March 2015
The Home Affairs Committee has backed Freight Transport Association concerns over a plan to introduce 100% exit checks and manual passport on traffic leaving the UK ports from 8 April. It says that there would be traffic chaos at terminal and Operation Stack would become a regular feature on Kent motorways.
The Home Affairs Committee report, published on 23 March said that the Government would have to give further exemptions to ...
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Forth Ports and NFT Distribution are to build a £20million temperature-controlled distribution centre at the Port of Tilbury.
The centre, planned to open in late 2015, will be a port centric distribution centre and one of the largest refrigerated quayside facilities in Europe, expected to create 500 new jobs. It Its ...
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The Global Shippers Forum (GSF) has called for key performance indicators (KPIs) to give customers confidence that ocean shipping alliances can deliver tangible benefits such as reduced costs, competitive ocean rates and improved services for shippers.
Speaking at the ‘Transport Week Conference’ in Gdansk, Poland, GSF secretary general Chris Welsh said ...
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The Peel Group has named food and drink logistics specialist Culina Group as the first major tenant at the new National Import Centre being developed by Peel Land and Property as part of its multi-million pound Port Salford development west of Manchester.
Culina Group will take occupation of the first ...
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DB Schenker Rail UK has increased its services from London Gateway to run five days a week. It is now operating to Manchester Trafford Park on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and on Tuesdays and Thursdays to its Wakefield terminal. As the first rail operator to integrate its own order-management systems ...
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Demand for freighters is still strong, despite the decision by British Airways to axe its all-cargo planes and Air France KLM's drastic slimming down of its operation, Lufthansa Cargo chief executive Peter Gerber (pictured) told a press conference on 19 March.
Describing BA's arguments that all-cargo aircraft were not now necessary ...
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Software specialist AEB is holding a workshop on US Export Control Reform on 12 and 13 May in London. It will provide information on the latest regulatory changes, the impact on business, how to implement successful compliance programmes and avoid regulatory violations.
Attendance is free but seating is limited, at the ...
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Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK has appointed Owen Mears as general manager at its Colnbrook facility in Slough. His previous roles include air product manager at Expeditors; in his new role ahe will oversee the warehouse, sales, customer services, gateway and administration.
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Freight forwarder Woodland Group has signed a new three-year deal with automotive aftermarket supplier Comma to distribute lubricants, chemicals and ancillaries – the first time the Essex-based company has been appointed to work for a large chemicals industry player on a sole supplier basis. Woodland will move 10 million litres ...
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Deutsche Post DHL has deployed its first Disaster Response Team (DRT) to support relief efforts in Vanuatu, devastate by Cyclone Pam on 14 March. The team is currently based at Bauerfield International Airport in Port Vila, Vanuatu’s capital, to provide airport logistics support to manage incoming international aid and expedite ...
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