December 2015
CMA CGM is to acquire Singapore-based rival container shipping operator Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) for S$1.30 a share, in a transaction that has been unanimously approved by the NOL Board. It will result in a company with a combined turnover of U$22 billion and a fleet size of 563 vessels with a capacity of almost 2.4 million teu, said the French-based line. The move will result in “significant operational synergies” ...
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With the Edinburgh and Fife areas plunged into chaos by the sudden closure of the Forth Road Bridge on safety grounds, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) is asking its members to report delays and problems with drivers’ hours. The Scottish Government has asked FTA to gather information from members so ...
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Registration is now open for transport charity Transaid's next African adventure, Cycle South Africa 2017. Due to take place on 10-19 March 2017, Cycle South Africa is a fantastic chance to improve your fitness whilst raising valuable funds for Transaid’s transport programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. The five-day route will cover ...
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Robert Goodwill took a tour of the port of Tilbury this week. Arriving by boat (how else?) from central London, he saw at first hand the major investments being made by owners Forth Ports, and its role in supporting nationally significant projects, from Crossrail ...
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Failure to give enough information about parcels sent beyond the EU caused an average delay of over 11 days at Customs last Christmas, says international courier ParcelHero.
In fact, 12% of all gifts shipped beyond the EU missed the festive deadline last year, either because they were sent too late or ...
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Palletways has opened three new international hubs in Southern Europe - a new regional hub in Montpellier, in the South of France, and has at the same time expanded its regional facilities in Zaragoza, Spain, and Milan, Italy, to handle international consignments.
The pallet network operator says that the new infrastructure ...
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DHL Parcel has taken over management of the 1,350-strong service point network in Sweden, previously run by DHL Freight. The logistics company says that integration of the independent Service Point network into the European parcel business will put DHL Parcel in position to offer nationwide delivery in Sweden in future ...
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The Port of Felixstowe has received planning permission for the first phase of a 1.4 million square foot logistics park. The approval covers the first four warehouses, providing nearly 1 million square feet of storage space with the largest being 360,000sq ft. Finance director Mark Seaman says there has already ...
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The EU and Vietnam have approved a free trade agreement. It is expected to eliminate 99% of tariffs.
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The Benelux countries have reached an umbrella agreement on cross-border operation of so-called mega trailers from 2017, reports the European Shippers' Council. Under the agreement, the Flanders region of Belgium will extend its existing pilot; however, the Walloninian region of the country has yet to start a similar scheme.Until now ...
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