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12 October 2020
Parcel for Old Father Thames!
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INSIDE LOCKDOWN LIFESTYLES DRIVE
PEOPLE’S increasing reliance on e-Commerce during the pandemic, coupled with a reduction in passenger flights, has driven significant ... PAGE 2
FEMA CALLS ON VOLGA-DNEPR
VOLGA-DNEPR Airlines has operated the An-124-100 charter flight for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist the ... PAGE 3 ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS BACK AT BRU
FROM October 13, Brussels Airport will welcome back the Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA). ANA will then resume flights ...
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The latest shipment from the Rhenus Full Vehicle Logistics team was a Bugatti Divo, valued at £5m and one of only 40 models produced.
he Rhenus Group has invested in its automotive offering, with the launch of its Full Vehicle Logistics department in the UK to further meet the needs of its automotive customers worldwide. The Rhenus Group, which has a longstanding history working across the automotive sector, has expanded its in-house capabilities to offer customers a full range of logistics services under one provider. To date, Rhenus UK has largely sup-
ported the automotive sector with the transportation of vehicle parts and sub-assembly projects, with the support of its automotive competence centres across Europe. With the introduction of Full Vehicle Logistics, it has increased its capabilities to work on additional specialist automotive movements, from transporting one-of-a-kind prototypes through to managing full customs clearance for individual vehicle shipments across the globe.
The Full Vehicle Logistics team focuses on servicing three key customer groups - individuals, dealerships and OEMs. Spencer Davern, air and ocean director at Rhenus UK, commented: “The launch of Full Vehicle Logistics allows Rhenus to further expand its automotive offering and focus on the movement of complete cars via air, ocean or road. “The fact we have invested in a new department during these unprecedented times is a testament to our
dedication to the automotive sector. As we head towards the completion of Brexit, it is going to be more beneficial than ever for businesses to keep their transportation needs under one roof, with a provider that can deliver complete support from start to finish, including customs clearance.” He added: “I’m proud to be working with such a talented team and look forward to completing many more high security, high profile and high value movements.”
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EMIRATES STARTS ON GREENER ROAD JOURNEYS
EMIRATES has revealed that nearly a third of its dedicated fleet of transport buses for cabin crew in Dubai will now operate on biofuel. The airline’s contracted service provider, Al Wegdaniyah, has committed to operating all road trips with biodiesel provided by Neutral Fuels, one of the UAE’s leading producers of biofuels, utilising locally-sourced, used cooking oil as feedstock. Emirates commissions a fleet of nearly four dozen buses in Dubai alone, to safely shuttle its cabin crew between their homes and the workplace, clocking an average of 700,000 km in a normal month. Similar to operations in the air, route and schedule planning for ground transport is also an important aspect to maximise transport efficiency and reduce emissions. The estimated carbon dioxide savings from this initiative alone is 75,000 kg annually. Karl W. Feilder, CEO of Neutral Fuels congratulated Emirates and Al Wegdaniyah for the initiative, pointing out that it is in line with the energy-related sustainability goals that the UAE has committed to achieve by 2050. Using biofuel reduces greenhouse gases and other pollutants, and the change can be easily made because switching from fossil fuel to biofuel requires no modification to diesel engines and has a positive effect on engines.
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NATIONAL AIRLINES TO INCREASE ITS FLEET IN response to the rapidly growing demand for cargo and passenger charters, National Airlines has expanded its fleet with three more B747-400Fs and an A330-200 passenger aircraft. National Airlines’ current fleet includes two B747-400Fs and one B757-200. The Airbus A330-200 passenger aircraft, which has already joined the fleet, is deployed primarily for charters and contract flying for its corporate and government customers. National had acquired three
B-747-400Fs two years back and because of the declining demand for airfreight all of them had been parked in Arizona. Current market conditions have prompted National to pull them out of storage now and quickly induct them into service after completing all the required maintenance checks.
Parked airplanes The first of the three B747400Fs joined the fleet in the first week of October and will begin
commercial operations. This will be followed by the second joining in later this month and the third will join in November this year, making a total fleet of five B-747-400Fs. Commenting on the latest fleet expansion Chris Alf, chairman of National, said: “We always had a plan of bringing out the parked airplanes into service right at the beginning of the year but then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. We felt the urgency to bring on these aircraft to support the demand
for moving the urgent relief supplies in support of governments and global aid agencies. It was strategically important for us to bring in additional cargo capacity since there is a huge constraint because of the pandemic taking away the belly capacity on passenger operations. We are happy to offer our global customers with an additional three B747-400Fs.” National B747-400Fs are flying between USA into Middle East, China, and Hong Kong on a daily basis.
Network Aviation Group achieves Top 250 UK business rating
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etwork Aviation Group featured in the 16th annual Sunday Times PwC Top Track 250, says the company picked up the win as it “continues to keep vital air cargo flying around the world.” Since March, Network’s global teams have been operating various charter as well as scheduled flights carrying Personal Protection Equipment and other lifesaving provisions around the globe. Utilising freighter and passenger converted aircraft in its managed fleet, hundreds of flights have been successfully
completed, carrying millions of PPE items such as masks, gloves and gowns on each flight, with more still operating throughout the last quarter of 2020. The entire Network Aviation Group has around 200 employees, with 48 global sales offices throughout the UK, Europe, North America, Central America, India, the Middle East, Asia as well as across Africa. Andy Leslie, group chairman commented: “I’m so pleased that our ever-evolving business has achieved 104th place in the Sunday
Times PwC Top Track 250 for the first time. This achievement is a credit to all our staff, worldwide, who innovatively and effectively create solutions to ensure all cargo is safely delivered to our clients with excellent service to aid them during these unforeseen circumstances. Some of the local communities where we operate have been terribly affected by the Coronavirus pandemic, and I am very proud to be a part of a company whose efforts can benefit people around the world that have suffered due to COVID-19.”
Lockdown lifestyles drive growth at London Stansted
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eople’s increasing reliance on e-Commerce during the pandemic, coupled with a reduction in passenger flights, has driven significant growth in air cargo at the Manchester Airports Group (MAG) owned London Stansted airport. The current climate has turbo-charged the shift to online shopping, the impact of which is being felt at London Stansted. Earlier in the year, figures from the UK Office for National Statistics showed that the proportion of UK shopping carried out online rose from 19% in February to almost 33% in April as lockdown restrictions took hold. Over the summer months, traditionally the quieter time of year for air cargo, volumes at London Stansted were significantly up on the same time last year. In July and August, volumes at London Stansted increased by 43.6% and 25% in the same period.
Traditional belly-hold operations The shift towards dedicated air cargo operations is also being driven by the lack of traditional belly-hold operations, where goods are transported in the baggage hold of passenger aircraft. With many airlines scaling back long-haul
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passenger operations in recent months, the availability of belly-hold capacity has reduced significantly to key markets, especially on popular routes to the US. These volumes are eclipsing what would normally be expected during the weeks leading up to Christmas, which is traditionally the busiest time of year for dedicated air cargo and express freight airlines. It comes after the airports played a central role in transporting essential goods during the pandemic, with shipments of vital medical supplies and PPE helping add to the increase in volume. “The last few months have seen a seismic shift in the way we live our lives. While much has been made of the changes to the way people travel, behind the scenes our airports have been leading the charge in helping the logistics sector adapt to rising demand for dedicated air cargo and changes in the way goods are transported. “This underlines the vital role MAG airports play in supporting the UK economy as it gets back on its feet, and the critical role of air cargo in moving essential products quickly across the globe. We look forward to continuing our work with this important sector as it prepares itself for ever-increasing demand in the months ahead,” said group aviation director for MAG, Aboudy Nasser.
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SAS Cargo reopens important China freight corridors
QATAR AIRWAYS RESUMES 19 WEEKLY FLIGHTS TO SOUTH AFRICA
Q SAS has started flying between Copenhagen and Shanghai again, marking the carrier’s return to Asia. The route is operated by a brand new Airbus
#A350, a state-of-the-art aircraft that is one of the most modern and fuel-efficient in the industry, emitting up to 30% less than previous comparable aircraft.
This fully loaded A350 took off with fresh fish, king crabs, spare parts, laboratory equipment and other important goods that are exported from Scandinavia to China.
atar Airways is to resume services to three key destinations in South Africa; Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. Services to South Africa will be operated by a mix of the airline’s modern fuel-efficient Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 aircraft. With the addition of 19 weekly flights to South Africa, Qatar Airways will operate 63 weekly flights to 17 destinations across the continent including Accra, Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti, Entebbe, Kigali, Kilimanjaro, Lagos, Maputo, Mogadishu, Nairobi, Tunis, Windhoek and Zanzibar.
Emirates expands its FEMA calls on Volga-Dnepr to deliver fire engine trucks for California network in Europe to 31 destinations
VOLGA-DNEPR Airlines has operated the An-124-100 charter flight for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist the US firefighting mission in California. The two fire engines and a Ford F-250 pickup truck, weighing more than 20 tonnes in total, were delivered from Atlantic City, New Jersey to San Francisco, California after all the documentation was approved within one
day after application. They will join other resources of the country to eliminate further fire spread and bolster firefighting activities in the region which has been struggling with natural disaster. “For more than five years we have been co-operating with FEMA to guarantee fast, seamless and intact humanitarian deliveries to the regions hit by various natural disasters.
With profound and wellaligned relations, we are able to process all the flight issues within the shortest timeframes which is crucial for humanitarian missions when so much is at stake. “Up till now, we have operated over 80 FEMA charter flights delivering more than 3,000 tonnes of essential cargo and we are always on alert with our dedicated services, fleet and personnel,” highlighted Ekaterina Andreeva, commercial director, Volga-Dnepr Airlines. Volga-Dnepr has been supporting FEMA since 2015 with various aid and relief charters facilitated by unique capabilities of its freighter fleet and team of logistics practitioners. The range of cargoes it transports varied from food, water, tents, telephone poles and construction machines which bolstered recovery from natural disasters after devastating Typhoon Soudelor (2015), Hurricane Maria (2017), and Typhoon Yutu (2018). In 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic Volga-Dnepr has operated six charters from South East Asia to the USA with PPE onboard to assist the region in its battle against virus spread.the
China air cargo in gradual August rebound CHINA’S air cargo transport has maintained gradual recovery momentum with cargo volume in August reaching 86.7% of last August, according to the civil aviation authorities. The country’s civil aviation industry handled a total of 546,000 tonnes of air freight in August, statistics from the Civil Aviation Administration of China showed. Both domestic and international air cargo transport sectors maintained gradual recovery, with the transport vol-
umes reaching 86.2% and 87.8% of those in last August respectively. All-cargo freighters carried around 220,000 tonnes of airfreight in August, representing a 20.01% increase as against the same period last year. Civil aviation authorities of China have introduced a series of measures such as simplifying approval procedures to ensure the transport of anti-pandemic supplies and sustain the global supply chain.
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EMIRATES has announced it will resume flights to Budapest (from October 21), Bologna (November 1), Dusseldorf (November 1), Hamburg (November 1) and Lyon (November 4), expanding its European network to 31 destinations and offering convenient connections via Dubai.
OMAN AIR FLIGHTS TO TWO PAKISTANI CITIES
OMAN Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, returned to scheduled service on October 1 with service to 18 cities in 12 countries including two flights per week connecting Muscat with the Pakistani cities of Islamabad and Lahore. Flights to and from Islamabad depart and arrive on Sundays and Thursdays. Flights to and from Lahore depart and arrive on Sundays and Fridays. Oman Air will maintain its comprehensive safety programme throughout all elements of the journey.
China’s Hubei launches air cargo route linking Wuhan with Africa
A scheduled air cargo route linking Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei Province, and Addis Ababa, was launched on September 28. A flight carrying some 95 tonnes of nucleic acid testing kits, masks and other epidemic prevention materials took off from Wuhan’s Tianhe International Airport for the African country at 09:00.
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All Nippon Airways back at Brussels Airport with cargo-only flights FROM October 13, Brussels Airport will welcome back the Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA). ANA will then resume flights between Tokyo Narita and Brussels Airport. The route will be operated with passenger aircraft that will be used for cargo only. This route will be operated three times a week on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, which has a 35-tonne belly cargo capacity. ANA has been flying to Brussels Airport since 2015.
After a temporary suspension of flights due to the current COVID-19 crisis, the direct connection between Belgium and Japan will now be re-established. The airport hopes together with ANA to be able to restart passenger flights soon as well. Since June, ANA has provided real-time quotes for all available air cargo capacity on leading e-booking platform cargo.one. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for digital booking capabilities within the air cargo industry.
QATAR Airways has announced its winter schedule in line with passenger and cargo demand and the continued relaxation of entry restrictions around the world. Having become the largest international carrier during this crisis, the airline has applied its knowledge of global passenger flows and booking trends to load a reliable winter schedule passengers can trust. Qatar Airways Group chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, said: “While no airline can predict with 100% certainty how the market will recover or future entry restrictions, our unrivalled experience accumulated by becoming
the largest international carrier during this crisis uniquely positions us to build a realistic schedule of flights with confidence. “Our strategic investment in a variety of fuel efficient twin-engine aircraft, including the largest fleet of Airbus A350 aircraft, has enabled us to continue flying throughout this crisis and perfectly positions us to lead the sustainable recovery of international travel. “As we continue to rebuild our global network, we remain focused on providing seamless, safe and reliable connectivity to our millions of passengers and ensuring we continue to earn their trust every time they choose to fly with Qatar Airways.“ By the end of 2020, Qatar Airways’ plans to rebuild its network to 124 destinations including 21 in Africa, 10 in the Americas, 42 in Asia-Pacific, 38 in Europe and 13 in Middle East. Many cities will be served with a strong schedule with daily or more frequencies.
GEBRÜDER Weiss’s strategic takeover of Ipsen Logistics was contractually fixed back at the end of July. Now that the responsible antitrust authorities in Germany and Austria have given their approval, the takeover was implemented as of October 1. Gebrüder Weiss will take on the 180 employees spread across eight locations, thereby strengthening its position in the important German market. While Ipsen’s
locations in Germany will begin operating immediately under the name of Gebrüder Weiss, the plan is for the national companies in Belgium, Malaysia and Poland to change their names at the turn of the year 2020/21. “We are delighted to welcome the customers and employees of Ipsen Logistics to Gebrüder Weiss,” says Lothar Thoma, managing director air and sea at Gebrüder Weiss.
Qatar Airways announces winter schedule
Gebrüder Weiss given the green light for Ipsen takeover
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HL Freight, one of the leading providers of road freight services in Europe, has successfully achieved ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 certification of its integrated management system by the certification body DEKRA. A total of 335 sites operating in the areas of transport, logistics and customs services are now part of the certified management system. The matrix certification guarantees that the uniform management system and processes being implemented at all DHL Freight locations and service partners around the globe meet high standards of quality, environmental and energy management. “We are delighted to have received this endorsement of our efforts in the areas of sustainability and quality. The monitoring audits conducted by DEKRA again demonstrate that the projects we have initiated as part of our Strategy 2025 are bearing fruit. The latter are also a way for us to show that business success and sustainability are not mutually exclusive but go hand in hand. Even during a global pandemic, we must not lose our focus on quality and sustainability,” emphasises Thomas Vogel, COO DHL Freight.
Audited The uniform implementation of quality, environmental and energy management standards has been audited by DEKRA, an independent provider of certifications that surveys and audits corporate management systems. 335 DHL Freight sites and service partners have received the ISO
ply with strict international quality, environmental and energy guidelines as well as occupational health and safety requirements. The certification highlights the real sense of responsibility we have towards our employees and also shows that we are already setting standards for the future with regard to digitalisation at DHL Freight,” Thomas Vogel explains.
9001 (Quality Management), ISO 14001 (Environmental Management) and ISO 50001 (Energy Management) certification. “DHL Freight has once more proven the certification of its global management system. In spite of the global pandemic, the second monitoring audit of the quality, sustainability and energy management system was completed successfully. DHL Freight has been meeting these requirements at a high level for many years, something that the company can be truly proud of,” states Dr Rolf Krökel, managing director of DEKRA Certification. By mid-2021, the matrix certification for all locations worldwide is to be expanded to include the ISO 45001 standard (Occupational Health and Safety Management). This will make the established occupational health and safety management system that has been in place globally at DHL Freight and its service partners for years part of the externally audited and certified process. ISO 45001 is a standard published in 2018 that specifies requirements and implementation guidelines for an occupational health and safety management system, replacing the British standard OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series). “The successful execution of external digital audits during the peak phase of the Covid-19 pandemic demonstrates our unlimited ability to act in times of crisis as well as the outstanding commitment of all functions and divisions of DHL Freight. Our customers can rely on the fact that we at DHL Freight fully com-
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Half a million phials with human albumin shipped from Germany to China by AirBridgeCargo AIRBRIDGECARGO Airlines (ABC), has organised a dedicated pharma charter flight from Leipzig to Guangzhou, through Novosibirsk in Russia. ABC’s long-standing partner Kuehne+Nagel safely delivered 19 ULDs from Vienna to the airport of departure with over 500,000 phials of human albumin packaged in Tyvek thermo covers to guarantee supply chain integrity. After completion of the loading, the B747-8F took off with over 105 tonnes of sensitive products in a temperature regime within the range of +2C to +25C. “With most of the antiCOVID-19 shipments switching to slow logistics, we could use this period to test our capabilities for vaccine transportation. Although we have not used special containers for this par-
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ticular charter flight, it is still essential to guarantee that all the stakeholders are ready for a considerable batch of pharma shipments. “Furthermore, it is important to keep the regular flow of medicines, which were previously rescheduled or postponed with priorities given to COVID-19 cargo,” says Nikolay Glushnev, general director, AirBridgeCargo Airlines. Jon Chapman, vice president pharma and healthcare services at Kuehne+Nagel, comments: “As the market leader in pharma and healthcare logistics, Kuehne+Nagel have assessed the impact of the upcoming COVID-19 vaccine demand and are ramping-up capabilities to address arising requirements of additional capacity, dedicated resources, quality and
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compliance, and infrastructure. Regular exchange on current and future capabilities, as well as the successful execution of temperature-sensitive shipments with AirBridgeCargo Airlines, confirms that jointly we will ensure fast, safe and secure transportation of vaccines and supporting materials to the world.” AirBridgeCargo, together with other carriers within Volga-Dnepr Group, offers its ‘clean charter’ service, which includes not only disinfection of cargo and aircraft cabin compartments but, most importantly, special biosafety for crew personnel with PPE, regular COVID-19 testing and medical checks, special ‘clean corridors’ in the airports, and hotel accommodations to avoid interaction with other visitors.
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MAINLAND CHINA AND HONG KONG OFFICES GAVE AIR CHARTER SERVICE THE EDGE WITH PPE CHARTERS
IN the battle against coronavirus, Air Charter Service says that its offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong proved invaluable in helping to arrange the hundreds of flights the company booked to carry more than 20,000 tonnes of personal protective equipment around the world to over 60 different countries. Justin Lancaster, ACS’s Group commercial director, commented: “We have been booking aircraft carrying protective equipment around the world since the first week of February, initially flying into China and other parts of Asia but, due the spread of the virus, we have now flown aid to all parts of the globe – more than 60 countries. “Whilst the cargoes have been a variety of personal protective equipment, 20,000 tonnes would be equivalent to almost five billion face masks. “We used all types of aircraft including the huge Antonov AN-225, AN-124s, Boeing B747s and Boeing B777s. Due to passenger aircraft not flying on their usual routes at the moment, we have been able to source carriers willing to fill them up with cargo packed securely onto the seats and in the belly hold space. “Every one of our 27 offices has been involved in this incredible effort, and having our Asian offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, where almost all of the cargo is now originating, has ensured smooth operations at the airports and enabled us to be up to speed with the latest airport situations and requirements. Being able to deal with local agents, local shippers and local airports all in the local language and with local currency has meant our charters have run as smoothly as is possible through airports dealing with unprecedented pressure and demand. “Much of our regular work disappeared overnight, but a rebooting of the business means that these charters are going someway to replacing some of the charters we would usually be doing, as well as some project charters that have had to be cancelled. “Now is one of those times where our industry really can make a difference and we feel like we are truly playing our part in helping the world fight this pandemic.”
ACA appoints Glenn Hogben as joint deputy chair THE Air Charter Association (ACA) is appointing experienced aviation consultant Glenn Hogben as joint deputy chair, sharing the role with existing deputy chair Julie Black, to help steer the association and its members through the litany of challenges currently faced by the charter industry. Hogben and Black will each have specific roles and responsibilities aligned with their skills and experience. Their combined expertise will ensure The ACA can lead the industry and support members with issues like COVID-19 pandemic; illegal charter; Brexit; and online fraud. Hogben says: “After seeing The ACA make great strides
in many areas in recent years, and working as part of the board to assist this progress, I’m honoured to have been appointed joint deputy chair. I’m looking forward to putting my strategic and operational expertise to good use, to help maintain this momentum despite these difficult times.” Hogben joined The ACA in 2008 and was elected to the board in 2017, after years of support for the association. He previously chaired the Training and Events Committee and was instrumental in creating the new Broker Qualification course. Outside of the association, he has more than 17 years’ experience in aircraft charter.
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DHL is tapping into the fact that the Thames has been at the heart of London business forever
THE MAN WHO LIKES TO KEEP HIS FEET DRY
Parcel for Old Father Thames!
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HL Express, the world’s leading international express delivery service provider, has launched London’s first riverboat parcel delivery service, which aims to ease congestion and provide a reliable and efficient way of transporting deliveries across the capital.
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he innovative service has been introduced as part of DHL’s commitment to using blended transport modes to improve access to urban areas and is an important step towards exploring the use of the river for small scale freight transport.
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he riverboat service, operated by Thames Clippers Logistics, will run daily at 07:30, transporting packages into London. The shipments will be loaded from electric vehicles onto the riverboat at Wandsworth Riverside Quarter Pier before travelling at high speed along the Thames into central London, docking at Bankside Pier for final mile delivery on DHL courier bicycles.
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HL has proven the effectiveness of combining land and waterways through its established canal delivery network in Venice, but the service in London represents its first high speed service.
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an Wilson, chief executive UK&I, DHL Express said: “With traffic and poor air quality becoming an increasing problem in urban areas like London, we’re committed to finding a better blend of transport. This new and unique service, combining electric vehicles, riverboat and last-mile bikes creates fast and efficient access across the capital.”
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ean Collins, CEO, Thames Clippers Logistics said: “We’re thrilled to be facilitating
this service alongside DHL. The river is a widely under-used natural source of transportation and as we have demonstrated over the last 21 years with our passenger services, the river has opportunity to innovate and evolve - this new high-speed parcel delivery service is a great example of this. As a business we strive to maximise the uses of the river as a mode of transport and will continue to reduce congestion on London’s roads.”
ty work and focuses on reducing and avoiding emissions of greenhouse gases and local air pollutants. Within this is Mission 2050, targeting a reduction of all logistics-related emissions to zero by 2050.
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avid Panayiotou, head of London River Services, TfL said: “Without the Thames London would not have become the city it is, so it is great to see it playing its part in the city’s economy in this new and innovative way. The reduction of lorries on the road complements our existing measures to improve road safety, and we are pleased to be part of an initiative that provides the consistent journey times that are so crucial to the successful delivery of parcels.”
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he riverboat service is the latest addition to GoGreen, DHL’s group-wide environmental protection program. GoGreen is the cornerstone of DHL’s sustainabili-
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