November 2012
Forth Ports has confirmed a new five-year agreement with Meyer Timber to relocate its main Scottish distribution hub to the port of Grangemouth. The company, which supplies wood-based panel products, gains significant on-quay storage facilities at the port, with a 25,000sq ft landed stock warehouse and an option to increase in 5,000sq ft increments. Meyer’s previous old facility was only about 400 metres from the port, but needed an extra ...
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Operators don't seem able to agree on how future Customs controls for goods moving to Enhanced Remote Transit Sheds (ERTS) should work, says freight software firm ASM, following a recent survey.
ERTS issues clearly continue to divide the freight community as feedback from its recent ERTS Survey shows both approval and ...
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The BBC has produced a podcast of the the Umaru Dikko affair, an attempt to smuggle a former Nigerian politician out of the country, drugged and unconscious, on board a Nigerian Airways 707 freighter. The 1984 plot was foiled by an alert customs officer at Stansted airport.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/witness
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Schenker Limited, the UK arm of the global services provider DB Schenker Logistics, says it is now offering e-Business solutions for all modes of transport from a single portal. It also simplifies routine procedures such as export bookings, monitoring inbound/cross trade shipments, simple or advanced tracking and statistical reporting.
See http://ebusiness.schenker.com
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Roads Minister Stephen Hammond announced plans to increase the speed limit for trucks over 7.5 tonnes on single carriageway to 45 or 50mph. The current limit is 40mph. The existing 50mph limit for trucks between 3.5t and 7.5t will not be changed.
The Freight Transport Association welcomed the move, saying that ...
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DB Schenker Rail has added a fourth weekly service between the UK and Italy, from Hams Hall in the Midlands to Domodossola in Northern Italy. It plans to add a a fifth service in early 2013, meaning that there will be a service every weekday. The company's chief executive, Alain ...
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International Airlines Group – owner of British Airways and Iberia – unveiled a major cost-cutting plan for the Spanish airline on 9 November including reducing its fleet by 25 aircraft and axing 4,500 jobs. It follows a 25% fall in third-quarter profits. Spanish trade unions said the plan amounted to ...
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Eurotunnel got the green light on 7 November from the French Competition Authority for its plan to buy three vessels from bankrupt SeaFrance and operate them as an independent brand, MyFerryLink. However, the tunnel operator still needs a decision from the UK Competition Authorities, who are concerned about a reduction ...
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The 20% rise in European road freight rates of the past two years has gone into reverse in the past few months, says a leading researcher. According to Transport Intelligence data, data from European freight service provider, Freightex, shows that road freight rates have fallen 7% in the past five ...
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Freight software specialist Kewill has added a hub and gateway function in the latest version of its freight forwarding package. It helps ensure that all necessary declarations are made, on time, and that all paperwork is completed so that the transaction runs smoothly. Users can view which shipments are arriving ...
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