February 2012
Ships belonging to Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) are continuing to call at EU ports despite tougher sanctions imposed in July 2010 over Tehran's nuclear programme, according to a report by Reuters. However, sanctions against the operator may begin to tighten, it says.
The report stated that 23 ships have visited 12 ports in the EU a total of 149 times including 96 visits to Malta, 14 to Antwerp, ...
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Freight software specialist AEB (International)is sponsoring The Fresh Connectioninternet-based supply chain management competition designed to test best industry practice and provide logistics strategy training. Kicking off in March 2012, the competition is a simulation aimed at increasing knowledge of supply chain strategies with competing teams striving to improve the financial ...
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Ron Widdows, former chief executive officer of NOL/APL, is to take over from Jan Steffens as CEO of Rickmers Holding and Rickmers-Linie from 1 April. Jan Steffens will continue to serve on the Rickmers Group advisory board.
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APL Logistics today has launched a shipment planning platform to help major freight buyers coordinate their transportation activities. It says that Shipment Optimizer is the industry’s first global shipment planning platform capable of automatically generating the best shipment plan against three concurrent objectives, namely cargoes arriving at final destination on ...
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Skills for Logistics (SfL) - the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for the freight industry - and the National Skills Academy for Logistics (NSAL) are holding a joint open day for employers at SfL’s Milton Keynes offices on Thursday 1 March.
Employers can learn about the range of Logistics programmes, including apprenticeships ...
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SBS Worldwide has launched an enhanced export email alert system for its customers. It provides ocean and air shipment status updates from initial order placement to destination delivery, including preliminary and confirmed bookings, customs cleared at destination and point of delivery at destination. It is part of a wider company ...
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The Freight Transport Association said it was delighted by Northern Ireland Minister for Finance Sammy Wilson's announcement of funding for key infrastructure projects including £105m for dualling the A8 from Larne to Belfast. Tom Wilson, FTA’s head of policy for Northern Ireland, said: “The A8 is a strategically significant trade ...
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Dachser is building one of its largest branch offices at Zevenaar in the Netherlands. Expected to start operations this summer, the 30,000sq m logistics complex is being built in multiple stages on a site of more than 83,000sq m.
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Trade through the Port of London in 2011 was 48.8 million tonnes, an increase of 700,000 tonnes, or 1.5%, on 2010. The biggest increases in throughput at the UK’s second biggest port were in construction materials, and steel and other metals increased (up by 15.4% and 11% respectively). Trades in ...
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Leading European Road Freight Forwarder with 8 offices in the UK
Looking to strengthen their European Road Operation by opening a new office in Bristol
Ideal applicant will have a strong commercial background and would be possibly able to bring a small team with him/her
Salary: £35 - £50K + Car + Annual ...
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