December 2012
The team at Devon based Palletline member Gregory Distribution swung into action to keep deliveries moving during the recent floods.“The floods were unbelievable,” said Darren Beaven, Gregory Distribution depot principal. “But the way our staff handled them comes a close second.”
The Palletline network relied on its drivers to be the “eyes and ears” rather than rely on official traffic reports. Drivers remained in continuous contact throughout the floods, keeping everyone ...
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A collision in the North Sea between a BG Freight Line container feeder ship and a car carrier chartered to UECC on Wednesday 5 December was feared to have resulted in the deaths of 11 seamen on the latter vessel. Five bodies from the car carrier, the Baltic Ace, have ...
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American Airlines has appointed Andy Cornwell as regional cargo sales manager – northern Europe, responsible for the UK, Ireland, Netherlands and Scandinavia. He was previously AA Cargo's UK sales manager.
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DP World Southampton is to bring in a new vehicle booking system in the New Year A trial of VBS Premium with 13 of the terminal’s largest hauliers was an “overwhelming success” said the operator.
It aims to make back-office management of containers and bookings easier and customers are reporting that ...
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Transport and freight consultant Drewry has signed a deal with forwarder network WACO-System to introduce what is claimed the first independent multi-trade air cargo freight rate benchmarks.
Drewry will broaden the information in its existing Freight Shipper Insight report, adding to the ex-Shanghai air freight rates which it has been providing ...
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UK food importer Pimpernel Wharf has awarded a chilled distribution contract to Culina to supply specialist cheeses to Morrisons. Over 20 different cheeses chosen by the supermarket chain and sourced by Pimpernel Wharf from various suppliers across Europe will be shipped through Culina’s warehouse in Haverhill to Morrison’s national distribution ...
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Peel Ports is investing £3 million in its steel terminal at Liverpools Gladstone Dock. It gains the latest-generation CareGo warehouse optimisation and crane automation system and a fully automated warehouse and web portal, giving round-the-clock instant ordering. A vehicle booking system will minimise paperwork and haulier turn-around time. Customers will ...
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Famous Pacific Forwarding Philippines – a member of the FPS network of independent forwarders and NVOCCs – has launched two-way FCL and LCL services to link the main international ports of Manila and Cebu to key ports throughout the islands. Through services are also available between the Philippines network and ...
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Maersk Line is promising an end to shipping surcharge complexity with a new charging structure that it will phase in during 2013. It says there will be fewer and more transparent charges to make costs easier to understand.
Under phase 1 of its surcharge simplification, which starts on 1 January, basic ...
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Volga-Dnepr Airlines has been awarded a Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) licence to transport rockets and other space gear, including rocket fuel. Aerospace is already big business for the airline, which has completed 3,312 such flights for customers in Germany, Kazakhstan, Canada, China, Russia, US and France to all of ...
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