May 2015
Yusen Logistics has provided free transport of food for Peoples' Hope Japan's Maternal and Child Health Improvement project in poverty-stricken areas of Cambodia. Yusen Logistics made export arrangements in Japan and then forwarded 4,800 nutritional bars donated by Otsuka Pharmaceutical by air from Narita to Cambodia, as well as import customs clearance and delivery in Cambodia.
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The wooden pallet is seemingly a fixture in the logistics landscape, but could it face a stiff challenge from the Pallite so-called 'paper' pallet? Although pallets made of alternative materials like fibreboard aren't exactly a new idea, Pallite's new design, made from recycled paper, Kraft paper and glue, could offer ...
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P&O Ferrymasters is leasing a further 400 trailers from TIP Trailer Services. It follows the first phase of its agreement last September when P&O Ferrymasters agreed a seven-year lease deal with TIP for 200 coilers and 100 huckepack trailers for intermodal rail services between Rotterdam, Zeebrugge and markets in central ...
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The European Commission is considering making infringement of road cabotage rules an offence that could lead to the loss of an operator's good repute, with offenders facing potential disqualification from the industry. The move was announced by the Fotis Karamitsos, land transport director at the Commission's transport directorate, DG MOVE, ...
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Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK has appointed Jodi Raphael as general manager for road freight operations. She has been with the company since 2006, and will continue to be based at the Lichfield headquarters, overseeing road freight activity in the UK and on the continent. Her previous responsibilities have included freight ...
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Heavylift transport specialist Van der Vlist was called into action last month to bring some lifting frames from Eastern Germany to a quarry in Leicestershire. Four large frame sections were each loaded to a semi low trailer for the journey and moved under escort to the quarry site in ...
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Liverpool is to host a conference on logistics infrastructure and the European Commission’s Motorways of the Sea initiative to streamline and promote intermodal maritime-based logistics chains.
The free-to-attend conference is being held at No 1 Mann Island on 20-21 May, during UKTI’s Export Week, also being held in the city.
Keynote ...
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APL Logistics has opened a new container freight station (CFS) at Jakarta’s Tungya Collins Terminal. It extends APL Logistics' footprint in Indonesia where it offers export consolidation and warehousing services and also complements APL Logistics' facilities across Asia as a sourcing hub for both international and domestic distribution. The CFS ...
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The St Louis Airport Commission has approved plans for a major cargo development at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. It will be built in three phases, starting with a 1m sq ft cargo terminal, over the next 18-24 months. The plan must however be approved by city aldermen.
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An RAF C-17 aircraft and two commercial transport aircraft have arrived in Nepal to deliver water purification equipment, shelter and medical supplies, International Development Secretary Justine Greening has announced.
One of flights was loaded and operated from Yorkshires Doncaster Sheffield Airport, carrying 1,900 five-litre water purification jerrycans for use by Oxfam ...
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