June 2014

Anti cabotage coalition forms

A group of 11 EU member states, led by the French and including Denmark Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain but not the UK - signed a declaration against 'social dumping' in road transport in Europe at a meeting outside the 5 June Transport Council in Luxembourg. As well as asking the Commission to consider illegal practices such as the use of 'letter box companies' by Western firms to ... [+]

TNT runs London rail trial: updated

TNT Express operated a trial freight train from Rugby to London Euston Station on the night of 4/5 June. Run in conjunction with Colas Rail, Network Rail and Transport for London, the specially-commissioned train of parcels vans carried supplies for Staples and Bristan. The goods were sorted on the platform ... [+]

More east Europe rail import options from FFG

Manchester based forwarder FFG is now offer a groupage and full load rail container service covering Slovakia, Hungary, Southern Poland and North West Romania, following the success of its rail container operations for the tile trade from the Czech Republic. The service is also provided in cooperation with Czech Partner, ... [+]

LV Shipping offers Aus consol

LV Shipping's Heathrow office is offering a weekly Australian consolidation service to Sydney and all other areas of the country. Close out is at 16.00 on Friday for a weekend departure and there are special rates for dense or volumetric cargo. A door- to-door service is available and the service ... [+]

New CEO for UPS

UPS has named David Abney, currently the company’s chief operating officer, as its new chief executive officer. Scott Davis, who has served as the company’s chairman and CEO since 2008, will retire from UPS and will become non-executive chairman. Both moves are effective on 1 September. Abney (pictured below) is ... [+]

Brazil strikers in action already

Even beforfe the World Cup gets under way, Brazil's strikers are already in action. However, the strikers in question are not on the football field, but are disgruntled stevedores, who are planning to stage an indefinite walkout from 10 June, warns Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS). The action by the Union ... [+]

Change at the top at Pall-Ex

Pall-Ex UK managing director Adrian Russell, is to take up a new position as group managing director. He will focus on ensuring smooth and efficient interconnections between the Pall-Ex Group’s growing international network. Cris Stephenson meanwhile moves from assistant managing director to UK managing director. CEO and chairman Hilary Devey, commented: ... [+]

We’re not ready for screening scheme, say US forwarders

The US freight industry is calling on the Federal government to allow more input from freight forwarders, especially small and medium-sized operators, before expanding the Air Cargo Advanced Screening (ACAS) program. The program to risk-assess advance data on inbound air shipments to the US to assess ris, is currently in pilot ... [+]

Liverpool confirmed for new ACL ships

Atlantic Container Line (ACL) has confirmed that Liverpool will be the UK call for its fleet of five new ro ro-container ships due to be introduced into its North Atlantic Services. Liverpool’s owner, the Peel Ports Group said it would invest £310 million to widen the Seaforth Passage and create ... [+]

Second strike at SCA Logistics

Some 24 workers at SCA Logistics in Tilbury have staged a second strike over zero hours contracts, this time for 11 days, starting on Thursday 5 June. They held a 48-hour strike at the end of May.  Unite regional officer Jane Jeffery said: “The hardline management of Swedish-owned SCA Logistics ... [+]

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