September 2014
DFDS Seaways says it plans to shut its twice-daily Portsmouth to Le Havre freight and passenger ro ro service, following a meeting with union representatives in France. DFDS Seaways France took over the Portsmouth-Le Havre service in 2012 as part of its joint venture with LD Lines but both companies have consistently recorded heavy financial losses on this service since 2005.
DFDS said it had cut costs on the route to make ...
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The trade treaty that triggered the Ukraine crisis is to be postponed, said EU trade commissioner Karel De Gucht following a meeting with Ukraine’s foreign minister and Russia’s economy minister in Brussels on 12 September. The free trade pact with the EU, originally due to enter into force on 1 ...
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The European Union has approved South American shipping line CSAV's merger with Germany's Hapag Lloyd. The two lines signed a binding business combination agreement in April. The Department of Justice of the US had cleared the planned transaction but approvals in a few other jurisdictions are still pending. The merger ...
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DB Schenker Rail UK is now moving containers for WH Malcolm between Daventry and Grangemouth. The new flow carried the first 50' containers in the UK, unveilved by WH Malcolm at the Multimodal show this year. The new flow is in addition to the Daventry to Mossend service which DB ...
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The U-Freight Group has brought the operations of its airfreight import and export departments in Hong Kong into one location in the Special Administrative Region. The freight forwarding company is adding a further 39,000sq ft of warehousing to the 39,000 sq ft that it already has at Tsing Yi, targeted ...
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A new research study that is looking into the relevance and effects of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) to every business. Global Trade Management Agenda can be accessed at www.aeb.com/gtm-study until 22 September and all foreign trade and logistics expert are invited to participate and win various prizes. ...
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American Airlines and US Airways will move to a single air waybill using the American Airlines prefix 001 from 20 October. It follows the ongoing merger of the two carriers' cargo operations.
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The Rail Freight Group (RFG) named DP World as its Business of the Year on 10 September.
DP World’s work on the London Gateway Project and at Southampton's Maritime Rail Terminal were singled out by the judges and in particular, the company’s involvement in “helping move the rail freight industry forward ...
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GEFCO UK is providing new US sports motorcycle manufacturer Erik Buell Racing transportation for its crated motorcycles from its European Distribution Centre in the Netherlands to the UK, via GEFCO's UK hub depot in Baginton, Coventry to the distribution to dealers in the UK, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands.
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IAG Cargo and cold chain management consultancy Exelsius, have teamed up to provide the Healthcare and Life Science industry with a certificated training workshop in Good Distribution Practices (GDP). It combines classroom training in the correct handling of temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products, with a ‘live’ visit to an airport airside ...
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