May 2012

Minister rejects ferrymens’ challenge to Dover fees

Under Secretary for Transport Norman Baker has rejected a challenge to the port of Dover's harbour dues by ferry operators. P&O Ferries Holdings, SeaFrance and DFDS had lodged objections to the dues as part of an ongoing dispute between the port authority and the operators over the port's use of money raised from fees on the operators in a dispute that originated in 2010. The operators said that the port ... [+]

DHL road back in Iraq

DHL has officially extended its day definite road service into Iraq, reports the TradeArabia News Service. The DHL Economy Select service will complement the existing airfreight and time definite services, and will serve countries across the Gulf and and Levant region with a slower transit time but without weight and size ... [+]

UK needs Turkey trade treaty, says Pall-Ex boss

Pall-Ex boss and Dragon's den panellist Hilary Devey has called for greater trade links between Turkey and the UK on the day of a visit by chief commercial counsellor of the Republic of Turkey, Tankut Aydin and other Turkish associations to the Leicestershire-based company. During the visit, organised in conjunction with ... [+]

BA to fly Gatwick to Vegas

British Airways is to launch three-times-a-week services between  Gatwick and Las Vegas on 29 October. Operated by a Boeing 777, the new flights together with the existing Heathrow service will bring total BA flights to ten a week. [+]

Cargolux adds Manaus

Cargolux Airlines has added Manaus, Brazil, to its network. The weekly service departs Luxembourg on Saturdays at 18:00 arriving, via São Paulo at 05:20 the next day. It then operates via Quito, Bogota and Maastricht. Manaus, the capital of the region is also a free trade zone that has developed into one ... [+]

Felixstowe hauliers breaking hours rules, says union

The Unite trade union has called an urgent meeting with shadow transport secretary alleging that a small number of independent Felixstowe-based hauliers are carrying out “systematic abuses” of the Working Time Directive. A delegation of drivers, members of Unite, met with the Labour Party’s Maria Eagle on 22 May to raise ... [+]

Immingham firm fined after fatal warehouse accident

Immingham haulage company ABC (Grimsby) has been sentenced for safety failings after a worker was killed when a row of steel coils ‘collapsed like dominos’, in a case brought be the Health and Safety Executive. Alan Burr, a warehouseman and forklift truck driver, was fatally crushed when he tried to ... [+]

Second Tilbury strike

Dockers at Tilbury are to stage a second strike in their dispute with paper handler Enterprise Distribution Centre over the introduction of new 'follow the ship' contracts. It follows a 24-hour walk-out on 7-8 May - the first strike by dockers at Tilbury in Essex since 1989. The 45 employees of ... [+]

UK faces truck driver shortage

The UK is facing a looming driver shortage for large goods vehicles (LGVs) that could hold back economic recovery, according to a report released by Skills for Logistics. ‘A Looming ? The evidence behind the concerns’, found that there are substantially more vacancies than candidates seeking vacancies in the industry, ... [+]

Dock lock works nears completion

The first phase of the latest £4.3m investment in the refurbishment of the Port of Liverpool’s lock system is nearing completion. The port of Liverpool said that despite the temporary  closure, over 90% of vessels have been able to access berths via the Port’s Langton Lock during the outage, which started ... [+]

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