November 2013
Unite members at UPS's Camden, north London depot voted 91% in favour of strike action, paving the way for industrial action in the run-up to Christmas at one of the country's largest depots - if last minute negotiations fail to bring results. The dispute is over unreasonable workloads, forced overtime and alleged bullying. Unite reps in other depots across London - Barking, Croydon, Dartford and Feltham - have also asked ...
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Emanuele Grimaldi, joint owner of the Grimaldi Shipping group is to take back full control of subsidiary company Finnlines, following Uwe Bakosch's request to leave his post as CEO and president to concentrate on heading German subsidiary Finnlines Deutschland.
Emanuele Grimaldi, who, together with his brother Gianluca and brother-in-law Diego Pacella ...
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UK-based Hunt & Palmer Cargo Charters Ltd (HPCC) has officially appointed Platinum Cargo (ATC Aviation) as its GSA in North America, following a deal initalled at this year's Transport Logistics show in Munich.
HPCC’s director Jamie Peters commented, “The Hunt & Palmer brand is already well established in the US for ...
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NYK's Yusen Logistics forwarding arm has expanded its Transatlantic airfreight services. It now offers regular departures from a number of European cities, including London, to the four North American gateways of Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta. It is aimed especially at electronics companies.
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Ceva Logistics has opened a new aerospace storage area at its new centre in Singapore. The 1,2000sq m facility us part of the multiuser warehouse at Tampines LogisPark. It handles aerospace engines and has a 20-tonne overhead crane and is also humidity-controlled.
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TNT is holding a series of workshops with UK Trade and Industry to help smaller companies find out more about exporting. Part of UKTI's Explore Export 2013, they take place in Exeter, Bristol, London, Cambridge, Gateshead, Leeds and Nottingham.
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Emirates Skycargo has opened up its fifth Dubai-Pakistan route,a four times a week A330-200 service to Sialkot. The city is a major manufacturing hub and its addition to the network gives a total of 1,400 tonnes of capacity a week to the country.
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Port of Dover director of corporate assurance Robin Dodridge will retire in March 2014. Chief executive Tim Waggott said he would miss his “great sense of humour and good judgement” in his long and successful career with the world's busiest ferry port.
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Lufthansa Cargo says Germany's Federal Aviation Office has officially recognised the electronic consignment security declaration (eCSD). It is an important part of the campaign to create a paperless airfreight supply chain.
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Aer Lingus has gained Irish Aviation Authority approval for another type of active temperature-controlled unit load device – the Envirotainer RKN e2. It already has approval for the RAP e1. Temperature-controlled units are important for the transport of pharmaceuticals, a major Irish export.
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