June 2014
The Hong Kong Shippers' Council has thrown its weight behind the Chinese Ministry of Commerce's (MOFCOM's) decision to ban the planned P3 consortium by Maersk, CMA CGM and MSC. In a statement published tghe day after MOFCOM's announcement, it said that it welcomed the move, arguing that, with 90% of exports under FOB terms, the choice of carrier from its territory was in the hands of overseas buyers. “Consequently, shipping ...
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Potter Logistics walked away with three awards at the 2014 Family Business United Awards on 12 June - Transport & Logistics Family Business of the Year, Northern Family Business of the Year and the top of award of Supreme Champion.
Paul Andrews, managing director for Family Business United said the judges ...
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Air France is adding a daily B777-300ER flight from Paris to Jakarta, Indonesia, via Singapore.
It complements the daily B777-300ER service out of Amsterdam-Schiphol by KLM, its partner in KLM-Martinair Cargo. The carrier now offers 15 pallets of space a day to Indonesia.
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New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has accredited freight forwarder FPS to handle and transport imports and exports of dairy and non-dairy products for human and animal consumption. All primary processors of animal material and products for human or animal consumption in the country have to operate under an ...
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General Motors has appointed Yusen Logistics to provide final mile inbound delivery services in Russia. It is a further step in the development of the relationship between GM and Yusen Logistics in Russia. Yusen also handles the movement of containers to the Moscow or Yekaterinburg Parts Distribution Centres (PDC) from ...
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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol took the 'Best Airport Europe' category at the Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards - for the 19th time in the scheme’s 28-year history.
Schiphol’s senior VP Cargo, Enno Osinga, and business development director Saskia van Pelt were on hand to receive the award at a presentation ceremony ...
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Retired freight forwarder Christopher Tappin has returned home after serving a prison sentence for allegedly selling banned missile batteries to Iran. The former director of Surrey-based Brooklands International Freight Services served part of his sentence in the US jail before being allowed to complete his sentence in the UK. Mr ...
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Aer Lingus Cargo has been awarded the Good Distribution Practice (GDP) passport scheme for supply chain service providers to the pharmaceutical and medial sectors. The GDP Passport Code of Practice was drawn up by the Life Sciences industry and the Irish Exporters Association (IEA) in consultation with the Irish Medicines ...
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Maersk, CMA CGM and MSC have abandoned plans to set up a global P3 alliance after a shock announcement by China's ministry of commerce that it would not sanction the deal, on 17 June. The announcement comes as a blow to the three operators, who had expected Beijing to follow ...
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Evolution Forwarding won the 2014 Supporting Export Award, part of the North East Exporters Awards 2014, held on 15 May at Ramside Hall Hotel in County Durham. Teesside firms took four of the event’s six titles.
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