January 2019
Eurotunnel boss Jacques Gounon has warned that the Government’s recent award of contracts to ferry companies to provide additional cross-Channel capacity after Brexit may be anti-competitive and illegal.
He has written to UK transport secretary, Chris Grayling, bringing to his attention “distortionary and anti-competitive effects of such an action, which would be a unilateral breach not only of the concession agreement with Eurotunnel, but more widely of existing competition and state ...
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CMA CGM has taken delivery today of the 3,500teu Fort de France, the first of an order for four container ships dedicated to the French West Indies. The ship is equipped with 850 reefer plugs for refrigerated containers. The group will take delivery during 2019 of three identical vessels for ...
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The three-day Annual International Physical Internet Conference (IPIC) in London on 9-11 July will provide an open forum for researchers, industry representatives, government officials and citizens to explore leading edge freight transport and logistics concepts, methodologies, projects, technological advancements and start-up initiatives.
Conference topics include inter-connected logistics, cross-chain control, synchromodal ...
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Irish-owned firm Network International Cargo celebrated its Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) certification recently with a ceremony at Government Buildings. Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys presented the certificate to the forwarder’s head of compliance, Margaret Nulty.
Issued by the Irish Revenue and Customs authorities but recognised throughout the EU, ...
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SEKO Logistics has opened its own operation in Ireland at Harristown, near Dublin Airport, driven by the growing number of multinational companies operating in Ireland as well as increased consumer spending. SEKO previously operated in Ireland through an agency partnership.
Managing director of SEKO Logistics in Ireland, Michael Daly (pictured), ...
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The XELLZ project logistics IT platform (pronounced ‘Excels’) is opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria - its seventh local business unit. XELLZ Nigeria will, from the first quarter of 2019, offer services for Project Logistics Management and Control Center to the Nigerian and West African market and joins locations in ...
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DSV has opened a 300,000sq ft foot facility at Peterborough Gateway Development. Services offered include e-commerce fulfilment, product customisation, kitting and customs bonded compliance, for the automotive, consumer product, fashion, healthcare, high-tech markets. It went into operation in October, in time to provide extra seasonal capacity for the forwarder.
In ...
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The High Tide Foundation, which offers young people career experiences in the maritime and related sectors in the Teesside area, has appointed local Mark Easby as its new chairman. He replaces founder chairman David Robinson, who has stepped down to take up the position of patron. PD Ports’ Kirsten Donkin ...
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Brexit has taken its toll on Dunkerque's ro ro traffic in what was otherwise a good year for the northern French port, said chief executive Stephane Raison. At a press conference in Lille on 10 January to present the port's results for 2018, he said that ro ro traffic had ...
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The Freight Transport Association has welcomed Southampton City Council’s rejection if a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) charge in Southampton, saying the decision would boost the port and local businesses. FTA says that the zone would have damaged the port and local economy but fail to deliver swift improvements in air ...
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