May 2016
The German railways (Deutsche Bahn) has confirmed that it will sell a stake in its DB Schenker forwarding and logistics arm, estimated by market experts at 40-45% of the business, valued at around €5bn.
On 5 May it said that it would develop an implementation plan for a third-party minority holding in DB Schenker, along with another in its DB Arriva public transport arm. A final decision on whether to go ...
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TNT Express is to sell its TNT Innight overnight distribution subsidiary to private equity firm Special Situations Venture Partners III to allow it to concentrate on its core express delivery business. TNT Innight provides night-time distribution services in and employs about 1,300 people across 40 facilities in Northern and Central ...
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is warning the UK and French governments not to allow demonstrations planned in Calais this weekend to be the trigger for another summer of discontent on the French coast.
FTA says it has been alerted to possible disruption caused by a demonstration due be held on ...
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Peel Ports celebrated the return of Maersk to Liverpool when its feeder vessel, Antwerp, arrived in port on 27 April.
The 1,100teu ship made its first call as part of a new service by Maersk’s Seago short-sea arm on a new route between Algeciras, Liverpool and Dublin. This is the first ...
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A group from ABP’s Humber ports got the chance to test their sea legs when they were given a training day by seafaring charity Maybe Sailing.
Fifteen staff from Hull, Goole, Grimsby and Immingham set out from Hull Marina to learn how to sail the 80-foot vessel.
The training was a thank ...
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Elisabeth Rodriguez has become the new country manager for UPS Ireland. She takes over from Andy Smith who becomes transportation operations manager for the UK, Ireland and Nordics District, based out of London.
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Freight services company Motis has completed phase 1 of a £1m investment in Dover with the opening of a new freight clearance and truckstop in the port. The facility includes a full range of driver amenities, truckwash and upgraded cargo handling facilities including ambient, frozen and chilled storage and transhipment ...
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Swedish forwarder Greencarrier Freight Services has promoted Jarmo Halonen to chief operating officer. He has combined responsibility for the air, ocean, road and rail freight, the first time all four modes have been brought under the control of one director. He was formerly group director road freight
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Belgium’s Liege Airport has officially opened a €2.6 million ‘Horse Inn’. It anticipates that it play a major role in sending showjumpers in the world to the Rio Olympics. A new website is available at www.horse-inn-liege.com.
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Seko Logistics has opened a Centre of Excellence for the UK aerospace sector at Farnborough Airport, in the heartland of the country’s aviation industry. It already has similar centres in Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific, along with a global aerospace and aviation headquarters is in Dallas, and uses sophisticated ...
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