March 2018
CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) has awarded freight forwarder Geodis a “B” rating for 2017, and for the second year in a row, recognising it as a company that implements actions to reduce its greenhouse gas. Only 12% of the companies assessed by CDP in the world achieved an equivalent rating or higher.
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Samskip inaugurated its new three-times-a-week Amsterdam-Hull container on 21 March with the first call of the 340teu THEA II at the Dutch port’s Amsterdam Container Terminal (ACT).
Services depart Amsterdam on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
ACT is operated by TMA Logistics in which Hutchison Ports is a 50% shareholder. TMA has a ...
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DFDS Seaways managing director Sean Potter has moved to a new group position with responsibility for Digital Technologies and IT. His role spans the whole of DFDS freight, shipping and terminal operations, reporting directly to executive vice president and head of shipping Peder Gellert.
DFDS Seaways’ new managing director is Andrew ...
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Lufthansa Cargo has started the proof of concept phase of a project to manage the IATA Dangerous Goods Declaration (DGD) electronically.
The aim is for shippers, forwarders and carriers to manage transport of such cargoes without paper documentation and follows the creation of an electronic DGD standard in early 2017 by ...
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Turkish-owned logistics operator Ekol has introduced a new rail service from Sete in southern France to Zeebrugge, Belgium, offering onward connections to the UK and Sweden. At the same time it has increased its ro ro sailings, using its own vessels, between Izmir in Turkey and Sete to two per ...
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New Fulham-based forwarder FSC Oceans has appointed Steve Boyson as business development manager. He has previously worked for international courier and mail organization Skynet, BAX Global, Ceva Logistics and DHL Global Forwarding.
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Maersk Line has made changes to its Asia/Europe services which it ways will improve reliability and stability. Head of Europe trade Johan Sigsgaard said there would be longer buffers in schedules to deal with port congestion and weather conditions.
“Forced port omissions disrupt cargo flows and impact our customers’ supply chains. ...
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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has a new head of cargo - Bart Pouwels, who is currently director business development cargo.
He will lead the dedicated team, reporting directly to head of aviation marketing, cargo, and customer experience Maaike van der Windt.
During his time with the Schiphol Cargo team, he has worked on ...
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P&O Ferrymasters has opened an 800sq m warehouse at the port of Liverpool Port to traffic on P&O Ferries’ Liverpool-Dublin sailings.
The warehouse - which will be open 24 hours a day and comprise eight loading bays for trailer and container operations - will support daily groupage and cross-docking operations, where ...
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Brexit secretary David Davis and EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said on 19 March that they had reached a broad agreement on a Brexit transitional deal but without giving any detail of future customs arrangements between the UK and EU.
The transitional period will be from ‘Brexit Day on 29 March ...
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