November 2015
CEVA Logistics' Daniel Blay was named Apprentice of the Year at the National Courier Awards in the UK. The award recognizes outstanding learning and progression of an apprentice in the transport and logistics sector. He was named best apprentice in his year at Telford College in July. He completed his apprenticeship in 12 months whilst working full time for CEVA on a major contract within the technology sector in the ...
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SEKO Logistics has tripled its warehouse operations footprint in California with the opening of an omni-channel logistics hub in Chino and expansion into a new 200,000 sq ft facility in San Francisco. The move was prompted by rapid growth in the retail, solar, high-tech, aerospace and medical industries.
In addition, SEKO ...
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A supply chain security chief is calling on businesses not to become a victim of cargo crime before taking action to securing their supply chains.
With the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA)'s latest figures for Q3 2015 showing a further 10.6% year-year rise in incidents in the region, Europe, Middle East ...
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Irish Sea ro ro specialist Seatruck Ferries is to add a third vessel to its Liverpool-Dublin route, from 17 November. It says that the resulting additional midweek departures will provide much needed peak capacity on a route with increasing unaccompanied traffic.
Seatruck explains that driver shortages are causing operators to switch ...
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For the fourth year running, volunteers at FedEx's Stansted hub gave up their time to sort, pack and deliver 250 boxes of toys to children across the country, in aid of the KidsOut charity. It supports children who have witnessed or been victims of domestic violence and the toy boxes ...
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The CKYHE Alliance (COSCO, K Line, Yang Ming, Hanjin Shipping and Evergreen) are cancelling nine Asia-North Europe/Mediterranean voyages from November to December to cope with seasonal market demand. Weekly schedules will however be maintained.
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Terminal operator Southampton Cargo Handling (SCH) has signed a contract with Hoegh Autoliners to continue servicing its ro ro vessels in the port for a further three years. The new contract extends a relationship that spans more than 25 years since the inception of SCH, with Oslo-based Hoegh also one ...
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The Port of Tyne’s safety drive has paid off with a second consecutive Gold Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
Chief executive Andrew Moffat (pictured) said: “Safety is the number one priority for the Port of Tyne and we are constantly working to improve our performance. ...
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It may not look much today, but this former sports pavilion is set to become the new home of under 10s football club Immingham Pilgrims - with the help of a £5,000 donation from Associated British Ports (ABP).
The dream of renovating the disused Roval Drive building and creating a thriving ...
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BG Freight has meanwhile increased sailing frequency of its Irish Sea routes to and from Liverpool along with services along the Manchester Ship Canal. Services operate from Liverpool to Dublin and Belfast, and there is a new route from Dublin to Greenock.
The Manchester Ship Canal service has been extended ...
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