May 2014
The Vietnamese government hs introduced a new law (effective from 1 April) 2014, limiting the total combined weight of 20' and 40' containers to 20 tons including the tare weight of the container, reports BIFA in its latest newsletter. Enforcement will be rigorous, according to BIFA's advice with mobile weighbridges deployed on highways across the country; so far 800 trucks have been fined for being overweight.
The new weight limit has ...
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The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has backed the Competition Commission's earlier finding that Eurotunnel has an unfair position on the Channel market following the starting up of a ferry service in addition to its Channel Tunnel service. But Groupe Eurotunnel, which took over three ferries belonging to bankfrupt state ...
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Kuehne + Nagel has opened a multi-user logistics facility site at Bayernhafen Nuremberg It includes around 30,000sq m of transhipment and logistics areas, as well as 60 loading bays, as well as complying with the latest environmental and security standards.
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Allport Cargo Services (ACS) is offering a multimodal trailer-train service between Turkey and the UK, via Germany. Working with its partners Ulusoy, it has fixed day departures and can carry reefers, hanging garments and double-deck units between Istanbul and Cologne from where a fleet of dedicated lorries move trailers or ...
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Charter broker, Air Partner, has recruited Mark Middleton aas director of business development for freight - Asia Pacific and Stuart Smith as business development manager for freight – MENA and CIS.
Mark Middleton has over 31 years’ experience in the aviation industry, in the UK and Singapore, working mainly in freight ...
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Lufthansa Cargo says that all its LD3 containers are now the lightweight versions madealmost entirely from plastic. With 500,000 container movements per year, the 14-kilogramme difference over conventional containers amounts to a weight reduces fuel consumption by 2,000 tonnes and CO2 emissions by 7,000 tonnes per year.
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Europa director Tim Doggett has raised £5,000 for Cancer Research UK. After beating cancer 12 years ago, Tim has kayaked over 170 miles along the canal networks between Europa branches for charity since 2012. A support team consisting of Europa colleagues Mat Jobson made the journey on bikes along the ...
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DP World has awarded Buckingham Group the contract to build the Common User Facility at London Gateway Logistics Park. With ground preparation and infrastructure development complete, Buckingham Group is now mobilising to start construction, with the new logistics centre planned for completion in early 2015. The 375,000sq ft centre will ...
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Israel-owned shipping line Zim said on 19 may that it had completed a $3m financial restructuring plan, including a $1.4bn debt equity conversion with creditors following a protracted and complex series of negotiations. The refinanced business will be strongly positioned for successful growth, said CEO Rafi Danieli. The agreements are ...
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Netherlands-based logistics service provider IJS Global has been acquired by the Dutch investment house, Nimbus. IJS Global is Nimbus' first involvement in the transport and logistics sector. IJS Global's senior management will remain in place, including Sjoerd van Loon as global chief executive officer, while Mike Gillett will become the ...
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