July 2016
Shortsea and intermodal transport operator Samskip has secured ISO14001:2015 environmental certification. The accreditation, granted by Lloyd's Register after a two-day audit, covers Samskip's Rotterdam shortsea and Genemuiden rail operations.
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US hedge fund RiverOak is to hold a series of public consultations from 18 July on its plans to redevelop the closed Manston Airport in Kent as an air cargo hub. It has already published a scoping report outlining plans for the site.
The scheme would need a Governmental development consent ...
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P&O Ferries is doubling freight capacity at its Zeebrugge hub to meet increased demand from exporters to Britain. After signing an agreement with Zeebrugge port operator MBZ, the P&O Ferries' terminal will be extended 14 hectares including a fourth berth and extended rail terminal. The expanded hub will have a ...
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The 8,452teu Ever Lambent became the first Evergreen vessel to pass through the expanded Panama Canal on 9 July. She is deployed on the NUE service between China and the US East coast.
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PD Portcentric Logistics has increased the capacity for its largest volume customer at Felixstowe, forest products forwarder and warehouser Burhill. PD Ports packs, unpacks and stores reeled and palletised paper weighing up to five tonnes before despatch by road across the UK and Europe.
The businesses have worked together for ten ...
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Newell & Wright Transport’s recently opened terminal in Rotherham is the destination for the 33rd daily rail container service from the Port of Felixstowe, operated by GB Railfreight. The new daily service departs from the port’s North Rail Terminal.
Frank Newell, managing director of Newell & Wright Transport - a container ...
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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has unveiled plans to overhaul the law governing warehousing of excise alcohol – just a quarter century after first proposing the idea.
The plan, which is in “pre-consultation” would simplify tax across disparate alcohol regimes, automate transactions in line with HMRC’s digital ambition for 2020 and ...
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Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK is to migrate its perishable product division to ASM’s Sequoia customs clearance platform. It follows a trial period in which feedback from users was universally positive, says the UK-based software company.
Hellmann’s business and IS solutions manager, James Darlaston, said: “Sequoia is truly intuitive. If you understand ...
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German forwarder Rhenus Group has signed a joint venture with Japan’s Sankyo Corporation. Rhenus Sankyo Logistics will handle imports and exports domestic distribution and warehousing in Japan.
Board member Tobias Bartz said the deal would help Rhenus gain a foothold in a difficult market for foreign companies.
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Tariff-free access to the Single Market and being able to hire non-UK drivers are priorities for the Freight Transport Association’s (FTA) international haulage members according to a new survey.
Some 64% are pessimistic about short term prospects while 50% think Britain’s exit from the European Union will make things worse in ...
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