March 2014
Steel firm SSI has exported its five millionth tonne of slab through PD Ports’ Teesport. It was loaded on to the Double Prestige on 18 March as part of a 68,000 tonne shipment, destined for the parent company in Thailand.
PD Ports’ managing director for bulks and port services, Jerry Hopkinson, said it was a significant milestone. “Since the blast furnace reopened almost two years ago the relationship between PD Ports ...
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There has been another surge in illegal immigrants attempting to board UK-bound lorries in the port of Calais, the BBC reports. Undercover TV reporters have filmed migrants attempting to climb onto trailer axles; two have recently been killed in the attempt. According to the report, there are estimated to be ...
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EssDOCS has completed its first operational use of its electronic bill of lading (eB/L) solution in the container line market involving an NYK Line electronic bill of lading (eB/L). The negotiable electronic ocean or master bill of lading was issued by NYK Line to Elite International Logistics Singapore, working on behalf ...
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is complaining of a lack of information to help the freight industry prepare for this summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. With the Games due to start on 23 July, preparations for freight deliveries are far behind those for which were made ahead of the London ...
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Heavy transport specialist WWL ALS has opened a new office in Aberdeen. ALS, the road transport arm of the company which recently merged with shipping specialist Walleniusand Wilhelmsen Logistics (EWWL) has taken the opportunity to colocate in Aberdeen with other parts of the Walleniusand Wilhelmsen group offices.
WWL ALS will now ...
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Russia's Federal Customs Service has extended its progressive ban on TIR documents to the Finnish-Russian border, a major conduit for trade between the EU and Russia, the International Road Transport Union reported on 18 March.
It said that, according to information it had received, TIR Carnets will no longer be accepted ...
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The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has approved the proposed P3 vessel sharing agreement between Maersk, CMA CGM and MSC. It said that the agreement was not likely at this time to lead to reduction in competition or produce an unreasonable increase in transportation cost or reduction in service.
It would, in ...
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The Port of Tilbury has opened a new London Paper Terminal (LPT) following a £3.5million in vestment programme. This includes the latest equipment such as intelligent clamps for safe handling of paper rolls as well as liftec and reach-stacker equipment, plus IT systems. Major customers UPM, Sappi and Kotkamills have ...
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The UK's Competition Commission (CC) has found against Eurotunnel and its MyFerryLink subsidiary in its provisional findings of the tunnel operator's takeover of ships and operators belonging to the now bankrupt French Railways subsidiary, SeaFrance. The CC was considering the issue after the matter was referred to it by the ...
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Thirty years ago, British Airways sent its first express package from Jersey to London Heathrow on board one of its BAC 1-11 aircraft. The product, now named Prioritise, was launched in 1984 and today covers over 350 worldwide destinations. IAG head of commercial David Shepherd, comments: “Before this service was ...
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