June 2016
Inland container logistics company Pentalver has taken delivery of ten new Carrier Transicold generator sets at its Felixstowe depot. They include the latest technology in autonomous power supply.
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The testing regime from perishable airfreight wastes about a day for urgent imports, argues the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in a report published on 22 June.
Currently up to 400 tonnes of perishables arrive by at Heathrow every morning, many of which need to be tested in laboratories for quality before ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has added its voice to growing criticism of government plans to build a huge lorry park in Kent as an alternative solution to Operation Stack. It said that the government had not clearly demonstrated what options have been evaluated and that the decision to ...
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ABP South Wales has started work on a £2.3 million project to develop new warehousing space at Newport to cope with an increase in agriculture-related cargo.
The scheme, which is being delivered by local construction company Andrew Scott will provide an additional 3,500sq m of covered storage and the investment also ...
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The United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) is organising a five-day trade mission to China and Hong Kong for the UK logistics industry. It will include a stand within the dedicated UKWA Pavilion at the China International Logistics and Transportation Fair (CILF) in mid-October, site visits, business matching meetings, networking dinners ...
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UPS has enhanced its ground network to improve export services from the UK, including a one day faster standard services to Switzerland, Poland, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. President of UPS Europe, Nando Cesarone, said: “While our fastest services will always be our suite of UPS express services, ...
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DHL Express has opened what it says is the largest express facility in Myanmar (Burma). Located in Yangon and occupying over 50,000 square feet of land with a built-up area of 32,500 square feet, it will cater to the country's increasing logistics needs, including growth sectors such as infrastructure, oil ...
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Davies Turner is to start construction of a second regional distribution centre and will double the size of its present capacity in Avonmouth, Bristol.
The forwarder has planning consent for a 140,000 sq ft (13,000 sq m) logistics hub equipped with 60 ft (18 m) high racking for pallet storage.
It has ...
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Liberian president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has officially inaugurated a new port navigation system at the APM Terminals-operated Monrovia Free Port which will enable 24-hour port access for the first time in three decades. Previously, the absence of buoys, lighting and electronic navigation systems limited port access to daylight hours only. ...
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It was otter bliss for a group of sea creatures travelling first class courtesy of FedEx. A group of Pacific sea otters travelled from Alaska to France in mid-June for a to a new home at the Océanopolis discovery park in Brest. Complete with an ice litter and snacks of ...
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