September 2013
Port of Felixstowe workers voted in favour of industrial action in a dispute over changes to bonus payments on 9 September, the BBC reported. The Unite union, which says it covers 90% of the workforce, said an overwhelming majority voted for action but talks would be held at the conciliation service Acas next week.
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DB Schenker Logistics has introduced a new double-manned trailer service between Turkey and the UK in conjunction with local partner DB Schenker Arkas. The latter is one of the biggest integrated logistics service providers in Turkey employing around 400 staff in 11 locations across the country.
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Yusen Logistics is providing international supply chain solutions for UK fair trade organisation, Traidcraft. The operation, which is based at Yusen Logistics’ Newcastle site, includes inbound and outbound global flows, as well as cross-docking shipments for the range of ingredients going into Fairtrade bars.
Yusen Logistics is handling a number of ...
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Europe/South Africa consortium SAECS is merging its operation with the MedShuttle/225 service between January and March. The new joint service will operate with larger vessels and the weekly named day frequency will continue to be maintained by eight vessels with transit times between North Europe and South Africa largely unchanged.
Algeciras ...
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DSV is to buy UK-based forwarder SBS Worldwide. Described by DSV CEO Jens Bjørn Andersen as "an excellent match for DSV”, SBS has major markets in the US as well as the UK and offers air and sea transport and logistics solutions. It has three UK offices and four offices ...
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BBC Countryfile presenter Julia Bradbury will be the guest speaker and host for the BIFA's 25th Freight Service Awards luncheon ceremony on Thursday 16 January next year. Bradbury, a noted long-distance walker will take to the podium at the glittering Awards luncheon to be held in London, just as Countryfile ...
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Stoke-on-Trent-based Xtract Filtration Systems has built and installed a state of the art glaze reclamation system in Russia with the help of forwarder 512 (Sheffield) and the city's recently opened SH-I-F-T international freight terminal.
The equipment, which is being used by a sanitary ware manufacturer to recover valuable glaze and water ...
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Sweden's Greencarrier Group's Finland arm has acquired freight forwarder Rahtihuolinta Oy. Rahtihuolinta, which has 19 staff, two offices and an annual turnover €3 million, offers air and sea freight forwarding services and has been working with Hellmann Worldwide Logistics for the past 10 years.
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Cyclists working for three Immingham based freight companies, NTEX, Ocean Blue Logistics and Immingham Transport have just completed a week long charity ride to Paris.
The team Immtex Blue, consisting of Steve Havercroft, Stewart Daziel, Geoff Seddon, Neil Russell, Danny Morrison and Andy Daziel made it to Paris on Septembter 5th.
The ...
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IAG will offer cargo capacity on its new 787 passenger route from London Heathrow to Austin, Texas, from March 2014. IAG Cargo, the freight business of British Airways and Iberia, will offer five flights a week to Austin before moving to daily flights on 3 May and will be the ...
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