November 2014
Marcel Hulsker has been appointed co-managing director at Contargo, the forwarder's first from outside Germany. The inland navigation expert from the Netherlands will strengthen its presence in the Benelux countries. He is also responsible for the new Antwerp-based joint venture Transbox United which focuses on short-distance transport by barge between the seaport terminals and hinterland terminals in the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt area.
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) reiterated its message that “air cargo is crucial to the UK economy” on 11 November, as the Airports Commission published its interim report on runway capacity in south-east England. The Commissiont did not make any recommendations – none are expected until it produces its final ...
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A Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ An-124-100 freighter transported a Sukhoi Superjet 100 fuselag, wings and tail section from Komsomolsk-na-Amure in Khabarovsk Krai to Zhukovsky, southeast of Moscow. The new Superjet 100 is undergoing service life tests.
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Danish-owned Regina Line has unveiled plans to take over the Harwich to Esbjerg route, closed by DFDS on 29 September. The new operator says that its new service will start next Easter and will offer three return sailings a week, departing Harwich on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday with return from ...
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The next European Supply Chain Day will be on 16 April, 2015, says the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. The inaugural European Supply Chain day took place in April, 2014 with logistics themed events taking place across Europe on the same day. Held under the umbrella of the European ...
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Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is to switch its South Africa to UK/Northwest Europe service from Felixstowe to London Gateway from December. The first MSC vessel to call into DP World London Gateway on the new rotation will be the MSC Rita, which is due to arrive on 7 December.
The Europe/South ...
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TNT is building a new international depot in Eindhoven, Netherlands and starting air services between there and Hanover in Germany. The 6,350sq m Eindhoven site will replace the existing, rented facility, which has become too small, and completion is expected in June 2015. It will feature state-of-the-art sorting and loading ...
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The European Shippers' Council has described the latest round of congestion surcharges imposed by lines as “unacceptable”. ESC says it sees no reason to impose them and urges ship owners to minimize surcharges and bring all costs into a single negotiable freight rate wherever possible.
Over the last few weeks, congestion ...
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Shortsea operator Containerships is to add a surcharge of 470 on all containers to and from Teesport, Sheerness, Ghent, Rotterdam, Aarhus from the New Year, following the introduction of new Sulphur emission limits for ships. For Ireland, the surcharge will be €100. The current 2014 bunker adjustment factor (BAF) will ...
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Yusen Logistics’ UK managing director Kevin Appleton predicts that collaboration between former logistics competitors will become the norm in future. Speaking at Barclays/Moore Stephens Logistics Outlook Event on 4 November, he said it could achieve lower overall costs for customers whilst maintaining realistic profit margins for providers.
He also spoke of ...
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