August 2018
While the rest of us are thinking of summer holidays, Chris Polwart, commercial director at trucking services firm Motis Ireland will be heading for Australia’s Gold Coast in September, not for a break but to compete in the gruelling ITU Triathlon (Age Group) World Championships, representing team GB.
He will be racing in the “Olympic Distance” race which comprises of a 1500mtr Sea Swim, 40km Bike and 10km Run.
Chris spends a ...
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BIFA director general Robert Keen said on 8 August that members still face significant problems at the port of Felixstowe despite a statement by the owners that its recently introduced new terminal operating system is now ‘stable’.
He said that shipping lines continue to cancel calls or operating a cut-and-run policy, ...
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The Port of Tyne is welcoming a new non-executive director to its board.
Chartered Engineer Mike Comerford has joined the Port of Tyne board as a non-executive director. He brings over 30 years of experience in shipping, maritime safety and engineering, having held previous senior roles at the Maritime and Coastguard ...
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Hong Kong-based U-Freight Group has promoted assistant general manager Joey Cheung and e-commerce assistant general manager Alex Wong to vice president and to its ‘Navigators’ team. The Navigators are senior managers selected from various U-Freight national offices around the world giving in-depth experience and wide expertise.
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Logistics specialist Ekol has entered the second phase of its cooperation with British outdoor clothing company Regatta. Currently, Ekol serves about handles nearly 4000 SKUs stored on over 2,000 sq m of a high rack warehousing and sends shipments to Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary. In the second phase of ...
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Supply chain software provider BluJay Solutions is to buy UK and European customs and compliance specialist Grosvenor International Systems. Grosvenor's customs duty management systems help importers and exporters to increase efficiency, improve cashflow and reduce costs.
Grosvenor's customs development director Lorenzo Rossetti, said: “Our solution is a great match for BluJay’s ...
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Port and terminal operator DP World has acquired 100% of shortsea shipping operator Unifeeder Group for €660 million from Nordic Capital Fund and minority shareholders. Based in Aarhus (Denmark), Unifeeder operates the largest and most densely connected common user container feeder and a growing shortsea network in Europe, serving both ...
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The British Ports Association will be holding a short targeted seminar on Thursday 29 November to discuss coastal shipping in the UK with ports and operators.
It will provide a platform for individual ports to highlight what they have been doing, and for shipping companies and freight operators to discuss their ...
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Europa Road has become Malta road operator Parnis England’s new agent, replacing Knights of Old. The two partners will operate a weekly service between Dartford and the island, which is the second farthest destination on Europa Road’s current network.
Europa operations director, Dan Cook (pictured) said the new route was expected ...
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DSV is helping British shoe-maker Clarks open its first distribution facility in mainland Europe. The forwarder will operate a 10,000sq m centre from its existing operation in Krefeld, Germany and will become fully operational in Spring-Summer 2020 serving traditional retail, wholesale and online channels.
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