July 2015

Joint effort launches Teesport-Scotland rail link

DB Schenker Rail UK has teamed up with PD Ports to run a direct daily service (Monday to Friday) from Teesport to Mossend and Grangemouth in Scotland – in what is believed to be the first time that a rail freight company has partnered directly with a port to serve the intermodal sector. The onward leg to Grangemouth from Mossend has been enabled through close collaboration with Malcolm Logistics. Head of ... [+]

Maiden UK call for CMA CGM giant

The CMA CGM Georg Forster made her maiden UK call today (6 July), in Southampton. The18,000teu ship is due to be formally christened in Hamburg on 9 July.   [+]

If we close, Britain closes, says Dover chief

The port of Dover has published an open letter to “interested parties” underlining its importance in keeping the nation in business. In it, chief executive Tim Waggott, states: “If anyone was still under the impression that the Port of Dover was a quaint little port on the south east corner ... [+]

Kerry’s Gary Wilcock passes away

Kerry Logistics managing director of Europe, Gary Wilcock, died on 21 of June 2015, aged 54, after a short battle against cancer. In a statement, the Far East-owned forwarder said: “Under Gary's management, Kerry Logistics Network (KLN) in Europe grew from a single business unit in the UK to a business ... [+]

Emirates adds Iran link

Emirates will launch a new service from its Dubai hub to Mashhad, Iran from 1 September. An Airbus A330-200 will depart on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from Dubai at 04.10 arriving at Mashhad at 07.00, returning at at 08.45 and arriving in Dubai at 10.45hrs. There will be17 ... [+]

K Line fuels fires of friendship

K Line has moved a donated fire engine free of charge to Peru on behalf of the Association of Fukui Peru friendship organisation. The vehicle was loaded onto a pure car carrier at Yokohama for the voyage to Callao, Peru in the end of July. K Line has already moved an ... [+]

Supply chain chief for London Gateway

DP World London Gateway has appointed Andy Browning as cargo supply chain manager. He joins the port from global, specialist beverage logistics company JF Hillebrand, where he worked as supply chain and logistics solutions development manager, focusing on end-to-end solutions for a wide range of blue chip brands and leading ... [+]

Port bosses laud ferry firms for keeping Britain moving

Port of Dover chief executive, Tim Waggott, paid tribute to P&O Ferries and DFDS Seaways in keeping traffic moving during the recent disruptions by MyFerryLink strikers. He said: “From Kent Police, Highways England, Kent County Council, the ferry companies and port staff to the local community, I would like to ... [+]

New deputy for IRU

The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has appointed Marek Retelski as deputy secretary general. He has been head of TIR and trade facilitation for IRU and covered various TIR roles over the past 14 years and has expertise in customs, tax and international and administrative law. [+]

Zim splits East Med loops

Zim Line is splitting its East Med-North Europe services into two stand alone strings. There will be a dedicated North Europe-Israel- North Europe service with improved transit time to and from Ashdod and Haifa and another service giving faster times to Alexandria and Mersin. The North Europe Service 2 (NE2) ... [+]

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