February 2015

State-of-the-art steel store for AV Dawson

Prospective parliamentary candidate for Richmond, North Yorkshire, Rishi Sunak, officially opened North East logistics company AV Dawson's new 102,000sq ft, £6.5m steel store in Middlesbrough on 11 February. The facility is the third and final phase of a £12.5m growth plan, part-financed with £1.2m from the Government’s Regional Growth Fund. Other investments included a £2.6m intermodal rail terminal, Tees Riverside Intermodal Park (TRIP), and a new £3.4m deepwater quay. The store ... [+]

F-f-f-reighter to the frozen North

Air charter specialist Chapman Freeborn and logistics partners GAC Norway and POLOG have delivered a prefabricated Arctic research station to northern Greenland on 17 Antonov AN-12 charter flights from Longyearbyen, Norway. Just 924 km (574 miles) from the North Pole, the scientific outpost can only reached by air by air. ... [+]

Ghana brings in advance shipment info system

The Ghana Shippers' Authority is set to implement an Advance Shipment Information System (ASHI) from 1 March, reports BIFA in its latest newsletter. Shipping lines will have to state the ASHI number on the bill of lading and cargo manifest; cargoes not covered by a valid ASHI will not be ... [+]

New commercial director for Twente

Midlands Anglo-Benelux freight specialist Twente Express has appointed Matthew Verrall as its new commercial director. He joins the company with 20 years of experience in the international freight industry, most recently as UK sales and marketing manager of Aramex. [+]

London Gateway to press on with berth number three

DP World has confirmed that its new London Gateway will move forward with a third berth. It will add a further 400 metres of quay length with a dredged depth of 17 meters alongside, capable of handling the largest container ships afloat. Contracts have been awarded to VolkerFitzpatrick for civil and ... [+]

Exis offers more dangerous goods courses

Exis Technologies has launched a new range of role-specific e-learning dangerous goods courses for Amdt 37-14 IMDG Code training, in collaboration with the International Maritime Organisation. They include Dangerous Goods Transport General Awareness (available now); IMDG Code – Standard for general shipping personnel such as booking office staff; Consignor/Freight Forwarder; Packer/Cargo ... [+]

U-Freight Taiwan gets AEO

U-Freight Taiwan has been certified by the Customs Authority as an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO). Benefits of AEO accreditation include fewer physical and documentary examinations of cargo, priority use of non-intrusive inspection techniques when examination is required and priority processing by Customs whenever security is heightened. [+]

DSV offers double-manned daily in the North

DSV is extending its double-manned next-day road services with a daily operation between its northern UK hub in Manchester to its north European hub at Waddinxveen in the Netherlands. Departure is at 21.00 from either end. Not only is the service faster but with fewer stops and two pairs of ... [+]

Top marks for Davies Turner’s school project

UK freight forwarder Davies Turner is delivering an entire school to Abu Dhabi. When complete the 7-hectare site will accommodate about 1,600 students aged from 3 to 18 years and will be the largest of its kind in the Emirate. Davies Turner was tasked with delivering 40 x 40 ft ... [+]

New MD for Irish Ferries

Irish Continental Group has appointed Andrew Sheen as managing director of its Irish Ferries division. He has been operations director since 2012 and involved in shipping for over twenty-six years, ten of them with Irish Ferries. [+]

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