WFS counts its plastics reduction in 'tens of millions' of bottles
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- Thursday, 28 October 2021
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has reduced the amount of plastic in a landfill by the equivalent of 68 million plastic water bottles, just 12 months after starting to use BioNatur Plasti biodegradable stretch wrap for cargo shipments. Gebrüder Weiss takes over Turkey's 3S
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- Thursday, 28 October 2021
Austria-based transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss is taking over Istanbul-based 3S Transport and Logistics with effect on January 1, 2022.
New report claims commercial UAVs show significant emissions advantages
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- Thursday, 28 October 2021
Commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have the potential to almost halve the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of urban freight transport compared to small light commercial vehicles (LCVs), providing an unprecedented opportunity for the logistics industry to reduce its environmental impact, according to a new report by Inmarsat and Cranfield University that examines applications unlocked by commercial UAVs.
Ocean shipments hit by scheduling confusion
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- Thursday, 28 October 2021
The logjams at seaports and associated problems returning containers to source are impacting shipments from Asia to North Europe, with shippers being given conflicting information on some vessel ETAs.
Geodis expands Southeast road network to Vietnam
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- Thursday, 28 October 2021
Transport and logistics company Geodis has expanded its road network in Southeast Asia to Vietnam as part of its plan to develop a scheduled road service connecting Singapore to China. Full and partial loads are carried by road along the Singapore, Malaysia, Thaïland axis - and now Vietnam.
Hongyuan inks Unilode partner deal
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- Wednesday, 27 October 2021
Hongyuan Group has inked a five-year unit load device (ULD) supply and management partnership with Unilode Aviation.
Maersk moves on Senator
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- Wednesday, 27 October 2021
Shipping major AP Moller Maersk is continuing its move into supply chain services, seeking to take over German freight forwarder Senator International.
Cargo group calls for vaccine mandate delay
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- Wednesday, 27 October 2021
The USA's Cargo Airline Association (CAA), the trade association representing air-cargo companies, wants the Biden administration to postpone its vaccine mandate for federal contract workers in order to minimise supply-chain issues as the industry moves toward its Christmas peak.
Patrick calls time on MUA ‘not fit for purpose’ enterprise agreement
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- Wednesday, 27 October 2021
In Australia, Patrick Terminals has lodged an application with the Fair Work Commission to terminate its Enterprise Agreement with the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA).
WFS counts its plastics reduction in 'tens of millions' of bottles
- Latest News
- Thursday, 28 October 2021
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has reduced the amount of plastic in a landfill by the equivalent of 68 million plastic water bottles, just 12 months after starting to use BioNatur Plasti biodegradable stretch wrap for cargo shipments. Gebrüder Weiss takes over Turkey's 3S
- Latest News
- Thursday, 28 October 2021
Austria-based transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss is taking over Istanbul-based 3S Transport and Logistics with effect on January 1, 2022.
New report claims commercial UAVs show significant emissions advantages
- Latest News
- Thursday, 28 October 2021
Commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have the potential to almost halve the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of urban freight transport compared to small light commercial vehicles (LCVs), providing an unprecedented opportunity for the logistics industry to reduce its environmental impact, according to a new report by Inmarsat and Cranfield University that examines applications unlocked by commercial UAVs.
Ocean shipments hit by scheduling confusion
- Latest News
- Thursday, 28 October 2021
The logjams at seaports and associated problems returning containers to source are impacting shipments from Asia to North Europe, with shippers being given conflicting information on some vessel ETAs.
Geodis expands Southeast road network to Vietnam
- Latest News
- Thursday, 28 October 2021
Transport and logistics company Geodis has expanded its road network in Southeast Asia to Vietnam as part of its plan to develop a scheduled road service connecting Singapore to China. Full and partial loads are carried by road along the Singapore, Malaysia, Thaïland axis - and now Vietnam.
Hongyuan inks Unilode partner deal
- Latest News
- Wednesday, 27 October 2021
Hongyuan Group has inked a five-year unit load device (ULD) supply and management partnership with Unilode Aviation.
Maersk moves on Senator
- Latest News
- Wednesday, 27 October 2021
Shipping major AP Moller Maersk is continuing its move into supply chain services, seeking to take over German freight forwarder Senator International.
Cargo group calls for vaccine mandate delay
- Latest News
- Wednesday, 27 October 2021
The USA's Cargo Airline Association (CAA), the trade association representing air-cargo companies, wants the Biden administration to postpone its vaccine mandate for federal contract workers in order to minimise supply-chain issues as the industry moves toward its Christmas peak.
Patrick calls time on MUA ‘not fit for purpose’ enterprise agreement
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- Wednesday, 27 October 2021
In Australia, Patrick Terminals has lodged an application with the Fair Work Commission to terminate its Enterprise Agreement with the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA).