October 2011
Justine Greening has become the new Secretary of State for Transport following the appointment of Philip Hammond as Defence Secretary in the wake of Liam Fox's resignation from the latter post. Born in 1969 in Rotherham, she is Conservative MP for Putney, Roehampton and Southfields – a constituency where noise and the potential expansion of Heathrow airport is a major concern.
Although she is on record as welcoming the Coalition Government's ...
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Harwich International Port and Colchester Institute,are setting up an Energy Skills Centre in the town. It will have an engineering focus and is designed to meet the current needs of employers in the area, particularly in the offshore Wind Energy Industry.
The two parties have signed a memorandum of understanding to ...
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Dachser Air & Sea Logistics has opened a new office at St Gallen, Eastern Switzerland – its fourth in the country. It is described as “ an up-and-coming economic region” close to the German and Austrian borders.
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The Renal Dialysis Unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital is the latest beneficiary of the Freightliner Employee Charitable Donation Scheme. Freightliner Heavy Haul employee, Denise Rowland, nominated the Unit to receive the £1000 donation because her son, Matthew Rowland, is being treated there. Matthew, whose father also works for ...
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British International Freight Association (BIFA)says that three members who have entered its Freight Service Awards for the first time have made onto the shortlist. They are Brunel Shipping, Ligentia Group and Radius Logistics.
The full list of 34 finalists are:
Environment Award, sponsored by Red Recruit:
Atlantic Pacific Global Logistics, MacAndrews & Company, ...
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Transport solicitor at Nottingham law firm Rothera Dowson, Lucy Wood has been promoted to associate. She is fast becoming a prominent expert in the field and has played an integral role in helping the transport and motoring department to retain its leading position in the influential Legal 500 guide, which describes ...
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Law firm Prettys is launching a Business Academy which will provide a programme of specialist events, publications and legal updates for the transport and logistics industry. It is an extension of the services currently offered to Prettys’ logistics and transport industry clients. Academy members will get regular updates on a ...
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Yusen Logistics Benelux has signed a contract for the storage and European distribution of solar power modules for Chinese manufacturer Shandong Linuo Solar Power Holdings
Shandong Linuo's primary markets in Europe are Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Greece and the UK. The European Distribution Centre (EDC) for the operation is based in ...
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Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK has secured a guaranteed capacity agreement with Air New Zealand for service to Auckland, New Zealand. In the teeth of strong competition, the logistics operator has been allocated a prime time service on a Saturday allowing consignments to arrive in Auckland at 06.30am on Monday, allowing Hellmann to ...
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Shortsea container carrier Unifeeder said that it would adjust its service to some north European ports in the face of a foreseen “drastic” slackening in imports from the Far East during the first half of November. This was due to the Golden Week Holidays in China in early October. Frequency ...
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