January 2017
The United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) has set up a Technology Advisory Board to develop and deliver advice and best practice guidance on how the logistics industry can implement improve processes and operational efficiency. Chief executive Peter Ward said that UKWA already has advisory boards to provide strategic leadership and direction for the industry on a variety of matters, but until now there has never been one focusing on technology.
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Hapag Lloyd senior director for dangerous goods, Ken Rohlmann has been elected as deputy chairman of the Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS). Te association aims to increase safety in the supply chain, reduce the number of cargo incidents on-board ships and highlight the risks caused by certain cargoes and/or packing ...
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UPS has bought UK and European road transport broker, Freightex for an undisclosed sum. Freightex has eight locations in the UK and Europe and matches customers’ outgoing freight shipments with available trucking capacity in its network of carriers.
The purchase follows UPS’s acquisition of North American trucking broker Coyote Logistics in ...
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Maersk Line is offering a second port in Iran, with the addition of Bushehr to its existing call in Bandar Abbas. About 500km to the north west of Bandar Abbas, Bushehr offers 400 reefer plugs and storage capacity for refrigerated cargoes. It is served by a weekly feeder service from ...
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Volunteers from FedEx Express dedicated 1,000 hours to charity and fundraising activities for Action for Children during 2016. More than 160 team members from the rolled up their sleeves to brighten up and transform Action for Children facilities in Newcastle, Bristol, Worcester, Liverpool and CambridgeThey also raised a total of ...
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Chamber International is holding a two-hour briefing session on important updates to customs rules for importers and exporters. It takes place at TueDeloitte LLP, 1 City Square, Leeds LS1 2AL on Tuesday 28 February from 9.30-11.30am. F It covers developments in AEO, REX, UCC, GSP and more. Cost is £77+VAT for ...
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A deal between the port of Ramsgate and logistics company Gefco to import cars through the port has not been renewed, reports http://www.kentlive.news. The operation had temporarily brought commercial traffic back to the Thanet harbour, which has not handled regular ferry services since the bankruptcy of TransEuropa Ferries in April ...
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APL Logistics has appointed current acting president Bill Villalon to a permanent role. He was previously the global leader for APL Logistics’ Automotive vertical, and the regional leader for the Company’s North America region. Michael Pilver and Graeme Watson will be appointed to the roles of global head, automotive vertical ...
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DFDS has acquired Sweden/Italy specialist transport company, Italcargo. The Swedish owned company offers full and part-load transport services between Sweden and Italy for a broad range of cargoes and will complement the existing DFDS rail based activity. Italcargo offers express transit times with double-manned trucks for premium cargo.
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Network operator Palletways opened a new national hub at Knüllwald, central Germany.
The new 50,000m² site includes a 7,300m² transhipment hall, parking and infrastructure, which will upgrade services from the existing hub in Homberg and triple delivery capacity across the region. The new hub will allow daily connections between Germany and ...
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