July 2016
Four regional finalists from a record 27 entries have been announced in the FIATA Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award. They are: Lorraine Zhou, Zimbabwe, Africa/Middle East region; Evgeny Kapustin, Canada (Americas); Shanon Gould, Australia (Asia/Pacific); and Kostiantyn Hapii, Ukraine (Europe).
Among the diverse subjects covered by the dissertations are the shipping of cotton bales; the challenges of transporting tyres and turbines and the solution to moving a 40’ tall ...
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ABP has completed deepening of the shipping channel at the port of Teignmouth, allowing larger draughted ships to enter the port and increasing the tidal window. It will eventually accommodate ships with a draught of 5.5 metres on a four metre tide.
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French forwarder QualitAir&Sea International Logistics has joined the Eurteam alliance of specialists in the chemical sector. Established in 1986, the company is a niche player in the pharmaceutical, oil and gas, aviation and automotive sectors with a growing reputation for managing hazardous and dangerous products. The Eurteam alliance’s members include ...
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China has ratifed the TIR customs transit system convention for moving goods across international borders and it will enter into force on 5 January 2017, says the United Nations.
It will lead to “new efficient and faster transport opportunities and transport routes between China and Europe” and could be “a real ...
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Maersk subsidiary Seago Line has replace the 1,100teu Antwerp on its new Algeciras-Liverpool-Dublin, introduced in April, with a larger vessel, the 1,432teu Independent Accord.
The service provides direct connections to and from the north west of England, Ireland and the Mediterranean, with a six-day transit time between Algeciras and Liverpool.
Introduction of ...
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The recently introduced VIIA intermodal service from Le Boulou and Italy to Calais was suspended on 10 July because of a surge in migrant acticity. A spokesman for the operator – a subsidiary of French Railways SNCF – said that since the end of June, the service had been the ...
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Freight forwarder Militzer & Münch has opened an office in Mulhouse, France and has plans to establish another in Algeria in the near future. The new office in Mulhouse covers the north-east of the country and will serve as a platform for the further development of traffic from Germany and ...
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European Shippers’ Council (ESC) chairman, Denis Choumert has joined The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) board of directors. He has held high-level operational roles with the Technip and Italcementi Groups in a career spanning over two decades and was appointed ESC chairman in 2012. He holds and holds director level ...
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Shipping lines MSC and CMA CGM are investing in French logistics tech start-up, Traxens. Founded in 2012, the company has been developing solutions for the freight sector, including a container monitoring and coordination system.
MSC president and chief executive Diego Aponte, said “We see container monitoring as an important innovation in ...
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The proposed lorry area near Stanford should be made available for tourist traffic if needed in order to keep the M20 moving, said the Freight Transport Association’s head of policy for south east England, Natalie Chapman.
Highways England is consult in the coming weeks on the details for the design and ...
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