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TIACA teams up with TSA Group on training
UK-based aviation consultancy TSA Group has appointed TIACA as a non-exclusive agent, the objective being to work together on a training programme for air cargo professionals.TSA Group’s existing courses are certified by the UK Department of Transport and cover topics such as general security awareness, air cargo security, lithium battery ...
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DHL Express attains the company's 300th TAPA certification
DHL Express UK's Birmingham Service Centre has become the 300th company facility worldwide to be awarded with the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) security certification.This independent recognition confirms that DHL Express has met the highest TAPA Freight Security Requirements (FSR) worldwide.DHL Express' 300 certified TAPA Level A and B certificated ...
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NewsWildlife traffickers "highly dependent" on commercial air transport
A new report on global wildlife trafficking seizures in air transport reveals that criminals are "highly dependent" on commercial air transportation systems to smuggle endangered animals.The analysis of global airport seizures of illegal wildlife and wildlife products from 2009 to 2017 found trafficking instances in at least 136 countries worldwide. ...
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Brexit: Keep the planes flying and the trucks rolling, says FTA
UK Logistics professionals have warned the government’s Brexit negotiators to prioritise the negotiation of aviation and road access agreements with the European Union (EU) as the clock keeps ticking on Britain's departure from the EU.The FTA membership association, representing more than 17,000 UK logistics businesses, issued its supply chain warning, ...
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UK Customs crunch warning as new system faces significant Brexit challenges
The UK National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that "significant challenges" remain in the implementation of a new Customs Declaration System (CDS) which is due to go fully live in January 2019.In a progress update report on the implementation the NAO also acknowledges that HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has ...
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Testing times for cargo says Cathay
Cathay Pacific is monitoring air cargo flows to the US from Hong Kong and China in order to assess the potential impact of trade tariffs initiated by Washington.The Hong Kong-based airline, operating both a sizeable freighter and passenger aircraft fleet, is also running some ‘proof of concept’ trials on Bluetooth ...
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Technology can unlock Heathrow's latent airfreight capacity
Heathrow has Parliamentary approval for a future third runway but the airport’s head of cargo, Nick Platts, believes that better use now of new technology in the cargo centre can “unlock latent capacity” to handle increased airfreight volumes.Platts, speaking at the Farnborough International Airshow, said: “The new runway will double ...
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Councils set for court challenge on Heathrow's third runway
A group of local authority councils around Heathrow Airport is to seek a judicial review of the UK government's support for a third runway at the London hub.The group has today (July 19) formally notified the Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling, that it will launch a legal challenge ...
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UK forwarders have mixed feelings over government's Brexit plan
UK freight forwarder association BIFA has warned that the government's Brexit white paper outlining the proposed future relationship with the European Union (EU) is not set in stone and could be complex to implement.BIFA said the white paper addresses some of the issues that it has highlighted over the past ...
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US announces tariffs on Chinese goods worth $200bn
The US has announced it will introduce 10% tariffs on an extra $200bn worth of Chinese goods, with Beijing promising to respond in kind.US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said the new tariffs are in response to China's pursuit of "abusive trading practices with regard to intellectual property and innovation".The US ...
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More seminars planned as UK braces for new Customs system
A series of new seminars are being planned to prepare the UK's supply chains for a new Customs system that will come into force over the coming months.The new Customs Declaration Service (CDS) will replace the current system, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)’s Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight ...
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German teamwork is the goal for the nation's air cargo industry
Germany’s airfreight industry has called for closer cooperation and teamwork with regulators to increase digitalisation in the European country's air cargo logistics.Matthias von Randow, managing director of the Federal Association of German Air Traffic Industry (BDL), told a symposium in Berlin that a “significant increase in demand” meant that airfreight's ...
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UK forwarders, training for a new Customs system and waiting for Brexit clarity
UK freight forwarders are preparing for the introduction of a new Customs Declaration System (CDS) which is due to go fully live in January 2019, but await political clarity on the additional challenge of Britain leaving the European Union (EU).Only this week, the UK's National Audit Office (NAO) warned that ...
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MNX Global Logistics adopts software to help meet ACAS requirements
MNX Global Logistics has signed up to use a Descartes Systems solution to help it meet new stricter US air cargo security requirements.The logistics firm will use Descartes Air Cargo Advance Screening (Descartes ACAS) solution to comply with the new mandatory advanced security filing requirements for air cargo imports into ...
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Atlas Air charter flights help keep NCA flying
Atlas Air has flown several charter flights for Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) to help the carrier maintain schedules as its freighter fleet continues to be grounded while maintenance record checks are carried out.Speaking during an investor day event, executive vice president and chief commercial officer Michael Steen explained that the ...
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Parliament votes YES for Heathrow's third runway
UK Members of Parliament (MPs) have voted 415 to 119 in favour of plans for a third runway at London Heathrow airport in a dramatic late night session in the House of Commons.The decision, with a majority of 296, is the latest stage in the 50 year running saga of ...
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Heathrow cargo landlord welcomes airport expansion yes vote
SEGRO, the property firm that owns most of the airside cargo terminals at Heathrow airport, has welcomed last night's (Monday) vote by the House of Commons in favour of expansion at the UK's number one airfreight hub.David Sleath, chief executive of SEGRO, said: “The vote in favour of a third ...
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Heathrow management reacts to yes vote for expansion
Heathrow Airport Ltd has reacted to the yes vote in the UK Parliament for the airport's £14bn expansion plans, including a third runway which should be operational by 2026.Heathrow chief executive John Holland-Kaye said: “Parliament has ended 50 years of debate by deciding that Heathrow expansion will go ahead. This ...
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Heathrow vote: Manchester calls for proposals to maximise other airports
MAG, which owns Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands Airports, has called on the UK government to match its support for a third runway at Heathrow with "specific and practical proposals to maximise the potential of others airports - not least because new capacity at Heathrow is more than a ...
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Heathrow vote by MPs: Minister's five point pledge on airport expansion
Chris Grayling, the UK Transport Secretary has today described Heathrow's expansion as the "biggest transport decision in a generation", as he made a five-point pledge on the project.Ahead of today's crucial House of Commons vote ton a third Heathrow runway, Grayling urged Memebers of Parliament (MPs) to "seize the opportunity ...