July 2014
Developer Helioslough has gained planning permission to build a controversial rail freight terminal on the site of the former Radlett Airfield. Planning Minister Nick Boles on behalf of Communities and Local Government Secretay Eric Pickles told St Albans MP Anne Main in a letter on 14 July that an appeal by Helioslough to build on the Green Belt land had been successful.
However, site owner Hertfordshire county council still needs to ...
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TT Club has revealed the four regional finalists in FIATA’s Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award. They are:
Africa/Middle East: Miss Fortunate Nompumelelo Mboweni, South Africa
Americas: Mr Douglas Whitlock, Canada
Asia-Pacific: Mr Saiful Ridhwan Bin Zulkifli, Singapore
Europe: Mr Christian Hensen, Germany
The finalists will travel to Istanbul, Turkey for the FIATA ...
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Dutch marine engineering specialists Van Oord has started dredging the River Mersey estuary in preparation for Liverpool2, Peel Ports Group’s £300m deepwater container terminal. Material dredged from the sea bed will help build the Seaforth triangle in the new terminal.
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The European Shippers’ Council (ESC) described the proposed M2 vessel sharing agreement between MSC and Maersk on the East-West trades as “less worrying for shippers than the now cancelled P3 consortium between MSC, Maersk and CMA CGM. Ot pointed out, however, that the two carriers would have a market share ...
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Birmingham-based International Forwarding Limited, celebrates its 25th anniversary in the business this July.
In just a quarter of a century International Forwarding Limited has grown from just three members of staff and a single vehicle to a turnover of over £8 million, a staff of over 50 and offices in Birmingham, ...
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Peel Ports Group is to spend £5.5m on AutoGates technology as part of its investment in the deep-water Liverpool2 expansion due to be open next year. At present, a manual system requires drivers to register at a site office, where they complete a form and wait for clearance before entering. ...
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Seko Logistics has added 152,000sq ft of logistics space in Milton Keynes for its omni-channel global fulfilment services. It follows the opening of a similar size logistics centre in Northampton last year and the launch last October of a dedicated omni-channel facility in Cranbury, New Jersey, for British retail brands ...
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The United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) has appointed Tony Mohan as its new chairman. He takes over from John Maguire, who had held the role since 2011. Tony Mohan joined Bibby Distribution in 1988 and has held various positions within the business, from operational roles through to business development.
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Etihad Airways is to launch non-stop daily flights between its home hub at Abu Dhabi and Edinburgh next year. The route will be operated by Airbus A330-200 aircraft with a 168-tonne cargo capacity per week in both directions, and will offer connections destinations across the Gulf, Asia, Australia and Africa.
Edinburgh ...
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Dover handled a record number of freight vehicle departures on 8 July, when Channel Tunnel services were disrupted by an overhead power line collapse. A total of 5,337 freight vehicles departed for Calais and Dunkirk from Europe’s busiest ferry port, beating the previous record of 5,322 set in 2008. It ...
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