September 2014
The Port of Felixstowe says it has become the first UK port to receive full Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status. Clemence Cheng, CEO of owners, Hutchison Ports said: “It recognises the robustness and consistency of the port’s procedures, giving customers and UK Customs comfort that the high standards required to achieve accreditation are maintained.”
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Stena Line warns that the new sulphur directive in North European waters will have a significant economic impact on its business when it comes into force on 1 January 2015. It was one of the key drivers behind Stena Line’s decision to implement a company-wide two year Change Programme in ...
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PD Ports has officially opened a £2.5 million new warehouse for Taylors of Harrogate in Billingham. Operations for the family tea and coffee merchants, best known for its Yorkshire Tea blend have been moved from two warehouses at Teesport to a 105,000sq ft space at Cowpen Lane. The move gives ...
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Over 100 people congratulated at a graduation night youngsters who completed the Teeside ports and logistics industry's High Tide scheme on 15 September.
Launched in 2013, the High Tide Summer Scheme offers 16 and 17 year olds the opportunity to undertake two weeks of work experience with different businesses in and ...
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Agility Fairs & Events is to move and install thousands of paintings, sculptures and other artworks as official freight forwarder and onsite logistics handler for the first Singapore Art Fair on 27-30 November.
It will showcase pieces from the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia, and will include ...
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Students at Lawhill Maritime Centre in South Africa celebrated World Maritime Day on 25 September with a Lego building competition with the help of Safmarine, Lawhill’s founding sponsor. The shipping line donated Lego kits for the Triple E ships operated by Safmarine's sister company Maersk Line. The Lawhill Maritime Centre ...
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United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) and Hamburg Süd have signed a global cooperation agreement. Initially, the two partners will cooperate on several of their respective core trades, with Hamburg Süd entering the Asia-North Europe and Asia-US trades in December and January 2015, respectively, while UASC will enter the Europe-South America ...
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Short-sea shipping line Samskip has introduce 20 custom-built, low-weight 45ft chassis from Krone to its Van Dieren Multimodal fleet. They weigh only 4.1 tonnes, increasing payload capacity and the specially designed flat fronted side makes this 45ft chassis ideal for reefer containers
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DHL Parcel is to launch a drone service to deliver medicines and other urgent items to the North Sea island of Juist. The 'Parcelcopter' will operate on an experimental first time in Europe that an unmanned aircraft will be operated outside of the pilot's field of vision in a real-life ...
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Lufthansa Cargo has simplified pricing for its Cool/td shipments. The sender is now free to select the number of required rental days. Until now, it was only possible for a customer to hire a refrigerated container for a minimum of four days at a time; in the event of a ...
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