Christmas peak approaches and the world waits for one or more Covid-19 vaccines, e-commerce merchants are being warned to ship early to avoid delays.
IATA's ONE Record trial a 'success'
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- Friday, 11 September 2020
While much of the air cargo world continues to focus on recovering from Covid-19 and the UK prepares for Brexit, London Heathrow Airport’s air cargo community has successfully completed its first trial of IATA’s ONE Record technologies, which aim to replace the legacy Cargo-Imp and XML standards.
8,000 747 freighter trips will be needed to carry C-19 vaccine
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- Friday, 11 September 2020
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has calculated more than 8,000 B747 freighter journeys will be needed to transport enough Covid-19 vaccine to inoculate everyone on the planet and has called it "the mission of the century for the global air cargo industry".
IATA calls for Covid-19 vaccine transport unity
- Latest News
- Wednesday, 09 September 2020
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to work with industry stakeholders to ensure full preparedness when vaccines for Covid-19 are approved and available for distribution. The association also has warned of potentially-severe capacity constraints in transporting vaccines by air.
Hungary buys Qatar freighter
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- Wednesday, 09 September 2020
Hungary’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has purchased an Airbus A330-200 freighter from Doha-based Qatar Airways, saying that when it's not carrying out work for the state, the jet will be leased to low-cost Hungarian carrier Wizz Air to carry commercial cargo.
GROUP7 audited to GDP levels
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- Wednesday, 09 September 2020
German logistics firm GROUP7’s international pharma services have been audited to GDP levels by German testing company DEKRA.
Ceva opens offices in Ecuador and Uruguay
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- Wednesday, 09 September 2020
As part of its strategic expansion across the Latin American markets, Ceva Logistics has opened offices in Ecuador and Uruguay.
Imperial boosts Werne warehousing
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- Wednesday, 09 September 2020
Imperial has expanded its Werne, Germany warehouse capacity by 30 per cent by leasing an adjacent unit.The additional space brings the total under-cover storage area to almost 30,000 sqm.
The extra warehousing will be part-racked for pallets, while some new floor space will be left open for handling and storing of outsize goods.
RFNSW calls for truckies' relief
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- Tuesday, 08 September 2020
With another new Sydney toll road set to open in the coming months, Road Freight NSW (RFNSW) has renewed its calls for the NSW government to deliver financial relief measures for truckies struggling to pay excessive tolls, registration costs and other mounting daily operational charges during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Vaccines and Xmas gifts competing for space
- Latest News
- Sunday, 13 September 2020
As the Christmas peak approaches and the world waits for one or more Covid-19 vaccines, e-commerce merchants are being warned to ship early to avoid delays.
IATA's ONE Record trial a 'success'
- Latest News
- Friday, 11 September 2020
While much of the air cargo world continues to focus on recovering from Covid-19 and the UK prepares for Brexit, London Heathrow Airport’s air cargo community has successfully completed its first trial of IATA’s ONE Record technologies, which aim to replace the legacy Cargo-Imp and XML standards.
8,000 747 freighter trips will be needed to carry C-19 vaccine
- Latest News
- Friday, 11 September 2020
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has calculated more than 8,000 B747 freighter journeys will be needed to transport enough Covid-19 vaccine to inoculate everyone on the planet and has called it "the mission of the century for the global air cargo industry".
IATA calls for Covid-19 vaccine transport unity
- Latest News
- Wednesday, 09 September 2020
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to work with industry stakeholders to ensure full preparedness when vaccines for Covid-19 are approved and available for distribution. The association also has warned of potentially-severe capacity constraints in transporting vaccines by air.
Hungary buys Qatar freighter
- Latest News
- Wednesday, 09 September 2020
Hungary’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has purchased an Airbus A330-200 freighter from Doha-based Qatar Airways, saying that when it's not carrying out work for the state, the jet will be leased to low-cost Hungarian carrier Wizz Air to carry commercial cargo.
GROUP7 audited to GDP levels
- Latest News
- Wednesday, 09 September 2020
German logistics firm GROUP7’s international pharma services have been audited to GDP levels by German testing company DEKRA.
Ceva opens offices in Ecuador and Uruguay
- Latest News
- Wednesday, 09 September 2020
As part of its strategic expansion across the Latin American markets, Ceva Logistics has opened offices in Ecuador and Uruguay.
Imperial boosts Werne warehousing
- Latest News
- Wednesday, 09 September 2020
Imperial has expanded its Werne, Germany warehouse capacity by 30 per cent by leasing an adjacent unit.The additional space brings the total under-cover storage area to almost 30,000 sqm.
The extra warehousing will be part-racked for pallets, while some new floor space will be left open for handling and storing of outsize goods.
RFNSW calls for truckies' relief
- Latest News
- Tuesday, 08 September 2020
With another new Sydney toll road set to open in the coming months, Road Freight NSW (RFNSW) has renewed its calls for the NSW government to deliver financial relief measures for truckies struggling to pay excessive tolls, registration costs and other mounting daily operational charges during the Covid-19 pandemic.