September 2017
Forwarder Geodis is moving 400 heavy loads for Siemens from three different continents to Bolivia for a power station contract. It involves transits through the Panama Canal and over the Andes mountains in extreme weather conditions and at altitudes of up to 4,680 meters.
The first two turbines, from Sweden, were loaded in April on a heavy-lift ship at Norrköping for the voyage to Arica in Chile.
After discharge in Arica, the ...
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Dunkerque Multibulk Terminal is to set up a factory to produce construction materials at the port. It will consume 300,000 tonnes a year of raw materials from the Iberian Peninsula and neighbouring countries, imported on ships of 15,000 to 30,000 tonnes.
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BIFA has appointed Graeme Wilkinson to its training team. He joins from Pantos Logistics and prior to this, he worked for CH Robinson, MIQ Logistics and Emery Worldwide.
BIFA training development manager, Carl Hobbis, said: “With Brexit and the development of a relevant freight forwarding apprenticeship in the pipeline, we expect ...
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The Container Owners Association (COA) and the Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS), supported by insurer, TT Club have published a guide on the use of refrigerated containers to carry commodities not requiring temperature control. It includes advice on the risks involved and correct packing to protect both container and cargo.
The ...
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ABP’s Port of Ipswich is investing £170,000 in a fleet of new Linde forklift trucks Equipped with hydraulic fork positioners to aid their operators and make the process of transporting materials more efficient, they also have the latest fuel efficient engines.
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Irish Ferries officials attended the keel laying ceremony for a new €144million, 55,000tonnes cruise ferry being built in Flensberg, Germany on 11 September.
Led by Irish Ferries managing director, Andrew Sheen (centre right), the group included David Ledwidge (left), chief financial officer, Irish Continental Group and Captain Brian McKenna (right). With ...
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HMRC head John Thompson has told the Treasury Committee that the department is investigating a possible “Singapore-style” system that would allow companies to handle tax and customs checks done in one place, the BBC reports.
It would however mean bringing together 26 different organisations into a "single window", and would be ...
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The entry deadline for the British International Freight Association’s annual Freight Service Awards competition is fast approaching on 25 September.
Now in their 29th year, BIFA’s Freight Service Awards are open to all members of the trade association, which represents UK companies engaged in the international movement of freight forwarding and ...
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The Port of Grangemouth has started a £1million resurfacing project. The work is being carried out by Luddon Construction and will be finished in October in time for the peak volume period. The new resurfaced area is expected to about of 1,000teu additional capacity. The port has also placed an ...
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Rail Freight Group chairman Tony Berkeley has described German infrastructure operator DB Netz as “like rabbits caught in a car headlight” in the wake of the Radstatt disaster – in which an engineering mishap caused the closure of one of the most heavily used intermodal corridors in Europe.
He says that, ...
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