September 2012
Dachser has extended its UK European direct pallet and part-load service to include a daily service to Ireland from its northern hub in Rochdale, near Manchester – in addition to its existing Irish services from Northampton and Dartford.
The service operates in cooperation with Johnston Logistics Ltd., a long-standing Dachser partner in the Republic and Northern Ireland, which provides total coverage via its headquarters in Dublin and three regional facilities.
Managing director ...
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Emirates airline celebrated five years of operating from Newcastle International Airport on 1 September with a new aircraft – the B777-300ER, which can carry twice as much cargo as the plane it replaces. Since the route was launched, Emirates has carried more than 10 million kilos of cargo on its ...
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Feltham-based forwarder Navistar Global Logistics Limited has gone into administration and has appointed insolvency practitioner SFP to handle its affairs. The company, which also had sites in West Bromwich, Manchester and Newcastle had debts of almost £400,000.
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is warning its members to tighten up their controls on possible counterfeit goods, as they could be liable for their destruction under new legislation currently being considered by the European Commission.
BIFA Director General, Peter Quantrill said that while the association has already opposed Commission ...
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The G6 Alliance of container lines - APL, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai, Mitsui O.S.K,
NYK and OOCL – is to temporarily suspend its Loop 3 service between the
Far East and Europe until further notice to cover for winter vessel
maintenance. It added that it would “monitor the market closely”
before deciding when to resume the service.
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Freight Arranger is working on a new online system to find, book and track intermodal freight. It offers users an overview of modes of transport and prices move containers from source to destination by road and/or rail.
The first trials of the service are due to start later this year.
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Logistics and forwarding company provider Dachser, is opening a new branch office in Nanjing, in the Yangtze river delta. It will offer air and sea freight services across a wide swathe of the Yangtze River Delta, including Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Wuhu, Nantong, Zhangjiagang, Wuhan and Yichang. Dachser now has a total of ...
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A Cardiff-based freight company has been transporting a unique load this summer – the Millennium Stadium pitch.
The hallowed Welsh turf was removed from the stadium by FSEW in the run up to the FIM Fogo British Speedway Grand Prix event and will be returned in time for the Welsh rugby ...
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Manchester-headquartered forwarder FFG International has opened a new London area depot at Northfleet, Kent. Logistics and sales there is headed by Mr David Dewan who joins FFG from Fercam Logistics.
The facility offers full warehousing and distribution operations included a bonded warehouse and acts as the key hub for inbound products ...
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Cargolux has resumed twice-weekly services to Latacunga instead of Quito following the completion of two years of renovation work at the former airport. Latacunga now has the longest runway in Ecuador, allowing take-offs at full payload and there is no night curfew.
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