October 2014
Gefco is shipping 'flat pack' tractors from China to the UK for Siromer. Tractors are manufactured and assembled in China, disassembled for transportation and reassembled in the UK to provide a cost effective route into Europe. Gefco’s solution includes in-house track and trace systems.
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IAG Cargo says it will offer a full cargo service on the new British Airways passenger flights due to be launched between London Heathrow and Kuala Lumpur on 27 May 2015. Flight BA033, operated by a Boeing 777-200ER with about 12 tonnes of cargo capacity, will depart Heathrow daily at ...
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Forwarder Allport Cargo Services has signed a three-year partnership to operate its consolidation service operate out of PD Portcentric Logistics' Felixstowe facility. Relocating from Tilbury to PD Ports' 500,000sq ft site will help Allport streamline handling for containers and improve the speed to which they are brought to market.
Meanwhile, the ...
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Herman Jorgensen has been appointed GAC UK managing director, based at the company’s Grangemouth office. He was formerly , formerly general manager at GAC Norway.
Current GAC UK MD, Peter Cole, becomes director, risk management.
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Hundreds of thousands of workers around the world start an international action week organised by the International Transport Workers’ Federation this Monday (6 October). Road transport and railway workers will be joined this year by dockers and seafarer colleagues on 9 October in a day dedicated to the safety of ...
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Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has appointed Diego Aponte as president and CEO. He is currently vice-president and has worked for the line since 1997.
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DP World has appointed Import Services as operator and manager at its 386,000sq ft Common User Facility (CUF) now being built at London Gateway Logistics Park and due to open in mid-2015.
DP World London Gateway’s head of supply chain, Peter Ward, said: “The company has demonstrated a common vision and ...
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Pentalver has appointed Nick Matthews as general manager of its Cannock operation. He was previously managing director of Roadways Container Logistics, heading up the 260 strong team including 200 drivers, as well as the site’s rail, storage and container refurbishment activities.
And on the weekend 27-28 September he headed to Germany ...
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Asia-Pacific is expected to account for over one-third of global contract logistics activity by 2017. according to a new report by consultants Transport Intelligence (Ti).
The region is now more than just a major export region and now offers a variety of opportunities for shippers and logistics providers.
While China remains the ...
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Essex-based Alliance Group has appointed World Groupage Services (Cape) as its reciprocal NVOCC agency in Cape Town South Africa. Alliance says that the substantial levels of freight controlled by WGS will be added to the weekly FCL groupage services it operates into the region.
Alliance Group chairman, Gary Waller, said WGS ...
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