June 2012
Cross-Channel ferry operators are pointing out that all drivers in France – including truckers – are now required to carry disposable breathalysers in their vehicles. Under a new law that comes into force on 1 July, drivers caught without one will face a €11 fine. The breathalyser kits are available to purchase on board DFDS Seaways and P&O European ferries. The measure was due to come into force last year ...
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DSV Air & Sea Ltd has appointed Michael Hansen as its new managing director. He has worked for DSV Air & Sea Limited since 1984 , becoming a member of the global executive board in 2008. He replaces Graham Riches, who is retiring after over 45 years in the industry.
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Kuehne + Nagel has opened its second contract logistics facility in Hong Kong. Located at the Hutchison Logistics Centre, adjacent to Kuehne + Nagel’s warehouse at Asia Terminals Limited and its container freight stations (CFS) in Kwai Chung, it adds a further 75,000sq ft of warehousing space.
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This year's British Ports Association (BPA) Annual Conference will be hosted by the Port of Workington on 2-4 October. Early event sponsors include business support agency Invest in Cumbria, leading logistics insurance specialists the TT Club and Bircham Dyson Bell, London based transport and logistics legal experts. Initial confirmed exhibitors ...
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The Kühne Logistics University (THE KLU) says that the closing date for scholarships for this year's two international master’s programs the MSc in Global Logistics and the MSc in Management is 30 June.
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Logistics and forwarding network the FPS Group has appointed Punto Logistico S.A.S. as its Network Agent for Colombia. Medellin-based Punto Logistico was established in 2004, and is a top 20 multi-modal freight forwarder in Colombia, with a secure 3,150 sq m facility within the Rionegro Free Zone.
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The Port of Felixstowe has set a new record, handling a total of 11,474 containers (17,211 TEUs) in a single week. This follows three weeks of record-breaking rail movements at the UK’s largest container port. David Gledhill, chief executive officer of Hutchison Ports (UK), which owns the Port of Felixstowe, ...
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DB Schenker Logistics has achieved Platinum membership of Cargo 2000, the air cargo industry quality standard. Cargo 2000 brings together more than 80 airlines, forwarders, and third parties in air freight and is a self funded non-profit industry group to create and implement the quality standard and management system for ...
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Aviation services group Swissport International has appointed David Bermingham as its new CEO Cargo for the UK. He spent 17 years with TNT working in different management positions within their supply chain services (which became Ceva Logistics) and was then managing director, UK for TDG Logistics responsible for the contract ...
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WFS and Aviapartner are to merge into a single handling company controlled by LBO France, WFS’ majority shareholder. WFS says it is the global leader in cargo handling; Aviapartner's main area is Continental Europe passenger handling - in cargo it is mainly present in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Olivier ...
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