October 2015
The Freight Transport Association is warning that migrants are once again putting besieging trucks passing through the port of Calais, with drivers being threatened by organised gangs of migrants throwing stones and trying to get aboard trucks.
Its members have reported a worsening situation as delays at the Eurotunnel terminal push trucks towards the ferry port, where around 6,000 migrants are now living in a makeshift camp.
Driver Euan Flemming, who works ...
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CMA CGM says it will become the first line to offer a direct connection between Wellington, New Zealand and Europe follwing the upgrade of its Panama Direct Line (PAD) service from 23 November. The service also calls at Tauranga, Napier and Lyttleton in New Zealand as well as ports in ...
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Offshore technology company JDR has expanded its space at PD Ports in Hartlepool. The increased capacity will house a new high-capacity horizontal helix lay-up machine to manufacture umbilical cables. The expansion will also provide additional storage for 6,000 tonnes of equipment.
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FedEx and TNT Express confirmed on 20 October that they have been told by the European Commission that there will be no objection to their planned merger, ahead of the expiry of a deadline on 23 October. The two companies expect that FedEx's offer for TNT will close in the ...
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APC Overnight has appointed Andy Taylor as network director and Colin Rann as operations director. They previously worked for Inpost and FedEx, respectively.
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Lufthansa Cargo is to make permanent its weekly freighter service to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, started on a trial basis in summer. It flies from Frankfurt on Thursdays operated by a Boeing 777F, via Mumbai and terminating in Hong Kong.
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The Port of Dover is expecting a record year, despite the summer’s disruption from industrial action and migration problems in France.
Within five days of Operation Stack being lifted in early August, the port was handling record volumes. Since the end of the industrial action, Dover handled up to 9,300 freight ...
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UPS is to launch a new pan-African airline, based at Enfidha Enfidha in Tunisia, from 12 January. The US-based integrator has gone into partnership with local operator Express Logistic to set up Express Air Cargo (Enfidha), which will operate services between Enfidha airport – about midway between Tunis and Sousse ...
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Gefco Group formally completed its takeover of Netherlands-based forwarder, IJS Global on 15 October Gefco, which is 75% owned by Russian interests, announced the acquisition on 23 September.
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The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK has appointed former XPO Logistics European development director Kevin Richardson as its new chief. He takes over from Steve Agg, who is stepping down on 1 January.
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