September 2017
A team of 58 cyclists from the transport and logistics industry have completed a 240-mile London to Paris ride to raise vital funds for international development organisation Transaid.
They faced hilly terrain and the long plains of northern France, to cross the finish line at the Eiffel Tower on 24 September.
The group had already raised more than £100,000 when they set off from London on 22 September, and this figure is ...
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The British International Freight Association has extended the deadline for entry to its annual Freight Service Awards to 2 October.
Director general Robert Keen, said: "We brought the deadline forward this year, but September has been an extremely busy post-holiday period for many of our members, which has limited the time ...
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Leicester-based freight firm CML has completed its first ever rail freight delivery from China.
The heavy weight, high value production parts were for a client that was faced with a production line stop, had the goods not arrived within 28 days. In the event, the 4,957-mile journey from Shenyang in China ...
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Volga-Dnepr Airlines' 1L76 and An124 freighters have joined the Hurricane Irma relief effort in the Caribbean.
The airline has now operated three flights carrying nearly 175 tonnes of relief goods and equipment, including an IL-76 charter by DSV Air &Sea on 18 September for the Danish Red Cross from Billund to ...
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Sensitive readers are urged to look away now, but three members of Europa Worldwide Group’s Glasgow team donned kilts and walking boots to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.
Glasgow branch manager Stewart Lawson (we assume he is the one in the tartan skirt) and his two colleagues Nicola McPake and ...
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Princess Anne will officially open Palletforce’s new £50m SuperHub on Thursday 5 October, exactly eight years after cutting the ribbon on the original distribution hub at the company’s Burton upon Trent site. The 620,000 sq ft custom-built facility is the largest of its type in Europe and is capable of ...
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PD Ports’ Felixstowe operation has signed a contract to handle UK warehousing for one of the world’s largest cycle manufacturers, Specialized.
The US-headquartered firm has appointed PD Ports as one of its preferred logistics partners to serve its UK retailers.
It will handle and store a cycling accessories including helmets, shoes, spare ...
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A CargoLogicAir 747-400 freighter flew 110 tonnes of goods from East Midlands Airport to Barbados to help the hurricane relief effort on 21 September. On board were 70 tonnes of bottled water and 40 tonnes of ready-to-eat meals for
This was CargoLogicAir’s third charter flight carrying goods to the Caribbean ...
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Esprit Warehousing and Docks Trafford Park terminal in Manchester handled another large shipment on 19-20 September from Europe via the Manchester Ship Canal.
The 3,500 tonne MV Scot Ranger was carrying four large silos destined for a Manchester factory.
Unloading was managed by Trafford Park company Speedrite before making the final leg ...
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One of the UK’s oldest shipping companies, John Good & Son, has a brand new website. It says it gives a user-friendly experience with improved navigation and functionality throughout, plus the addition of a useful content hub where customers can learn more about the shipping and logistics industry. Customers can ...
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