June 2012
The Indonesian authorities were reported on 12 June to have returned 89 20ft containers containing scrap metal to Felixstowe after "seepage" was detected in one of them, said the BBC. Environmental crime officer Jeff Warburton was quoted as saying that forensic tests were being carried out to see if they contained any hazardous substances.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-18407363
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Kuehne + Nagel has opened a new aerospace industry regional hub at Singapore Airport Logistics Park's free trade zone. It forms part of the forwarder's global spare parts logistics solutions and enables aerospace customers to supply their clients flexibly with parts and subsystems according to their individual needs and time ...
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More importers should take control of freight purchasing themselves, says a Turkish logistics expert. Sacha Gemili, sales and marketing manager at Daily Groupage Services, based at Erith in Kent, says that many buyers underestimate the cost of letting sellers in Turkey take care of the freighting arrangements while overestimating the ...
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DHL's Global Forwarding air and sea freight arm has launched an intercontinental door-to-door distribution service from Asia-Pacific to Europe, following introduction of its DHL Door-To-More intra-Asia Pacific service. DHL Door-To-More combines DHL’s intercontinental air freight transportation capabilities with its European ground distribution network and, says the logistics specialist, customers will ...
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Freight forwarder BDP International is now offering customised logistics solutions for construction, mining, power generation, chemical and other infrastructure projects at its office in Dartford, Kent.
The US-owned company now has heavy-lift capabilities, which previously were handled by our offices in Antwerp and Nuremberg and has already handled a 500-ton shipment of ...
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UPS has revealed its plans for the delivery of London 2012 team kit to Paralympic athletes across the UK, involving the warehousing, packing and delivery of more than 27,000 items to over 300 athletes.
The first step in the process will involve UPS warehousing all of the kit, so it can ...
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Air services company Dnata has appointed Gary Morgan as CEO for its UK operation. He brings almost 30 years of experience in the aviation industry and extensive experience in both the ground handling and cargo handling markets in the UK, having held numerous senior positions at Servisair including executive vice ...
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Projects FPS - the recently-established project forwarding and third-party logistics arm of Famous Pacific Shipping Lanka – has launched a dedicated logistics centre which, as well as providing a full third-party logistics service including labelling, packing, storage, inventory management and nationwide distribution also incorporates a document storage and archiving facility. ...
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The Northern Ireland Assembly has unanimously passed the Goods Vehicles Licensing of Operators Transport Bill, bringing the O Licence regime to Ulster for the first time. It will bring Operator Licensing, to all operators of commercial vehicles above 3.5 tonnes. The move was welcomed by the Freight Transport Association, which said ...
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The Paris Commercial Court has accepted Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel's offer for three ships belonging to SeaFrance, which went into administration in January.
Eurotunnel, along with a DFDS-LD Lines consortium and a workers' cooperative had been potential runners for the SeaFrance ships.
Groupe Eurotunnel offered €65 million to acquire the Berlioz, Rodin ...
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