July 2014
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has signed a ten-year vessel sharing agreement (VSA) with Maersk Line on the three main east-west trade lanes: Asia-Europe, Trans-Pacific and Trans-Atlantic.
It will be known as 2M and will provide about 185 vessels operating 21 strings, with around 2.1 million teu total capacity.
It comes in the wake of the Chinese authorities' decision in June not to allow the P3 alliance between MSC, Maersk and CMA CGM ...
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Eurotunnel broke ground on its Terminal 2015 project to increase truck capacity at its French and English terminals on 7 July.
Chairman and CEO Jacques Gounon, laid the first stone on the Coquelles freight terminal on a scheme that would boost capacity from 1.5 to 2 million trucks per year in ...
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The Planning Inspectorate has given development consent for the third phase of the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT). The project includes a new rail link from the existing DIRFT to a new interchange, together with new transhipment sidings, container storage, truck reception area and parking and up to 731,000sq ...
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Chinese-grown mung beans have been exercising the folk at Gefco UK, who have provided a truly multimodal solution for Bakkavor Group. The forwarder is moving nearly 150 tonnes of the delicate product from Dalian in Eastern China to Lincolnshire in the UK, where they will be used in the production ...
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Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo has carried six lions from Amsterdam to Johannesburg to a better life in South Africa. The big cats were on their way to the Lionsrock sanctuary, part of a project by the FourPaws charity that protects wild animals born in captivity and have been exploited or abused. ...
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Equipment from the recently closed Manston Airport is to be sold by auction later this month. Bidding opens on Wednesday 23 July and closes on Wednesday 30 and Thursday 31 July. Goods on offer include fortklifts, container and pallet loaders as well as a range of fire, deicing and passenger ...
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Rolf Habben Jansen has assumed the position of CEO at German shipping line, Hapag Lloyd. He succeeds Michael Behrendt, who left the executive board as scheduled on 30 June, along with COO Ulrich Kranich. The new COO is Anthony Firmin.
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Global on board courier specialist Chapman Freeborn has signed a deal with Swiss WorldCargo to support its hand-carry requirements through its worldwide office network.The agreement will allow the airline to expand its specialised product portfolio and offer solutions for hand-carry courier shipments worldwidesuch as important documents or time-critical manufacturing parts. ...
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Former DB Schenker director and head of air freight at Panalpina, Steve Williams is joining Allport Cargo Services as managing director - air freight. ACS joint group managing director, Danny Clayton, said he brings over 15 years senior executive experience while his “extensive industry knowledge will be invaluable as he ...
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DFDS Logistics has acquired gromsby-headquartered cold logistics specialist, Quayside Distribution. The company, which also has locations in Fort William, Bellshill, Avonmouth and Paignton, operates UK and European chilled and frozen services and was established in 1997 to meet the needs and requirements of the Humber fishing industry. It has now ...
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