January 2015
Three Jungheinrich forklift trucks have been flown from East Midlands airport to Sierra Leone as part of the UK Government’s response to the Ebola virus crisis.
The Department for International Development (DfID) acquired a 7-tonne diesel-powered counterbalanced machine and two smaller 4-tonne diesel-powered counterbalanced vehicles from Jungheinrich’s DFG range. They will be used to transport the wide variety of items required to establish the infrastructure that is urgently required to help ...
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Peel Ports’ Runcorn Docks near Liverpool has handled its highest ever monthly freight volume for a quarter of a Century, with 50,126 tonnes shipped in December. In the same month, the port also handled its biggest ever single shipment of cargo in its history, with the arrival of vessel Kristin ...
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Panalpina has opened new bases in Morocco and Kenya to take advantage of growing opportunities, particularly in the energy and infrastructure sectors.
Morocco has emerged in recent years as a leader in the region’s wind power generation. Investment in solar power technology, such as the Noor-Ouarzazate Solar Complex, is helping reduce ...
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A training carriage for the Hitachi Rail Europe plant in Newton Aycliffe rolled off the vehicle carrier Höegh London at the Port of Tyne on 18 January. It will become Hitachi plant’s training unit for the new factory, which will be assembling the next generation of inter-city trains for the ...
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The Air & Sea division of Norbert Dentressangle has launched a new 'aircraft on ground' service in Ireland to support the time-critical movement of aerospace parts. As with its existing AOG desks in Paris and London, it provides a complete range of services including hand carry, taxi, baggage transfer and ...
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Scandinavian-based forwarder Greencarrier Freight Services has gained management (ISO 9001) and environmental (ISO 14001) certification for its Energy & Project Business Unit. Most potential customers, including global oil companies, oil service companies, drillers and manufacturers of oil and maritime equipment, require suppliers to have systems in line with ISO 9001 ...
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US Federal Maritime Commission chairman Mario Cordero says that his number one priority for 2015 would be to tackle the congestion that is plaguing the nation’s ports. It follows a series of public forums on port congestion and international supply chain efficiency issues and the focus is also in keeping ...
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The long-term outlook for freight forwarding is cause for concern, says Transport Intelligence (Ti). Although there was little change in its latest Stifel Logistics Confidence Index which, overall, declined just 0.1 points to 57.3, the index of expectations for the next six months fell 0.5 points. “This suggests that perhaps ...
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Kerry Logistics has set up an Indonesian joint venture with the shareholders of one of the country's largest logistics companies PT Puninar Saranaraya. The new venture, Kerry-Puninar Logistics, will combine Kerry Logistics’ global logistics expertise and international freight forwarding network with Puninar Logistics’ local capabilities and connections. Kerry Logistics chairman, ...
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Dunkirk has ambitions of setting up a network of feeder services to the UK, especially to north-east England and Scotland, commercial director Daniel Deschodt told the port's annual press conference in Lille on 16 January. The port had carried out studies into a number of markets, including services to Ireland, ...
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