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September 2018

DHL offers fixed day deliveries

DHL Freight is offering customers throughout Europe a fixed delivery day (FDD) service for its standard product Freight EuroConnect. Customers can schedule deliveries up to five business days beyond the regular lead time. [+]

Ports can breathe easy over air quality

Port operations make up only a small proportion of total emissions, particularly in urban areas, according to a report by air quality specialists Arup. Emissions from vessels in the ports usually have a relatively low and very localised impact, said the document, which was presented at a roundtable organised by ... [+]

Cargo carrier strengthens team

British all-cargo airline CargoLogicAir has appointed Frank De Jong as chief operations officer. Having previously held a number of executive roles with, he was lately director product development at CargoLogicManagement, a British management consulting company serving the international cargo airlines of Volga-Dnepr Group and its strategic partners. Freddie Overton also ... [+]

Seatruck ups Liverpool-Dublin capacity

Seatruck Ferries has increased capacity and frequency between Dublin and Liverpool by replacing its smallest vessel on the route, the Clipper Ranger, with a larger P series vessel offering almost twice the capacity. It has also added additional Friday sailings, bringing its frequency on the route to 44 per week, or ... [+]

Palletforce’s global strategy pays off

Palletforce has reported a 45% increase in European volumes after it extended its coverage from eight to 24 countries in the past 12 months and launched a global service focusing on Asia earlier this year. European development director Mark Tabor (pictured) has spearheaded improvements in tracking consignments, proof of delivery and ... [+]

DSV wins AEO status

DSV in the UK has been awarded Authorised Economic Operator F (AEOF) accreditation, covering its road, air, sea and solutions operations. The forwarder had to prove it met specific criteria, including an appropriate record of compliance, a satisfactory system of managing commercial and transport records with appropriate customs controls, financial ... [+]

Easy data-retrieval from ASM

Freight software firm Agency Sector Management has developed a new web-based data archiving app to help forwarders retrieve critical data and stay compliant with the Customs declaration process. It forms part of ASM’s freight management software Sequoia, and can be accessed remotely, making it easier for forwarders to store as well ... [+]

Descartes hails first CDS declaration

Descartes says that it the first successful declarations submitted via HMRC’s new CDS system had been carried out using its e-Customs system, on 3 September. Descartes says it has been working closely with HMRC to prepare their first trader for making the first declaration using the Chief replacement and was now ... [+]

Teesport is Seacon’s friend in the North

PD Ports has formed a partnership with forest products terminal operator and freight forwarder Seacon to establish a northern UK point of entry for its customers. Already operating at the Port of Tilbury will use PD Ports’ Teesport as its Northern logistics hub. Seacon commercial manager Martin Phillips commented: “Working with PD Ports ... [+]

Expanding Newport buys former steel site

ABP South Wales has purchased a 10 acre site next to the east gate at its Port of Newport to expand its port-centric manufacturing operations as well as increasing storage capacity for existing customers. The sale of the Neptune Works, most recently used by AIC Steel, is believed to be the ... [+]

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