October 2013

Glass maker goes for Kuehne & Nagel

Bucher Emhart Glass has selected Kuehne + Nagel as its warehouse partner for its Parts Distribution Center in Contern, Luxembourg. The logistics company provides Bucher Emhart Glass a range of warehousing solutions including spare parts logistics, kitting and other value-added-services.   [+]

Etihad and Singapore in space swap

Etihad Cargo and Singapore Airlines Cargo are to exchange capacity on their services  from Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow and Frankfurt. Etihad will offer capacity to Singapore Airlines Cargo on one of its weekly freighter services from Abu Dhabi to Frankfurt and on its cargo network to the Middle East, ... [+]

More ships for MACS

MACS - Maritime Carrier Shipping of Hamburg - has added four new multi-purpose ships to its Europe to Southern Africa conventional service. It sails every 12 days from Immingham (all cargoes) and Tilbury (containers) to Walvis Bay, Cape Town, Durban and Richard’s Bay. John Good Shipping are UK agents. [+]

EU funds for UK/Europe corridor

The North Sea-Mediterranean corridor from Ireland and the North of England to the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Mediterranean is one of nine Trans-European Transport Network priority routes unveiled by the European Commission on 17 October. They form a core network of main road, rail, air, maritime and inland waterway ... [+]

Express Trailers sponsor Malta Half Marathon 2013

Leading Maltese transport and logistics company, Express Trailers will be sponsoring the forthcoming International Half Marathon, 10Km run and walkathon on Sunday the 3rd of November 2013. If you fancy a run in the sun for a good cause go to  www.maltamarathon.com and register. Inspire -The Foundation for Inclusion, which works towards ... [+]

Russia’s TIR ban is illegal, says supreme court

The Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation - the country's highest judicial body – ruled that Russia's Federal Customs Service plans to leave the TIR system for road transport – were illegal. Russia had been planning to effectively withdraw the TIR system throughout its entire territory in mid-August, before postponing ... [+]

Permanent post for Dover chief

Port of Dover acting chief executive Tim Waggott has been permanently appointed to the post. He joined Dover from the port of Shoreham in April 2007 and became acting chief executive in June after Bob Goldfield stepped down after 11 years in the role. [+]

GAC back in Abidjan

Logistics company GAC is extending its agreement with the OMA network in West Africa to include the Ivory Coast. It follows the country’s return to stability in late 2011 and its rapid re-establishment as one of the world’s leading cocoa producers. Exports of other products such as palm oil, coffee, ... [+]

P3 alliance worries shippers

The Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) has officially raised its concerns over the P3 shipping alliance. GSF says that the proposed link-up between Maersk Line, CMA-CGM and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) could be an industry game changer and shippers are concerned about its market impact and the effect on rates and ... [+]

US trade continues despite government shutdown

Freight forwarders and NVOCCs said that they had not experienced any difficulty in moving shipments to or from the US, despite the Congress budget dispute that has led to many government services being shut down. Despite fears that customs clearance would be hit, there was no sign in mid-October that ... [+]

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