Zongteng Group taps WFS to handle new Paris freighter
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As the pandemic disrupted supply chains in multiple areas, visibility emerged as a vital instrument to identify problems and plot possible alternatives. Greg Orr, president of trucking firm CFI, says that the company’s drivers spend 15-18 hours a week on average waiting, which translates into more than 30,000 hours of idling for the firm. Visibility is key to reduce this unproductive time, he said.
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Carriers to increase blank sailings as demand continues to cool
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Air Canada appoints Jon Turner as vice president, cargo
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Finnair Cargo appoints Gabriela Hiitola starting as senior vice president
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MSC signals push for end-to-end logistics amid discontinuation of 2M
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) signalled its push to offer end-to-end logistics solutions following the announced...
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It isn’t just humans who are avoiding contact with each other during the pandemic: Pre-Covid, 80% of containers were moved contacted, with the remaining 20% moving contactless. These proportions are now reversed, said Aparna Jayadevan, Group QHSE manager for Gulftainer UAE.
Shipping, logistics leaders prepare for a contactless future
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Cathay Pacific Airways said there will be enough capacity to move vaccines and other essential goods to and from Hong Kong as authorities are set to impose quarantine rules for aircrew members starting this month.
CX assures enough capacity for vaccine amid aircrew quarantine rules
Cathay Pacific Airways said there will be enough capacity to move vaccines and other essential
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Port Réunion, long overlooked in the Indian Ocean, is pitching itself as a risk-free gateway. The port boasts of the quality and safety that comes with being located in a French overseas department.
Réunion pitches itself as a risk-free, Indian Ocean gateway
Port Réunion, long overlooked in the Indian Ocean, is pitching itself as a risk-free gate
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