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items from other countries, including the UK. Historically, Ukraine and Russia cooperated in the design and development


is no longer available, forcing Antonov to look elsewhere. Paul Bingley, commercial manager of Antonov Airlines


weith three large generators


on board - that Dunlop had already supplied Antonov with replacement tyres for the


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UK aerospace helps keep Antonov aloft


Ukraine-based plane maker Antonov – designer and operator of the mighty An124 - is replacing all the Russian components in its aircraft with


of the Antonov series of aircraft, but political relations between the two are such that Russian support for many items including navigation systems


told a media and industry gathering at Stansted Airport on 4 April – when one of the company’s


An124s was due to depart for Vatry, France


An124 and An225 and other aircraft and that the company anticipated cooperating with UK firms such as Rolls Royce and Bae systems as it sought to replace and modernise the systems and equipment in its aircraft. Antonov Airlines is the


UK-based company formed after Decmber’s dissolution of the Ruslan International commercial joint venture between Antonov and Russia’s Volga-Dnepr, which previously marketed the two carriers’ joint fleet of An124 fleet. However, the problems of


keeping the An124 and other Antonov aircraft flying should not be overstated, said Bingley. Most of the components in the planes are Ukrainian, not Russian. “It’s very manageable,” he said. (Volga-Dnepr also faces similar problems in securing


for


Ukrainian technical support for components in the aircraft that it operates.) Volgna-Dnepr will also


shortly launch the first example of the An132, a smaller freighter aircraft that will be the first Antonov production aircraft not reliant on Russia. In 2015 the US and Ukraine


signed a new open skies agreement which allows Antonov Airlines to fly the Atlantic without having to apply


charter permits.


However, permits have limited the development of the market in some other countries. Meanwhile, the An124 and


its big brother, the An225, continue their work of moving generators, railway locomotives and oild and gas equipment, as well as aid cargo and even refugees around the world.


Ceva takes space at Doncaster’s iPort


CEVA Logistics has opened a shared-user warehouse at


the new iPort intermodal


logistics park on the outskirts of Doncaster. The 215,800 square foot


facility features VNA (Very Narrow Aisle) and gravity fed racking for high density of storage and can accommodate up to 28,000 pallets. It is also next to the a 35 acre rail terminal, and has parking bays


New MD for AKW Global HEAD OFFICE


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Manchester and Birmingham- based international freight, warehousing, distribution and packing company, AKW Global Logistics has appointed Rebecca Davies as joint managing director. She was group warehousing director. She brings experience in


logistics warehousing, supply chain solutions and value added services, saying: “I am thoroughly committed to the challenge ahead and recognise the board decision as a consistent theme of forward thinking and future planning. A pro-active and progressive approach to succession planning has always been critical to the stability of service to our customers and employment of our people, which in essence


are the AKW Global Logistics fundamental priorities”. Chairman Tony Worthington,


said: “The changes to structure represent


a keen eye for


sustainability. Throughout my role as the company chairman and more so since my diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease, I have had the benefi t of time to refl ect on many parts of the business that I love and cherish. One subject in particular (is) future proofi ng. We need to continue on our current trajectory, looking aſt er our people, keeping our brand strong and well respected by our customers”. Rebecca Davies’ fellow joint


managing director, Julian Richards, will retain responsibility for strategic business development.


for 110 trucks. It also has an in-rack sprinkler system and Transported Asset Protection


Association security standards Ceva is operating the facility


on behalf of a number of consumer and retail customers and will off er warehousing, planning,


transport, administration, customized


value-added services and cross- docking. CEVA’s executive vice


president UK, Ireland and Nordics, Michael O’Donoghue, said: “This is an important investment


for CEVA. It


importantly, it will bring tangible benefi ts


to our customers


through economies of scale, shared resources and CEVA’s industry leading technology.” He added: “The modern


is a


statement of the confi dence we have in our business and most


design of the facility and the built-in energy saving features such as intelligent LED lighting will enable us to reduce our overall carbon footprint and increase the sustainability of our operation whilst at the same time delivering the best-in-class services our customers have come to rightly expect.”


New reefer express to call in Tilbury Tilbury’s London Container


Terminal (LCT) is to handle Seatrade’s new Meridian fast reefer service from the Pacifi c, New Zealand, Peru and US East Coast which made its fi rst UK call in late March. The service is operated with eight 2,500teu vessels. This new scheduled service will trim 9 days from the existing New Zealand – UK connection and improve frequency of northbound sailings from fortnightly to every 10 days. The service which will off er both reefer and dry cargo capacity and is expected to handle volumes of apples, kiwi fruit, frozen goods, wines and yachts from New Zealand and fruit,


vegetables and frozen fi sh from Peru and the US. Seatrade’s


sister company,


Streamlines has been calling at (LCT) since the inception of the Blue Stream service in 2016, another specialist reefer service connecting Central America to the UK and Europe. The Meriden service rotation will be: Rotterdam, Dunkirk, Radicatel (Le Havre), Papeete, Noumea, Nelson, Napier, Tauranga, Callao,


Paita, asset Philadelphia,


Zeebrugge and Tilbury. LCT


manager,


Ross McKissock, said the announcement was “testament to the unique proposition that


London Container Terminal off ers customers with the closest point of access to the London market, industry


leading turnaround


times and access to Europe’s largest perishables hub on quay. “The UK has a strong


connection with New Zealand and this rapid route for reefers will ensure that goods arrive quickly and effi ciently for the UK market. The service enhances our coverage of the Pacifi c and US East Coast cementing our position as a leading player in the highly specialised reefer market and off ering importers a cost eff ective Transatlantic and Trans Pacifi c route to the UK.”


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