May 2018
P&O Ferries says it will increase capacity on its Zeebrugge-Teesport route by almost 25% to create an alternative gateway to Scotland following the closure of the DFDS service to Rosyth.
The ferry and logistics company currently carries more than 100,000 freight units a year to Teesport from its continental hub at Zeebrugge on 12 sailings a week provided by the 25,000 ton Bore Song and the 10,000 ton Mistral. However, it ...
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Finalists have been announced in the 2018 FTA everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards. Now in its eleventh year, the awards programme celebrates the achievements of women in reshaping the UK’s transport and logistics industry, while showcasing the range of career opportunities it has to offer
Office of National Statistics figures ...
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The Air Charter Association (BACA) is warning that new noise regulations will effectively close most of London’s airports overnight from this summer. It says that new national and local Government noise contours will now close or severely restrict overnight flights at Heathrow, Stansted, Gatwick, Luton, Biggin Hill, Northolt, Farnborough and ...
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Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling officially opened UPS’s new 32,000sq m package sorting and delivery hub at DP World London Gateway Logistics Park on 14 May.
The £120 million facility, one of UPS’s largest single infrastructure investments outside of the US, will act as a UK package processing hub and distribution centre ...
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Ethiopian Airlines has confirmed it will operate a four-times-a-week service from Manchester to Addis Ababa, with B-787 aircraft. It will start on December 1, initially via Brussels. It will leave Manchester at 19:00, arriving at Addis Ababa at 06:00, providing significant onward connectivity options from the African hub. On the ...
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Cargo at Heathrow enjoyed its 21st consecutive record month in April with traffic by value increasing by 2.3%, compared to the same time last year. The US (+4.1%), India (+7.1%) and China (+10.9) were among the fastest growing countries for cargo.
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is holding a one day Keep Britain Trading conference on 21 June at 1 Great George Street, London SW1. Key speakers will include Robin Walker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at DExEU as well as Karen Wheeler, Director General, Cross Border Delivery Group. Workshops will ...
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Freight forwarder CH Robinson has launched a rail freight service from nine terminals in China and Europe, including Barking in the UK. It offers empty container pick up, collection at factories, customs declaration at origin, customs clearance and pan-European distribution by intermodal and truck services at destination areas for full ...
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Forth Ports chief executive, Charles Hammond, has taken over as chair of the UK Major Ports Group from Associated British Ports’ James Cooper. While PD Ports chief operating officer, Jerry Hopkinson takes over as vice chair from Roy Adair of Belfast Harbour. UKMPG has also appointed Bristol Port Company chief ...
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Software firm AEB and the DHBW Stuttgart University are inviting supply chain professionals to participate in an online survey on customs digitisation and how companies manage customs in collaboration with customs service providers. It will also consider developments under Brexit and the upcoming HMRC customs system transition from CHIEF to ...
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