May 2016
Leeds-based Tudor International Freight, has been awarded full Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status by HMRC. The forwarder can now enjoy faster application for customs authorisations and reduced financial guarantees in the EU and other countries including the US, Japan and China.
Managing director, David Johnson, managing director, said: “The accreditation means we can now help our clients benefit from a faster application process for simplified customs procedures, such as Inward and ...
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Volker Manger has joined Rugby-based Exact Logistics as German sales consultant, based in Monchengladbach. Exact Logistics specialises in delivering palletised freight across the UK and Europe and most of its customers are in Germany. Volker Manger will be working to expand on Exact Logistics’ client base and promote the services ...
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The International Road Transport Union (IRU) says that allegations have been made to the Geneva State Prosecutor’s Office against the TIR (Transport International Routier) insurance scheme and the calculation of IRU’s reserves. IRU says that it “strongly and categorically rejects all of these unfounded allegations and that all funds are fully ...
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Two MSC ships altered their course to help search for missing EgyptAir flight MS804 which disappeared from radar screens over the Meditrranean yesterday morning (19 March).
MSC Caitlin and MSC Beatrice, which had been Crete and Rhodes, joined various other cargo vessels in the vicinity.
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DFDS has signed an agreement with the Siem Group to bareboat-charter two new 4,076 lane metre, 262 trailer capacity ro-ro freight vessels for five years, with options to purchase the ships. Delivery is expected to take place in May and September 2017 and they will be used on the North ...
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DB Cargo has run the UK’s first zero-carbon train which at the same time has helped fund an eco-project in Rwanda to offset the emissions. The carbon neutral train delivered finished vehicles from Germany to DB Cargo’s London Eurohub, the calculated cost of its emissions being used to support a ...
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CEVA Logistics has upgraded its clearance procedures in Brazil where customs regulations are complex and frequently changing. Complex customs processes can lead to delays for those companies whose partner is not fully conversant with them and goods can be seized by the Federal Revenue and auctioned or destroyed.
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DSV has opened an office in Indianapolis, a new location for both itself and its recent takeover target, UTi. Six employees, including two from UTi, are located there and business is expected to grow, especially in energy, agriculture, engineering and industrial machinery.
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CEVA Logistics has appointed Alain Souto as vice president of contract logistics for its aerospace operations. He will be based in Madrid, Spain and joins CEVA from Kuehne & Nagel where he was most recently director of industry and aerospace logistics.
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Containerships has launched a direct service between Teesport, Rotterdam and Neva Metal terminal in St. Petersburg as part of its weekly Baltic loop. The carrier already provides a link between Teesport and St. Petersburg Moby Dik terminal. Neva Metal has a direct rail connection which improves transit time to Russia ...
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