August 2015
The Calais crisis has highlighted the need for companies to have strong supply chain risk strategies, says Nick Miller, head of FMCG at global supply chain consultancy Crimson & Co.He is urging all businesses to carry out a thorough review of their risks strategies in order to avoid future disruptions.
UK exporters and importers are reporting continued losses as Eurotunnel and Dover-Calais ferry operators face major interruptions and preventing regular transportation ...
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Oman Air and Cargolux are to add a second frequency to Chennai from 11 August as the latest step in their partnership launched in April. Under the cooperation, the two carriers jointly access new freighter destinations, including 11 destinations in India.
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MSC's Australia Express Service has started calls at DP World London Gateway Port, providing direct calls to King Abdullah port in Saudi Arabia, Colombo in Sri Lanka and ports around the Australian coast. It will be the fastest direct service between Northern Europe and Australia.
Earlier, MSC announced a new direct ...
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China Southern Airlines has become the latest airline to join IAG Cargo’s Partner Plus Programme with customers gaining access confirmed space booked on China Southern Airlines aircraft to a range of new destinations including Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Urumqi.
IAG chief executive, Steve Gunning, commented: “Our Partner Plus Programme has ...
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Chair of the House of Commons Transport Select Committee, Louise Ellman MP visited the Port of Liverpool on 7 August) to inspect progress at the £100m biomass terminal project. She met with senior representatives from Peel Ports and Drax Group on a tour of the new biomass terminal which will ...
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Highways England has published the route for freight traffic diverted to the temporary holding area at Manston Airport.
Under Operation Stack, all freight will first be stacked between junctions 8, Maidstone Services, and 9, Ashford, of the coastbound M20 and that section of the motorway will be closed to non-freight traffic. ...
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Scottish Government officials, including Transport Scotland and Fisheries and Food Secretary Richard Lochhead have held talks with industry stakeholders on long-term potential alternative routes to market following recent disruption and delays at the Channel Tunnel and Port of Dover.
Richard Lochhead said: “A fast-track for fresh produce and other key consignments ...
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Qatar Airways is to extend of its existing embargo on transporting hunting trophies to encompass all species identified by the CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. The airline’s existing ban on carrying CITES I hunting trophies has been extended to include all species included in the CITES I, ...
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Emirates flights to London will become an all-A380 operation from 1 January 2016 when it replaces the Boeing 777-300ER with the superjumbo. The five daily flights to Heathrow are already operated by the A380. While good news for passengers, the move could reduce cargo capacity as the A380's payload is ...
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Two CMA CGM ships, the Laperouse and the Titan were due to head a procession of vessels to officially open the New Suez Canal inauguration today (Thursday 6 August). Some 5,000 VIP guests attended the event to mark the completion of work to enlarge the canal.CMA CGM is a major ...
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