January 2015
Rhenus UK has appointed Chris Blissitt as operations manager at its headquarters in Manchester. He has been promoted from export operator at Rhenus’ Bradford facility, where he spent four years specialising in export to markets in Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Italy and Austria. In his new position, Blissitt will manage a team of eight full-time import and export operators focusing on developing Rhenus’ North-West presence.
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MCP, the UK’s leading provider of port community system provider MCP has launched a new module, Destin8 Drive, aimed at the haulage sector. It provides a trucker-centric view of relevant status information, in real time and in one place. MCP general manager, Steve Lamb, explains that the aim was to ...
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Penny Mordaunt MP, Minister for the Thames Gateway development area visited DP World London Gateway on 8 January. Ms Mordaunt and leaders from the Thames Gateway South Essex Partnership (TGSEP) were shown the high-tech facilities in action and given an update on the project by Charles Meaby, head of support ...
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Eurotunnel Group is to put its MyFerryLink Dover-Calais operation up for sale, following the ruling by UK competition authorities last year that the Channel Tunnel-operator should cease its water-borne operations within six months.
Eurotunnel chairman and CEO, Jacques Gounon, said that MyFerryLink had been an operating and commercial success in a ...
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IAG Cargo has become the world’s first international carrier to gain Platinum membership of the Airforwarders Association (AfA). As a Platinum member, IAG Cargo will help to shape AfA policy and engage in advocacy on key legislation that affects the cargo industry, freight forwarders and airlines, making it an influential ...
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GAC Samudera Logistics says it is offering the first cold chain warehousing service of its kind in Indonesia, in the Bekasi area, approximately 30km east of Jakarta. The distribution centre is powered by a state-of-the-art cooling system, making it Indonesia’s first CO2 cold chain distribution centre. The CO2 cooling system ...
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has acquired Mexican logistics provider Carlogistics. WWL Vehicle Services Americas is now the largest provider of vehicle processing for automotive manufacturers in Mexico. The expansion adds two facilities and nearly 100 employees to WWL’s auto logistics network in Mexico, including processing centres in Cuautitlan north of ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has given a “cautious welcome” to Emirates SkyCargo's plans to roll up air freight, fuel and security surcharges into a single, all-in rate. It will apply to shipments to and from Europe from 1 February and globally from 1 March.
Last year, BIFA director general ...
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Paul Kelly, formerly responsible for marketing at Allport Cargo Services, has launched a specialist marketing firm for the freight and logistics industry. Actualis Marketing consultancy will serve SMEs in the forwarding, supply chain and logistics sectors.
Kelly said: “After a decade and a half with Allport Cargo Services I had achieved ...
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The world’s largest container ship, the 19,100 teu CSCL Globe, made its maiden call at the Port of Felixstowe on 7 January. She was on China Shipping Container Line's AEX1 (Asia Europe Express) service. Felixstowe is its first port of call in Europe.
Managing director of China Shipping (UK) Agency, Zhang ...
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