February 2015
The Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team has contracted its Europe-wide logistics services to DB Schenker Logistics, signing a four-year contract valid until the end of December 2018 at the team’s headquarters in Brackley, UK. The services cover logistics services at all European races, tests and promotional events, including transport and construction of motorhomes, transportation of racing vehicles and spare parts and construction of engineering offices. Five Mercedes Benz Actros ...
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Over 35% of UK correspondents to a new FedEx-commissioned survey said that they make online purchases of goods from merchants outside their country at least every few months. According to the survey by Forrester Consulting, UK buyers look to smaller international retailers because the prices are generally lower (41%), or ...
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The Alliance of European Logistics (AEL) has appointed Mathieu Grosch to the new role of president. A Belgium national, he was a Member of the European Parliament for 20 years during which he played a leading role in several committees and delegations and was the coordinator in the Transport and ...
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has taken delivery of its first new generation Post Panamax HERO (High Efficiency RoRo) PCTC vessels. Measuring 36.5 m wide and 200m long the M/V Thermopylae has five liftable car decks, allowing for more configurations for cargo of various sizes and hence increased capacity for cars, trucks, equipment ...
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Champ Cargosystems has set up a new Champ Forwarding Systems subsidary. It will offer the Logitude software as a service (SaaS) platform to the small and medium size forwarder community. The Logitude platform is already fully integrated with Champ’s information and message distribution platform, Traxon CargoHub.
John Johnston, CEO of Champ ...
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Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin (right, with Mark Whitworth, chief executive of Peel Ports, left) and the Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson visited the Port of Liverpool to view progress on the Port’s £300 million expansion project. Construction is well underway on the new Liverpool2 terminal.
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Following a hearing in London on 5 February, MyFerryLink has won permission from the Court of Appeal to take its fight against the Competition and Markets Authority's ban on Eurotunnel Group operating ferry services to the appeal Court. MyFerryLink will try to overturn the earlier decision of the Competition Appeal ...
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Trade and supply chain management solution company AEB (International) is offering a free webinar programme to help participants to improve their operational and regulatory efficiency.
The programme includes three webinars on Transport and Freight Management on 10 March and 9 June, from 10am to 11am
For further details see: www.aeb.com/uk/media/online-demo-schedule.php
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DP World held a ground-breaking ceremony on 6 February to mark the start of construction on its 316,000sq ft London Gateway Logistics Park. The building is being developed speculatively as an equal joint venture between DP World, one of the world’s largest port operators, and industrial real estate specialist, Prologis. ...
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Intermodal and shipping operators European Containers (ECS) Containerships are to enter into a cooperation agreement from this month (February 2015). It will include the two partners’ networks with greater geographic coverage. They also plan to realise sysnergy in land transport, by combining import and export flows in the UK and ...
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