September 2016
CEVA Logistics is to offset its CO2 emissions through a a contribution to Brazil-based SOS Mata Atlântica Foundation's Future Forests restoration programme. By calculating its carbon dioxide emissions, CEVA can translate this value into the planting of thousands of native seedlings in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest.
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New EU pricing rules for shippers that come into force in December should be adopted globally to increase price transparency and prevent uncompetitive behaviour, the Global Shippers’ Forum head of policy Alex Veitch told a conference in Asia in mid-September.
The new legislation comes into force on 7 December following a ...
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Birmingham-based time critical logistics specialist BDA Logistics Innovation triumphed in the SME Operations category of the Storage, Handling and Distribution Awards in Birmingham.
BDA offers a through-the-night pre 8am spare parts delivery service to most of the UK from mainland Europe using its own fleet of freight only aircraft, airside and ...
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German forwarder Dachser has promoted head of contract logistics, Alexander Tonn, to managing director of European Logistics Germany from 1 January.
Alexander Tonn joined the company as a business management degree graduate in 1999 and has headed up contract logistics at the company’s largest operations site worldwide in Memmingen and ...
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DP World London Gateway Port is claiming a clean sweep of all the UK’s direct services to Australia after CMA-CGM announced that its NEMO (North European Mediterranean Oceania) and Hapag-Lloyd’s EAX (Europe, Australia Express) combined service will begin calling in early January.
The service will also provide direct links between Singapore, ...
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UAE airline Emirates has officially opened its Emirates SkyPharma purpose-built facility at Dubai International Airport . It forms of the new 11,000sq m extension of Emirates SkyCentral terminal and offers 4,000sq m of space dedicated to pharmaceutical cargo, temperature controlled zones (2-8 degree Celsius and 15-25 degree Celsius), 88 temperature ...
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Knights of Old and Netherlands-based logistics company Vorex have launched a new Ireland Express service to the UK and Europe.With vehicles are branded in green livery whilst maintaining the Knights of Old and Vorex branding respectively, it will offer next day or economy services, late cut-off times, time specific deliveries, ...
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Groupage operator DSV has stepped up its services and now serves 80% of its destinations daily, in the wake of the Pound’s devaluation. The 11% fall versus the Euro has boosted UK exports to Europe, it says.
DSV now operates every day from its UK hubs to Belgium, Czech Republic, ...
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The Global Shippers’ Forum called on the aviation sector to agree a global deal to tackle climate change in its new Aviation Emissions Policy Statement.
The sector currently represents only 2% of global carbon emissions but its projected could increase this significantly in the coming decades, says GSF.
Meanwhile, shippers ...
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Southampton-based Williams Shipping is investing £250,000 in cargo handling equipment, including a Hyster reach stacker, and a new cargo handling yard.
Development of its new yard included demolition of a warehouse, the construction of a heavy duty concrete slab and creation of new workspace. The reach stacker allows stacking of containers ...
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