June 2018
The Cabinet has approved plans for a third runway at Heathrow, paving the way for a vote by MPs on the controversial issue. However, a positive outcome can by no means be relied on.
Many MPs, along with one Cabinet Member, foreign secretary Boris Johnson, are vehemently opposed to the scheme, arguing that it will lead to an increase in aircraft noise and could also lead to a breaching of statutory ...
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Kuehne + Nagel Integrated Logistics has developed a KN ControlTowerDynamic, aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises. It gives the forwarder’s smaller customers a scalable and efficient supply chain management solution with faster time-to-value and a “revolutionary” pricing model.
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BIFA has repeated its call it has made previously for an end to shipping surcharges imposed by shipping lines.
It follows recent announcements by container shipping companies almost in unison that they would be levying “emergency” bunker surcharges in response to rising fuel costs.
“Forwarders do not like shipping line surcharges of ...
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P&O Ferries has confirmed that it will deploy a larger vessel on its Zeebrugge-Teesport route to cope with a surge in volumes following the axing of DFD’s Zeebrugge-Rosyth route.
The 18,000 ton Estraden will replace the Mistral, a vessel approximately half its size. She will work in tandem with the existing ...
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New York based National Cargo Bureau (NCB) has acquired its dangerous goods partner, Exis Group. For over a decade the two organisations have been working together in containerised dangerous cargo management, including development of the Hazcheck Inspections web-supported container cargo inspection tool.
NCB president Ian Lennard said: “The combined operation will ...
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American Airlines says it has become the first US passenger carrier to offer a cargo service in Cuba, albeit a mail rather than a full cargo operation. The service for letters, parcels and express is available on the carrier four daily flights from Miami - due to increase to five ...
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Danish-based logistics company Leman – which bought UK-based Maru group last year – has now acquired Finland-based FL Services (Finlogistics).
The company, based in Kerava, 35km north of Helsinki and Kotka, offers airfreight, sea freight and logistics solutions and has ten employees and a turnover of €9m.
Leman said the purchase would ...
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Xpediator has acquired fellow freight firm Anglia Forwarding Group for an initial cash payment £1.5 million, a further £700,000 payment at completion and a deferred cash consideration of up to £2.0 million contingent on profits by May 2020.
Anglia is headquartered in Rainham, Essex and has branches in Birmingham, Felixstowe, and ...
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Europa Worldwide Group has acquired Oostende-based part and full load operator, Continental Cargo Carriers.
Europa’s managing director, Andrew Baxter, said it would strengthen the Dartford-based groupage specialist’s part load service to and from the UK. He said: “This acquisition is not about Europa expanding outside of the UK market. It is ...
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DB Cargo UK chief executive Hans-Georg Werner has been appointed chairman the Rail Delivery Group Freight Board, an industry forum that exists to deliver leadership and strategic direction to the industry. The Board’s strategic priorities for 2018 would include ensuring sustainable track access charges, the development of the HS2 high ...
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