April 2017
The Irish Exporters Association (IEA), Ulster Bank, Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail, Rhenus Logistics and Fleet Transport have launched the IEA Supply Chain Series 2017 in Dublin.
The series will consist of four IEA Supply Chain Large Seminars, four IEA Multimodal Working Group meetings and four IEA Exporters Working Group meetings around Ireland.
The IEA Supply Chain Large Seminars will each have an industry specific focus on LifeSciences, Food & Drink, ICT, Manufacturing, ...
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GB Railfreight founder and managing director, John Smith was named Multimodal Personality of the Year at an after-show awards evening on 5 April.
Smith, who founded GB Railfreight in 1977, was recognised for his inspirational leadership and support of young people in the industry.
Groupage operator and forwarder Dachser was recognised as ...
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Forwarders’ grouping Combined Logistics Networks (CLN) attracted 250 members to its meeting in Da Nang, Vietnam in mid-March. CLN says it is one of the most established freight forwarding networks, having been set up in 2002 and now comprises 300 forwarders in 73 counties.
At the gathering, CLN director and co-founder ...
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Peel Ports has hit its target of securing 200 advocates for its campaign encouraging shipping lines to introduce direct deep-sea services to the Port of Liverpool. The milestone was announced on 5 April at Multimodal, almost exactly two years since the campaign was launched at the same event.
Warburtons, the UK’s ...
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CMA CGM subsidiary, MacAndrews, is launching a new ro ro service Bilbao in Spain and Poole through a space purchase agreement with Brittany Ferries. Branded Macpak (a name last used to market a container service between Southampton and Bilbao which started in the 1970s) it provides a door to door ...
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A re-run of the China Rail train service between China and and the UK is set to place – this time in the return direction from the UK.The return train back to China will depart DP World London Gateway's rail terminal on 10 April.
China Railway subsidiary CRIMT, DB Schenker, InterRail ...
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Cathay Pacific says its current four-times-weekly Hong Kong to Manchester service will become a daily operation from 1 December.
It had earlier announced in March that it would be increasing flights to the city to six but has decided to boost frequency further in response to growing customer demand.
From June, the ...
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Ukraine-based plane maker Antonov – designer and operator of the mighty An124 - is replacing all the Russian components in its aircraft with items from other countries, including the UK. Historically, Ukraine and Russia cooperated in the design and development of the Antonov series of aircraft, but political relations between ...
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ABP is to invest £50 million to more than double the capacity of its two Humber container terminals. It has committed nearly £30 million to upgrading Hull Container Terminal including the purchase of four new Liebherr ship-to-shore cranes, two of which were delivered in 2016 with two more scheduled for ...
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Peter Aarosin has sold his shares in ports operator RMS Group and left the business to focus on other commercial opportunities. He has been at the forefront of the development of Goole-based RMS since 1995, with two spells at the helm of the business during which it has grown from ...
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