International logistics and transportation specialist Dimerco has continued to provide uninterrupted services to its customers despite flight cancellations, gateway lockdowns and customs closures in some countries due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. According to a spokesperson for the company, Dimerco has provided regular real-time status updates to customers and strategic partners on flight cancellations and […]
Eurogate Logistics Poland has been certified for GDP (Good Distribution Practice) as of June 25, 2020. The certificate applies for road and air freight forwarding activities for pharmaceutical products. The certification acknowledges that Eurogate Poland has implemented, maintains and uses a system in accordance with GDP and in compliance with the DEKRA Logistics Management Standard. […]
The British International Freight Association’s (BIFA) next event following the relaunch of its Young Forwarder Network (YFN) online will feature some free ‘bitesize’ training run by BIFA trainers, Graeme Wilkinson and Carl Hobbis. Set to take place online on Wednesday July 8, the training will be focused around Customs Procedures Codes and will be available […]
DHL Express has conducted a ground-breaking demonstration flight early in the morning of July 1. On its flight from the DHL hub in Leipzig to JFK International Airport in New York City, an A330-200F was scheduled to consume a considerably lower amount of fuel and generate reduced CO2 emissions. This has been made possible by […]
The second International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) Air Cargo Sustainability Awards is now open for applications. The competition aims to recognise outstanding businesses and industry initiatives leading the way to a more sustainable air cargo. CHAMP Cargosystems, one of the leading industry IT solutions providers, has generously these key industry awards. “CHAMP is pleased to […]
Today Malaysia Airlines joins the Trucking CDM platform for its Amsterdam operation. The CDM’s objective – developed by CargoHub – is to provide transparency and predictability in the transport chain for air cargo industry stakeholders. Increasing the service level for transit cargo is the main reason for Malaysia Airlines starting to work with the Trucking […]
Descartes Systems Group has announced that Brussels-based DHL Aviation has selected Descartes’ Global Air Messaging Gateway as its preferred platform to standardise electronic messaging with its global customer base, including major freight-forwarding organisations, other airlines, postal service operators and express courier companies, as well as ground handling agents (GHAs). DHL will also deploy Descartes Air […]
The livestock carrier Al Messilah has been delayed at the port of East London, South Africa due to a legal dispute over whether she may load a cargo of South African sheep. The South African National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) recently filed suit to block the Al Messilah’s […]
Authorities in Trinidad and Tobago have disembarked about 300 citizen crewmembers from the cruise ship Enchantment of the Seas for an additional term of shoreside quarantine. The crew’s quarantine was originally scheduled to end on June 26, but health officials extended it for an additional “short period” of monitoring after three new cases of COVID-19 […]
Using technology within the global and maritime supply chain is not new to the industry, yet at the same time we must ask ourselves, how effectively is technology used? I began my career in global transportation in 1978 and have witnessed many changes from typewriters and dumb terminals to online technology and IoT used today. […]
South Korea’s financially troubled shipbuilder, STX Offshore & Shipbuilding is planning a further downsizing of its operations. Once part of one of the largest shipbuilding groups, the company has struggled in recent years and is again saying that it is desperate to lower costs. According to reports in the Korean media, workers at the shipyard, […]
The South Carolina Ports Authority adopted its fiscal year 2021 budget including significant investments to continue the growth in the ports. Among the projects is the opening of the first new container terminal in the US in 11 years. South Carolina’s plan projects that the ports will handle more than 1.24 million pier containers from […]
