August 2012
Damco – the logistics arm of the AP Moeller Group has signed a deal with Panama's Exclusive Brands Logistics (EBL) have signed a partnership to promote imports and re-exports of apparel and fashion between Asia, the Colon Free Zone (CFZ) and Latin America. A new hub will handle approx. 35,000cu m of goods per year.
EBL provides value-added services, including packing and labelling, to the fashion and apparel industry in the ...
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Independent forwarder Jordon Freight has expanded from its current central Felixstowe offices to a site closer to the Port of Felixstowe and the local Customs offices.
Director Jon Swallow, said: “This is a great move for us as we are purchasing the 2,013 sq ft unit in Schneider Close, which allows ...
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The Port of Southampton handled two of the largest and newest containerships simultaneously on 20 August when Hapag-Lloyd’s 13,000teu-plus Hamburg Express and UASC's similarly-sized Jebel Ali berthed in tandem at the DP World terminal.
The Port of Southampton has started redevelopment work to cement its ability to handle multiple numbers of ...
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Cardiff-based Freight Systems Express Wales (FSEW) has appointed Andrew Saunders as UK transport co-ordinator, responsible for looking after client requirements for all customers and hauliers. FSEW, based at the South Wales International Freightliner Terminal in Wentloog, is one of South Wales' leading independent intermodal freight forwarders.
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Yusen Logistics will open a new Turkish subsidiary on 1 October. Yusen Logistics (Europe) already has a representative office. Yusen Logistics Turkey Lojistik Hizmetleri Limited Şirketi (YLTR) will offer general logistics solutions that combine air/ocean forwarding as well as inland logistics and warehousing to serve the automotive and retail industries. ...
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Virgin Atlantic added to its celebrity passenger list by helping Mugly, an eight-year-old Chinese Crested rescue dog from Peterborough carry off the title of ‘The Ugliest Dog in the World’, carrying him out to California to compete against 29 other distinctive dogs looking to claim the prize at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in ...
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The line-up of speakers at this year's Global Shippers’ Summit in London on 22-23 October will include Anne Bergenfelt, cabinet member and adviser to Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action and Professor Alan McKinnon of Kuhne University in Hamburg and Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. It will cover key policy ...
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Pall-Ex is claiming a significant increase in its European pallet volumes since launching a dedicated service in June, to 38 countries. Ther pallet network said that during the first full month of operation, there was a 30% increase in Europe-bound freight, compared to the same month in 2011.
Pall-Ex’s European growth ...
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The Port of Dover welcomed back the former Seafrance vessels Berlioz, Rodin and Nord-pas de Calais on 20 August. The ships now operate the Eurotunnel-owned MyFerryLink service to and from Calais.
The first-named ships will provide four crossings a day to France and will be joined by the ‘Nord-Pas-de Calais’ freighter ...
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BAA has decided not to appeal a Supreme Court ruling that it must sell one of its airports to reduce its share of the UK market and will sell London Stansted. The airport, as well as being the UK's forth-busiest for passengers, is also the country's second-busiest airfreight hub.
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