September 2012
Schenker Limited, the UK arm of the global services provider DB Schenker Logistics, has won a three year contract to handle Hampshire-based Stannah Stairlifts airfreight business. The forwarder gained a two year European land transport contract with the stairlift design company 12 months ago. Chris Ward, Stannah Stairlifts' distribution manager said the customer service provided by DB Schenker's Bournemouth office had been “second to none”. Added to the benefits we ...
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Bookings on Brittany Ferries have been suspended due to a of a strike by French crew members over working terms and conditions. The French operator has moored its vessels in France while negotiations continue in Roscoff between managers and French unions. Traffic is meanwhile being diverted to short-sea crossings.
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Channel Islands shipping company Huelin Renouf's brand new vessel ran aground on her maiden voyage from Southampton to Jersey and Guernsey, the BBC reported. The £8.8m, 176teu Huelin Renouf Dispatch hit a rock off the coast of Alderney at around 19:00 BST on Friday. A lifeboat was on the scene ...
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Total freight traffic through UK ports was 519 million tonnes, up 1% on 2010, but still 11% below the 2005 level said the Department for Transport in its latest statistical report. Compared with 2010, inwards traffic increased by 5% to 328 Mt, whilst outwards traffic decreased by 4% to 192 ...
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Some 42% of customers on the Daily Maersk service product between Asia and Northern Europe report direct savings on logistics costs, according to the Danish-owned container line, It said that the reliability of the new service concept, launched in 2011, allowed them to optimise their transportation chain and accurately plan ...
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Container shipping line DAL is once again serving the ports of Beira and Nacala in Mozambique, in addition to Maputo following the start of a new service by daughter company. Services operate via Durban in South Africa and there are connections to and from Europe.
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Agility Defense & Government Services UK has won a 27-month contract from the Ministry of Defence’s Disposal Services Agency to collect, track, store and dispose of non-military items and equipment used by UK forces in Afghanistan. The agreement includes four six-month option periods and work is to begin in September ...
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TNT Express has added a new road service to and from Montenegro, following the recent addition of Albania, Macedonia, Belarus and Moldova. The twice-weekly scheduled departures to Podgorica, Montenegro’s capital, is available for parcels or freight up to 500kg per piece, with transit times within Europe 2-6 days depending on ...
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Forwarder Woodland Group has appointed Paul Arnold as head of air freight He is tasked with developing routes to North America and exploring opportunities in Asia and other developing markets.
He said: “I am particularly fortunate that we have an experienced and extremely motivated air cargo team based in Hayes, who ...
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Transport Security Expo brings airports and airlines, port and vessel operators and mass transit companies together annually, in a unique high level and secure conference, workshop and exhibition environment, devised to promote close cooperation on security issues across these globally strategic domain spaces. Transport Security Expo will next convene 14-15 ...
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