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Issue 2 2020 - Freight Business Journal


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Dachser gives London a bell


German forwarder Dachser has delivered a consignment of hand- blown plate glass from Glashütte Lamberts for the Elizabeth Tower in London – better known as Big Ben. (As Trivial Pursuit players will know, Big Ben is the name


of the bell, not the structure that supports it.) Currently undergoing


renovation work; Big Ben is set to chime again by 2021 – although there had been talk of a one-off sounding to mark – or celebrate,


depending on your point of view – Brexit day. Glashütte Lamberts faithfully


reproduced Big Ben’s dial and produced 1,300 glass plates for the tower by hand. Transporting the fragile glass also required great expertise by Dachser’s experts. The forwarder has plenty of


experience in this fi eld, having earlier delivered glass made by the same fi rm to Buckingham Palace.


From Holland with love


American Airlines Cargo says its staff around the world rose to the occasion for Valentine’s Day, delivering a million lbs of fl owers, including 920,000 lb from Amsterdam 15% up on last year. The explanation is not that the Dutch are especially romantic but because it is the location of the famous Aalsmeer fl ower auction which sends blooms around the world. American either fl ies them directly from Amsterdam Schiphol


to Philadelphia Chand took to social media A would-be British Airways


Cargo worker is fuming after being told he was unable to work for the carrier because of a small tattoo on one of his hands. The applicant, known only on social media by his


first


name – Chand – says that no


questions were


to voice his displeasure, describing the tattoo ban as discriminatory. I can’t really see any cargo


asked


about body markings on the application form, only to be told at the interview itself that he was automatically ruled out for the behind-the-scenes role.


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