November 2018
Ro ro cargo specialist SCH has secured a contract to discharge Ford vehicles arriving at the port of Liverpool from the US and Europe. The shipments from the US and Europe are carried on ACL con-ro ships, with predicted volumes of over 25,000 vehicles per annum.
SCH, which already handles 200,000 ro ro units a year at other ports, also carries out cruise ship work in Liverpool.
The same personnel now have ...
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Following its earlier announcement of a merger with Sweden's Terminus Spedition, Greencarrier Freight Services Denmark says it will merge with Hecksher Linieagenturer on 1 January and that, from 1 April 2019, the latter’s offices outside Denmark merge with those of Greencarrier’s Nordic Consolidators company.
In a statement, Greencarrier said that the ...
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The UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) has launched a five-point plan to build growth in the sector.
It calls for policies that will ensure the UK has a ports sector than can continue to thrive in a changing world; promote; create a positive planning and development framework; deliver a balanced environmental ...
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North-east Scottish port Montrose has received £5.4 million from Royal Bank of Scotland to support its master plan redevelopment. The energy and general cargo hub, which has already received £1.5million in Scottish Government investment, says the funding will help it increase the maximum size of berthed vessels from 12,000 to ...
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German-owned automotive forwarding firm Mosolf Group has opened a technical and logistics centre close to Paris-Vatry airport in north-eastern France.
The new facility, located at the ZAC business park situated in Bussy-Lettrée en Champagne, is situated on the Antwerp/Barcelona and Paris/Stuttgart axes.
The 10 hectare site will provide storage for up to ...
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US digi-forwarder comes to Europe
US based digital forwarder ExFreight Zeta has extended its services to Europe, including the UK. It is offering door-to-door and door-to-port services from the Eurozone to over 150 countries with instant pricing and booking on FCL and LCL ocean and air freight. It is focusing on ...
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FTA Ireland (FTAI) says it has “reacted positively” to the draft withdrawal agreement presented by Teresa May to the UK Parliament on 15 November, and believes that it will assist the transition to a frictionless trading environment, while boosting confidence and certainty.
General manager Aidan Flynn said: “Ireland would be the ...
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Kuehne + Nagel is expanding its Sea Explorer digital seafreight platform into a smart gateway for all container liner services. It uses an algorithm to find services between 1,200 ports - more than 63,000 port pairs connected either by 750 direct weekly services or by transhipment. The forwarder says it ...
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IT executives from MSC, AP Moller–Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, and Ocean Network Express plan to set up an association that will create common information technology standards for the container shipping industry. Members of the group identified a need for a neutral and non-profit body for ocean carriers that is driven ...
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Palletways Group has opened a new regional hub in Verona, northern Italy. Its fourth in the country, it follows hubs in Bologna, Milan and Avellino opened over the past 11 years. The new regional hub in Verona will handle domestic cargo but has the potential to provide faster routing and ...
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