July 2016
ACL took delivery of its third new G4 vessel in the G4 fleet, the Atlantic Sea, on 30 June. She will take her place in the transatlantic schedule in early August and will be joined by the remaining two G4s during 2016.
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The European Commission has closed an investigation into 14 container shipping companies launched in November 2013 without finding any infringement of EU competition law. It related to the use of general rate increase (GRI) announcements in the liner shipping sector. However, the shipping lines involved have agreed to change the ...
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Gefco UK has appointed Zsolt Vecsera as its new managing director. He was previously MD of Gefco Hungary since March 201 and prior to joining the company MD at Raben Logistics and spent over six years at road operator Waberer as group key account director.
Gefco said he had doubled the ...
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The government said today that a new 3,600-lorry parking area near Dover will go ahead after all, despite widespread controversy over the plan.
The announcement comes only weeks after the House of Commons Transport Committee said more should be done to demonstrate the benefits of such a scheme.
Committee chair, Louise Ellman ...
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The British International Freight Association - www.bifa.org - is seeking entries for its 28th annual Freight Service Awards competition.
Sponsored by blue chip companies, winning one of the 11 awards has become more coveted year-on-year. The deadline for entry registration is 23 September, with written submissions due by 7 October.
The awards ...
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Groupage operator Transmec UK is launching services to Spain and Greece. There will be a twice-weekly link from West Thurrock, Bradford and Redditch to depots in Madrid, Barcelona and the Basque country, in both directions.
Depot-to-depot transit time is three days and collection across the UK and onward delivery throughout the ...
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Forwarder IJS Global GEFCO UK has gained a Wholesale Dealer Authorisation (WDA) for its London Heathrow operations. Director of quality and compliance, Josette Wells (pictured) said the move “reconfirms our commitment to offering the highest possible quality standards in support of our customers’ evolving requirements”.
The GDP guidelines focus on well-established ...
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DB Cargo UK’s head of commercial law, Chris Thornes (pictured, second from left) is to return to private practice, joining Hull-based shipping, transport and international trade firm Myton Law, after a ten-year spell at the rail company. As well as overseeing property law requirements for the DBS, latterly he also ...
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Darren Sherlock has taken on the newly-created role of manager, products and partnerships at Virgin Atlantic Cargo. Having joined the airline in 2011 as a business change analyst, he was part of the team that developed Virgin Atlantic’s Cool Chain product in 2014. Virgin Atlantic Cargo is increasing its investment ...
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Dockers’ unions around the world are to organise an hour of activities on International dockers’ action day next Thursday, 7 July. The aim is to raise awareness of the vital contribution dockworkers make to the world economy, the risks they face at work every day and to highlight the growing ...
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