April 2017
The China Rail Express service, first operated on a trial basis in January, could develop into a regular fortnightly operation, according to a spokesman for DP World London Gateway.
At a ceremony on 10 April to mark the first return service from the UK back to Yiwu, near Shanghai, DP World UK managing director, Chris Lewis told FBJ that the terminal operator had high hopes that enough regular traffic would be ...
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As usual FBJ enjoyed Multimodal at the NEC last week. It was great to see so many happy readers, on our stand and at the bar!
After its 10th Anniversary year Multimodal remains the only truly complete meeting place for the logistics industry.
We produced a daily FBJ from the show each ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo is launched its first freighter service to Phnom Penh Cambodia on 3 April. The A330 freighter operates weekly from the carrier’s Doha hub with over 60 tonnes of cargo capacity each way.
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Tilbury's London Container Terminal has secured a four year agreement with SCS Multiport to handle its newly upgraded ATS (Amsterdam Tilbury Service) on the back of long term commitments from a number of cargo owners. The three times a week shuttle between Amsterdam and Tilbury will see a 50% capacity ...
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The port of Dunkerque has signed an agreement with the Regional Directorate of Customs and Excise to develop industrial, logistics and commercial services, speed up transit through and coordinate with transport operators at regional, national and international level.
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UK-based premium lifestyle brand Joules has signed a three-year contract with SEKO Logistics. It will manage Joules’ global supply chain from all of their sourcing locations in Asia and the Indian Sub-continent into their distribution centre in Corby in the UK and the US, including all customs and compliance requirements. ...
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The growth of online retailer Amazon has had a huge effect on the balance between supply and demand in available UK warehouse space, delegates at the Multimodal event in Birmingham have heard.
According to Mark Thornton, marketing director of Omnichannel and e-commerce technology provider Maginus, the online giant holds a quarter ...
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UK-based Trans Global Projects Group (TGP) has appointed Joerg Roehl as chief executive of its Natco Switzerland forwarding subsidary with overall responsibility for Europe. Natco Switzerland has been part of the TGP Group since 2015 and is based in Ruemlang/Zurich. Roehl takes over from Guenther Knotz, who is set to retire this ...
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DHL Global Forwarding has certified its Dublin air freight station to IATA’s CEIV Pharma Standard. DHL started to certify its global stations according to the IATA CEIV Pharma Standard in the third quarter of 2016. Following independent audits by third parties and training courses for employees on site, the DHL ...
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P&O Ferries carried more freight across the English Channel in the first three months of the year than at any time in its modern history. It moved 361,100 lorries during January-March, almost 11% higher than the corresponding period in 2016 and 9% higher than the previous best ever first quarter ...
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