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September 2015

Time-critical specialist seeks more staff

Coventry-based time-critical delivery specialist C4 Logistics is recruiting more UK and European staff in response to new business wins. The organisation, whose offices include France, Germany and Romania, is creating new roles in IT, operations and business development. C4 says its new smart phone track and trace technology and customer portal that follows the progress of consignments – even when crossing the ocean in the hold of an aircraft – has ... [+]

AEB offers SAP roadshows

Software specialist AEB is running a series of three free roadshow on the benefits of SAP-integrated solutions in Leamington Spa, Manchester, and London. The agenda will focus on carrier Integration, export controls and commodity code classification. The programme is modular and participants are free to only join the sequences most ... [+]

Felixstowe goes green

The Port of Felixstowe is creating an environmental corridor as part of the Go Green campaign launched by Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) and a number of other global port operators. Refurbishment of a system of dykes in the port will include the improvement of habitats for wildlife as well as ... [+]

First decade for Dachser in Dartford

Dachser’s branch in Dartford celebrates ten years trading in September. The branch opened with 25 employees, and now 65 members of staff organise 15,000 shipments every month. In addition to the European services, Dachser in Dartford operates a direct trailer service to and from Morocco and Tunisia, and also offers ... [+]

IT firms sponsors Toffees’ goalie

IT services firm enVista is becoming is sponsoring goalkeeper Everton goalie Tim Howard. An accomplished goalkeeper who has played for the US national team, he joined the Merseysioders in the summer of 2006. Joining the Merseysiders in 2006 from Manchester United – where he was first-choice keeper for a time ... [+]

SDV to build Le Havre platform

SDV is to build a new 36,000sq m logistics hub at the Port of Le Havre. It has signed a preliminary agreement with Haropa for the construction of a warehouse on the Parc Logistique du Pont de Normandie 2 (PLPN2) platform. [+]

Air France KLM signs China Southern deal

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has signed a cargo domain agreement with China Southern Cargo, giving its customers access to the latter's cargo network in the Asia Pacific region. The Chinese carrier will similarly benefit from AF-KLM's network in Europe, Africa and the trans-Atlantic regions, AF-KLM will now be able to ... [+]

Ferries handed over

The two MyFerryLink ships, the Rodin and the Berlioz, which were at the centre of the recent problems in Calais, were officially handed over to the DFDS Group, in Dunkirk, today (15 September). They will operate under a bareboat charter agreement in accordance with the contract signed at the start ... [+]

More trucks for Pentalver

Inland container service operator, Pentalver – which recently opened a new nine acre site at DP World London Gateway – has added 52 new Scania trucks to its fleet. Forty-five of the fifty-two new vehicles are based out of Pentalver’s Cannock depot and the remaining seven are located at Felixstowe. [+]

New director for London Gateway Logistics Park

DP World London Gateway has appointed Oliver Treneman as development director for its new Logistics Park. He replaces Graeme Clarke who is retiring. Oliver Treneman was previously managing director and country head for The Redwood Group, a specialised logistics real estate investment firm, in China and Japan. He is fluent in ... [+]

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