Archives: June 2008 cargo news
The News stories below are cargo / freight related stories which made the headlines in June 2008 (other archived months are shown at the bottom of the page).
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28/06/08 - Airport's 75th anniversary marked
- Courtesy of The BBC (www.bbc.co.uk)Hundreds of visitors are expected at Liverpool John Lennon Airport for a series of events marking its 75th anniversary this weekend.
Vintage aircraft will fly into the airport as part of the celebrations organised by the Friends of Liverpool Airport (FoLA) and The Jetstream Club.
Sunday's events will focus on the site of the landmark Grade II listed former terminal building.
The old Art Deco terminal is now the Liverpool Marriott Hotel South.
The airport was officially opened on 1 July 1933 by the Rt Hon The Marquis of Londonderry KG, Secretary of State for air. ukimports.org
27/06/08 - New crane arrives safely (FXT)
- Courtesy of The Ipswich Evening Star (www.eveningstar.co.uk)ANOTHER new crane has been delivered to Britain's biggest port - with bosses hoping this one doesn't cause as much trouble as the last.
The new rail mounted gantry crane arrived on board the massive Zhen Hua 16 from Shanghai. ukimports.org
27/06/08 - New single border force for East
- Courtesy of The BBC (www.bbc.co.uk)A new single border force has been set up for the East of England.
Customs and immigration officers have combined into a 130-strong team for the newly-formed UK Border Agency with a primary checkpoint at Harwich, Essex.
The port is the first in the UK to merge immigration and customs checks in a move to improve security. ukimports.org
26/06/08 - Airports 'vulnerable' to attack
- Courtesy of The BBC (www.bbc.co.uk)A terrorism expert has warned that UK airports are still vulnerable, one year on from the attack on Glasgow Airport.
Security consultant Chris Yates said many of the changes put in place at Glasgow had been copied at other airports around the world.
But he said that although some "weak points" in airport security had been addressed, others remained. ukimports.org
25/06/08 - Piling Starts On Port Expansion
- Courtesy of Felixstowe TV (www.felixstowetv.co.uk)In the last two weeks, piling has been underway at the Port of Felixstowe at the start of the major 'South Reconfiguration' project. ukimports.org
24/06/08 - Heathrow 'needs a third runway'
- Courtesy of The BBC (www.bbc.co.uk)Britain's busiest airport, Heathrow, is "jam-packed" and needs a third runway to remain competitive globally, the head of its operator, BAA, will say.
In an aviation conference speech, Colin Matthews will also reject a call to cut the number of transfer passengers to lessen the load on the airport.
A report from business group London First calls for improvements before Heathrow becomes bigger.
But BAA's new chief executive will say that is "a false choice". ukimports.org
22/06/08 - Smoking vent sparks airport alert
- Courtesy of The BBC (www.bbc.co.uk)Part of Newcastle Airport was evacuated on Saturday after a smoking vent set off a fire alarm.
The small fire, which started in ducting at the airport's Burger King outlet, was quickly extinguished by on-site fire crews.
About 350 travellers in the departure lounge were evacuated, but the rest of the facility was unaffected, said an airport spokeswoman.
A small number of outbound flights suffered minor delays, she added. ukimports.org
18/06/08 - Call to end overland air stacking
- Courtesy of The BBC (www.bbc.co.uk)No airlines waiting to land at airports in the East of England should stack up over land, a conservation group has told a review of UK airspace.
The National Air Traffic Service (Nats) is redrawing flight routes for Stansted and Luton airports which will allow the use of stacking over land.
But the Suffolk Preservation Society (SPS) said if planes need to stack up they should do so over the sea.
Nats said its routes will benefit people across the region. ukimports.org
12/06/08 - Plane loses way after pilot error
- Courtesy of The BBC (www.bbc.co.uk)A Polish Boeing 737 which came close to hitting another aircraft over London had the wrong co-ordinates entered into the flight computer.
The pilots then failed to understand instructions given in English by controllers, the Air Accidents Investigations Branch report revealed.
The Warsaw-bound plane weaved across the skies after taking off from Heathrow last June.
The co-pilot used standby instruments to return the plane to Heathrow. ukimports.org
06/06/08 - Chemical reaction sparks alert
- Courtesy of The BBC (www.bbc.co.uk)Firefighters wearing special protective clothing have dealt with a chemical reaction involving hazardous materials in the docks area of Belfast.
A 100-metre exclusion zone was set up around Albion Chemicals in the Duncrue Industrial Estate.
There were no reports of injuries following the incident, which happened at about 1100 BST on Friday.
People living nearby were advised to keep their windows closed and motorists were asked to avoid the area. ukimports.org
06/06/08 - Profit threat to maritime safety
- Courtesy of The BBC (www.bbc.co.uk)Safety is being compromised in the container shipping industry in the hunt for profits say industry experts.
Tight schedules, larger ship designs and lack of control of cargo have all been identified as problem areas.
The industry needs to work together says Stephen Meyer, head of the UK's Maritime Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB).
"Whilst there is no safety standard, and companies are in cut-throat competition with each other, then corners will be cut and safety will be compromised."
Meyer says that hazardous contents of containers are not always reported, ships are frequently overloaded and the development in the design of ships has not kept up with the growth of the vessels themselves. ukimports.org
05/06/08 - Relief for bosses over T5 switch
- Courtesy of The BBC (www.bbc.co.uk)A number of long-haul flights have transferred to Heathrow's Terminal 5, more than a month later than planned.
British Airways will be mightily relieved to have got through another crunch day at T5 unscathed.
The flights moving included eight flagship services to New York, as well as others to Beijing, Lagos, Cape Town, Cairo, Bangalore and Abuja. In all, 30 extra flights now arrive and depart from T5, making a total of 424. ukimports.org
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