March 2014
The value air freight to the UK economy is overlooked, says the Freight Transport Association in a commissioned report, ‘Sky-high value – The importance of air freight to the UK economy’ published on 20 March.
It says that continued investment in airport capacity is essential to its growth and success.
In it, FTA's director of global and european policy, Chris Welsh, says that it is imperative that the UK has a single ...
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Following its decision to postpone a vote on whether to allow cross—border operation of longer trucks in Europe, MEPs at the at the 17 March meeting of the Committee on Transport (TRAN) also voted to postpone another potentially tricky decision on the opening of the port services market. Following the ...
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Chancellor George Osbornevowed to make UK government export fiance the most competitive in Europe and end UK Export Finance's status as lender of last resort , in his Budget on 19 March.
UKEF will boost its direct lending programme and consult on changes to broaden its powers, in his Budget on ...
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DFDS Seaways is now operating the ferry Seven Sisters on its the Portsmouth-Le Havre route, following the end of the charter period of Norman Voyager. Seven Sisters, which is branded Transmanche is currently the back-up vessel on DFDS Seaway’s service between Newhaven and Dieppe. The latter will continue to operate ...
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US-based minority-certified global transportation and logistics firm, Walker SCM, is expanding into Europe with the launch of Walker International (Transportation) Netherlands in Amsterdam. It will offer air and ocean freight distribution and customs clearance services from a single location at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.
Industry veteran, Edwin Koopman, formerly at IJS Global, will ...
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Europa Worldwide Logistics has appointed Angus Hind as its new national air and sea freight sales manager. Miles O’Donnell will be based at the forwarder’s Birmingham and moves from his current role as branch manager for Europa’s Leeds office.
A graduate of Leeds Metropolitan University, he started his logistics career at ...
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Airfreight and express wholesaler AMI says that its policy of supporting local departures whenever possible has boosted its direct exports via Manchester Airport to 75% of its total from the area. It also achieved later cut-offs and saved 100,000 truck miles per year.
It says that it is common practice in ...
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The shift to ocean freight is costing the air cargo sector almost 2% a year’s worth of annual growth, according to research by Seabury Group and the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
The study by the advisory services firm showed that air freight’s share of total global containerised or unitised cargo ...
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Manston airport set to close
Manston airport in South-east England is set to close, a few months after being acquired by the Gloag Foundation from its previous owner, Infratil, for £1 last October. The 144 employees affected were told on 19 March that a statutory 45-day consultation period would begin from ...
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Former Scunthorpe United, Liverpool and England star Kevin Keegan will be a guest of DP World London Gateway at this year's Multimodal freight and logistics exhibition in Birmingham from 29 April – 1 May.
Kevin Keegan will be the special guest at DP World London Gateway’s VIP dinner at the Motorcycle ...
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