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December 2018

Britanny to sail year-round to Cork

Brittany Ferries is to offer its first year-round service to Ireland with a twice-weekly service between Cork and Santander in northern Spain, operated by the Connemara. The operator’s other Irish route, from Cork to Roscoff, is a seasonal service and is due to resume in March 2019. Britanny Ferries said it had been encouraged by hauliers’ response to the new Cork-Santander route during the summer. On 14 December, Brittany Ferries ... [+]

Harbour lights

No, it isn’t the latest Health & Safety high vis clothing initiative – only Port of Tyne employees putting on their festive jumpers to raise money for Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day. Port Security Officer Dayang Darnell seems to have taken the matter further than most with this spectacular ... [+]

P3 boss goes into publishing in memory of his son

When his son Robbie died suddenly at the age of just 27 from Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome, P3 Logistic Parks chief executive Ian Worboys wrote a "bucket list" of things he wished he’d done with him. One of the outcomes was The Crush series of children’s books - based ... [+]

Irish Sea superferry to start service in January

Irish Continental Group has taken delivery of the cruise ferry WB Yeats at Flensburg, Germany. After commissioning, the vessel will go into service initially on the Dublin/Holyhead route in January 2019, partnering with the Ulysses. The WB Yeats will have space for 165 freight vehicles (2,800 lane metres) plus 1,800 ... [+]

Cargolux and Panalpina win quality competition

Cargolux and Panalpina have won the first stage of Cargo iQ’s ‘Q Rally’ competition for their work to boost data quality and performance at Luxembourg Airport The initiative by the Cargo iQ initiative challenges members to work together to collect data to improve quality in the industry and to create ... [+]

Smart thinking for North-East ports

Five North-East ports have got together to test satellite-based solutions to allow them to become more ‘intelligent’. The Smart Port North East Testbed will bring together the ports of Berwick Blyth, Sunderland, Tyne and Teesport with digital and industry experts, academia, regional authorities to explore technologies such as artificial intelligence, ... [+]

AV Dawson extends steel contract

Teesside shipping and logistics company AV Dawson has secured a three year extension to support British Steel operations at its Special Profiles facility in Skinningrove and at its Teesside Beam Mill in Lackenby. The Middlesbrough based business has operated on-site logistics on the sites for over five years. The new ... [+]

DHL Freight gains ISO standards

DHL Freight has received external certification of its global management system based on ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 at 88 branches thus far, with certification of all branches worldwide to follow by 2020. The matrix of certifications guarantees uniform management system and processes and that locations around the ... [+]

Top honours for SEKO fashion clients

SEKO Logistics has sponsored the ‘Best Innovation in Fashion Retail’ category in the Drapers Awards 2018 - three of which went to its own customers. This is the third consecutive year SEKO has supported the highly-respected awards in fashion retailing, which were presented before an audience of over 800 at the ... [+]

PD Ports trains leaders of the future

PD Ports has launched a new bespoke Chartered Management Degree Apprenticeship (CMDA) with Teesside University to develop its future leaders. With a relationship spanning over ten years, PD Ports, operator of Teesport – one of the UK’s busiest ports, has joined forces with the University once again to launch the three-year, ... [+]

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