August 2014
Uncertainty in the global market contributed to a dip of 0.4 points in the latest Stifel Logistics Confidence Index to 55.7. The decline was particularly noticeable in airfreight, which declined 3.3 points to 54.7 while the sea freight expectation component declined only 0.7 points to 61.0. Moreover, the expected situation on airfreight noted a large decline of 3.3 points to 54.7. All lanes recorded declines with Europe to US and ...
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Stena Line is to add capacity between Rotterdam Europoort and Killingholme. The Stena Scotia, will operate three times weekly from 2 September, departing Killingholme at 22.00 on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday and returning from Rotterdam at 17.00 on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. The Stena-owned ferry has space for 120 unaccompanied ...
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The Institute for Sustainability is hosting a conference entitled ‘The role of regional ports: transforming sustainable freight movement’ con 10 October in Ostend, Belgium. It will discuss how European regional ports have been optimising their operations to become more efficient and robust transport hubs.
The institute's head of programmes, Lali Virdee, ...
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Yusen Logistics has launched a range of less than containerload (LCL) transatlantic services from the UK to North America. General Manager International Mark Lancaster, said it was in response to increasing demand for flexible shipping options including LCL, FCL and airfreight, as well as added value services.
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Peel Ports Group says it is looking for potential occupiers for its Port Cheshire multi-modal development on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal. The site of the former Bridgewater Paper Mill in Ellesmere Port can be developed as a single unit of up to 1,000,000sq ftor as a number ...
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Chilean based shipping line CSAV – which recently announced a merger with Hapag Lloyd – is replacing its current three-sling Imex service between Dubai, India and Europe with a single-sling service, calling in London Gateway on the eastbound leg. The new service will start at the beginning of October and ...
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Lufthansa Cargo is to operate twice-weekly MD11 freigher flights from Frankfurt to Lagos from 15 September. A total of 170 tonnes of capacity will be available each week on the flights, which will operate on Monday and Thursday. After Lagos, the freighter will fly on to Johannesburg and the return ...
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has written to Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond asking him to lobby the French government to take control of the worsening migrant situation in Calais.
FTA’s international affairs manager, Donald Armour says there are about 1,200 migrants living rough in Calais and the surrounding area, waiting to ...
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Pallet delivery network Pall-Ex is offering air and sea global services as part of a move to streamline its international services to allow customers to access them in a single transaction.
Pall-Ex Connect covers partner networks, in the UK, Italy, Iberia, France, Poland and Romania and consists of Connect Europe - ...
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American Airlines Cargo has started building a dedicated pharmaceutical handling facility in Philadelphia, PA. The new 25,000 square-foot facility is designed to cater for a full range of temperature sensitive products being shipped in and out of the US Northeast pharmaceutical corridor.
The new building will include 6,000 square feet for ...
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