January 2013
Brittany Ferries' freighter Cotentin will operate a midweek return trip from Poole to Bilbao in addition to the long established weekend 'French by-pass' service from Poole to Santander. She will also augment the Poole/Cherbourg service at times of peak freight demand, alongside the Barfleur which will be back in service from the same date.
The new Poole/Bilbao route departs mid-mornings on Tuesday calls in Bilbao mid- afternoon on Wednesday and arrives ...
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Smaller firms involved in international markets are twice as likely to be successful as those that only operate domestically, says a new report by IHS and DHL Express report: Internationalisation – a driver for business performance (www.dp-dhl.com/content/dam/presse/pdf/2013/sme-competitiveness-study.pdf) The macro-economic analysis and survey of 410 directors in developed and developing countries ...
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Norbert Dentressangle said it saw strong development in its freight forwarding business with turnover surging by 67% to €143 million in 2012. It followed the effective integration of the freight forwarding activities of the John Keells Group in Sri Lanka and India and the logistics and freight forwarding activities of ...
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Yusen Logistics says its European Pharmaceutical Superhighway is contracted to carry over one million pallets this year. It predicts that growth is set to continue as more manufacturers demand its high security service offering true pan-European cross border, temperature controlled coverage. The Superhighway operation is based on a strategic network ...
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The Border Agency is reminding businesses to check the rules on export of surplus military vehicles, following a number of seizures at UK ports. If goods are unloaded into a country, that country is considered to be the final destination, even if the goods are being transhipped - any subsequent ...
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Handler dnata has launched a website for its dnata City project, a purpose-built cargo logistics centre at London Heathrow Airport -www.dnatacity.co.uk. The project includes a 20-acre cargo complex centred around five air freight warehouses, a transportation facility and yard for airside operations enclosed in a security-fenced area.
“As a global player ...
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Total trade through the tidal Thames fell by 10% to 43.7 million tonnes during 2012, but there were increased volumes of containers, the Port of London Authority (PLA) announced. The main reason for the 5.1 million tonne reduction in traffic was the closure of the Coryton oil refinery at the ...
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Slow border crossings remain the biggest obstacle to trade in the Arab world, says the latest study by the New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative. Nelti spent four months monitoring barriers to international road transport in the region and found that 44% of transport time was lost at borders with some ...
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Japanese-owned forwarder Nippon Express(Europe) is to acquire Italian-based logistics company Franco Vago. Florence-headquartered Franco Vago's main business is apparel-related forwarding and logistics for high-end fashion brands and other companies. It has locations across Italy as well as in China, the US and elsewhere around the world.
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Associated British Ports has awarded the contract to widen and deepen a part of the DP World Southampton container terminal to Boskalis Westminster. It involves the removal of 450,000 cubic metres of material at Marchwood to widen the navigation channel by 30m to improve accessibility and manoeuvrability for container vessels.
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