August 2013
Finnish-based Russian transport specialist Nurminen Logistics said that goods may be declared using the TIR declaration procedure only if payment of customs fees and taxes was guaranteed by obtaining separate insurance, if the Russians carry out their threat. Nurminen pledged to find its customs “the best solution”, pointing out that, instead of TIR declaration, it could produce T1 declarations at all its sites. It could also deliver goods to Russia ...
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Russia's Federal Customs Service has postponed its threatened exit from the TIR system for road transport , originally planned for mid-August, until 14 September, according to a report in the Moscow Times. The dispute was over an alleged 20 billion roubles-worth of duty (about £400 million) owned to the customs ...
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The Port of Tyne’s new £6 million gantry crane moved into position at Riverside Quay, South Tyneside on Monday 12 August. The Liebherr crane has a 37 metres outreach that can handle 13 containers across the deck of a vessel and will increase productivity by 25%. Following testing and training ...
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The Port of Tyne has five new apprenticeship openings in administration, accountancy or civil engineering. While ports are traditionally associated with maritime and engineering opportunities, Tyne is now recruiting across its business. It plans to more than treble the number of apprenticeships this year.
Director of human resources, Geoff Gillon, explains: ...
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The UK government is to relax cabotage restrictions temporarily for car transporters carrying complete cars and vans during the two annual registration peaks - between 22 February to 31 March and 25 August to 30 September each year – which account for over a third of new vehicle sales in ...
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Shipping line Delmas has set up a dedicated Projects Desk for out of gauge cargo [oog], break bulk and project cargo from and to any part of the world to and from west, east and south Africa. Experts guide customers through different loading procedures to ensure safe and secure transport.
Contact: ...
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The shipping industry is mourning the death of its leading public relations man, David Cheslin. The owner and founder of Dunelm public relations, he had been in hospital for six months having undergone two liver transplants and died suddenly on the evening of Monday 5 August.
His many clients included Taiwan-based ...
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China is switching from Nationwide Business Tax (BT) to Value-added Tax (VAT) for freight forwarders and will affect invoicing procedures, reports the Expeditors website. Forwarders will have to use the special VAT invoice for freight transportation services including a 6% VAT fee.
Further information is available at:
http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2013/04/11/china-to-expand-vat-reform-nationwide-starting-august-1-2013.html
http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2013/07/22/china-clarifies-tax-collection-issues-under-nationwide-tax-reform-2.html
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The Nightfreight express operation has been rebranded DX, following DX’s acquisition of the company in February 2012. The standardisation of Nightfreight into the DX brand gives over 2,100 daily routes and over 350 nightly trunk routes.
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UK logistics company Knights of Old has launched a new express service to Malta in partnership with island-based Parnis England Trucking. It offers twice weekly departures, supported by a distribution network of over twenty branches in the UK and Ireland.
Stephen Parnis England, managing director of Parnis England Trucking said: “As ...
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