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BIFA Takes Centre Stage at Multimodal 2024

Logistics Business Magazine

The trade association’s stand focuses on BIFA’s training, membership, policy and compliance, and member engagement work, with staff on hand each day that are specifically involved in those activities. Those staff will be answering visitors’ questions and delivering guidance on the issues facing the freight and logistics sector.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Driving training programs overwhelmed by interest. Amazon experienced “critical fire or arc flash events” at six sites in North America with solar installations, representing about 12.7 Many smaller carriers that do not have training programs still require at least a year of experience. warehouses. As of Sept.

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Hactl Scores CEIV Hat-trick with Live Animals Certification

Airfreight Logistics

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s major independent handler – has achieved certification under IATA CEIV Live Animals. IATA CEIV Live Animals is a voluntary program designed to improve competency, infrastructure and equipment, quality management and training for the handling and transportation of live animals by air.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

The American and Canadian militaries believe that the balloon was for surveillance, while the Chinese government said it was a civilian meteorological research airship that had blown off course. Last year’s negotiations took place as dozens of container ships were backed up off the coast of California waiting to unload cargo.

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2020 Trends in Freight Transportation, and the COVID-19 Impact

Logistics Bureau

But of course, freight still needs to move, and for some commodities, such as personal protective equipment, a rapid supply chain is more critical now than it has been in many decades. Using passenger airliners to provide cargo-only services. Decreasing the time that freighters spend on the ground.

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Georgia expanding container, rail capacity | Full Stories – Caption as the Content | Full

247 Customs Broker

million TEUs to 8 million during Thursday’s State of the Port event. “We’re preparing to redefine the Port of Savannah as not simply the load center for the Southeastern U.S. The expected total savings to the nation over the course of 50 years is $14.1 We have to be willing to train the workers we need. million TEUS, an 8.4

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5 Tips for Shipping Dangerous Goods

Forto

Before we go into details on how to ship hazardous materials, one needs to understand that different types of cargo require different measures for transportation. If apparel shipping is on the far left end of the spectrum of cargo-sensitivity, in terms of ease-of-care, hazardous and dangerous goods shipping are on the far right end.

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