October 2018
Yusen Logistics UK has been awarded national warehousing and final mile distribution for Australian animal healthcare specialist Jurox. It will handle its entire UK including international cross border air freight, together with their complete outbound and inbound flows from Australia to worldwide
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South African-owned Imperial Logistics is to operate a 40,000sq m Volkswagen Group packaging centre in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, following the Group’s decision to despatch parts for Volkswagen, Audi, and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles via JadeWeserPort.
Work began on the construction of the facility in July and Imperial is due to take over its ...
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ABN AMRO bank, tech firm Samsung SDS and the Port of Rotterdam Authority are launching a container logistics blockchain pilot. The ultimate goal is for a complete, paperless integration of physical, administrative and financial streams within international distribution chains.
The pilot involves the multi-modal transport of a container from a factory ...
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Global logistics software group, WiseTech Global, has acquired UK logistics management software provider, LSI Sigma Software, better known as DataFreight.
Headquartered near Southampton, DataFreight provides services including HMRC customs software, specialist consultancy for UK customs compliance and freight forwarding solutions along with warehousing management for bonded and un-bonded warehouses in the ...
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) said it was frustrated by the lack of progress in Brexit negotiations, following the failure of the latest summit talks to achieve anything concrete in mid-October.
Head of European policy, Pauline Bastidon, commented: “With March 2019 fast approaching, it’s frustrating negotiators on both sides have still ...
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FTA Ireland said it would welcome an extended Brexit transition period, following suggestions by UK Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday during negotiations with Brussels.
The Trade Association suggested that it should last at least one year, to allow the logistics sector to prepare for the future trading environment.
FTAI general manager Aidan ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo has started twice-weekly 777 freighter services from its Doha hub to Macau, its fourth all-cargo destination in Greater China. It already serves Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Shanghai with freighters and offers belly-hold cargo on passenger flights to seven destinations.
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FedEx is to acquire Australian-based forwarding and logistics company Manton Air-Sea. The acquisition is expected to close later this year and is subject to conditions. Headquartered in Sydney, Manton will operate as a subsidiary of the FedEx Trade Networks forwarding arm.
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UK plans for a Facilitated Customs Arrangement (FCA) could take up to a decade to put into practice and are not a realistic solution to the problems posed by Brexit, says forwarder’s group Clecat in a new position paper published on 16 October.
The group is urging Brexit negotiators to prevent ...
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Port of Milford Haven chief executive Alec Don is leaving from his position and will also stand down as the British Ports Association chairman after eight years. and on good terms. BPA current deputy chairman and chief executive of the Port of Blyth Martin Lawlor, , will assume the chairmanship on ...
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