January 2016
Heavylift air operator Volga-Dnepr Airlines and forwarder Bollore Logistics are helping for the search for life – not in the terrestial airfreight market, which would probably be too much to expect in the current depressed climate – but on Mars. Volga-Dnepr has operated three An-124-100 cargo flights for Bollore carrying equipment and materials for the European ExoMars space exploration programme which is looking for signs of animate organisms on the ...
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India could have overtaken China as the country with the most growth potential, according to the latest issue of the Emerging Markets Logistics Index published by freight forwarder Agility on 18 January.
For the first time, supply chain professionals surveyed see India – rather than China – as the emerging market ...
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Kerry Logistics has started work on phase four of the expansion of its Kerry Siam Seaport (KSSP) in Laem Chabang, Thailand. The number of berths will be doubled from 10 to 20, and total length by 1.3km to 2.8km. Together with an additional bridge connection, the construction is expected ...
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A Highways England consultation on proposals for a lorry parking area for Dover and the Channel Tunnel ends next Monday on 25 January.
Two potential sites near the M20 have been identified for the lorry area, along with four broad ways the site could be used. Each option could help to ...
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Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has given the go ahead to the East Midlands Gateway Rail Freight Interchange, ignoring the advice of an independent planning committee which had recommended the 250-acre scheme should not go ahead. Opponents to the plan could however apply for a judicial review.
Developer Roxhill says that ...
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Road haulier Turners of Soham has bought container haulier Macintyre Transport as part of its programme to expand its maritime activities. It will give Turners 400 vehicles operating at the ports of Felixstowe, Tilbury, Gateway and Southampton and at railhead terminals at Selby, Leeds, Manchester and Birmingham.
Macintyre will remain ...
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Cargo handling industry body ICHCA has launched and award to highlight innovation in improving safety standards, with sponsorship by the TT Club.
The winner and the highly recommended entrant will be made by new IMO Secretary General Kitack Lim at a special reception during ICHCA International Conference on “Bigger Ships, ...
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The European Commission has opened an inquiry into whether reductions in compensation payments granted by the Port of Antwerp to two container terminal operators gave them an undue advantage over competitors, in breach of EU state aid rules.
The concession agreements for the PSA Antwerp and Antwerp Gateway container terminal operators ...
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Online retail giant Amazon has further extended its reach into the supply chain, with the news that it has obtained an NVOCC licence from the US Federal Maritime Commission. Although the licence would theoretically allow Amazon to offer its services to third parties, the retailer is expected to use its ...
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Hapag-Lloyd will introduce a new Black Sea Mediterranean Express (BMX) service from mid-February. It offers a weekly connection between Egypt, Israel, Turkey and major Black Sea ports with competitive transit times and will improve connections between the Black Sea, North Europe and the rest of the network. Ports served include ...
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