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Pat Roche, international marketing director of RedBerry Software, has been elected chairman of the United Kingdom Air Cargo Club. Marilyn Rix, regional cargo sales manager of United Airlines, has been elected vice chairman.

Cranleigh Freight Services, based in Dunsfold, Surrey, has secured a further three year contract with air cargo carrier Martinair Holland NV, extending the businesses’ 27 year partnership.

Hapag-Lloyd, MISC Berhad, NYK and OOCL, members of the Grand Alliance, have won the award for Best Container Shipping Alliance at the Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards held in Hong Kong on 22nd April.

The United Kingdom Warehousing Association has reached a formal agreement with Skills for Logistics to work together on developing a series of nationally recognised qualifications for the logistics industry.

Consumer brand company SSL, which owns Durex and Scholl, has extended its contract with Ceva Logistics to manage its European warehousing operations for the for Dr Scholl’s shoes brand.

Today’s decision to increase fuel duty by two pence per litre (ppl) from September has angered the Freight Transport Association, which says it, “could be the death knell for parts of the logistics sector, leading to business closures and widespread job l