January 2019
Ian Diaper has joined Portsmouth International Port as head of operations, a new role created to manage shore side activity. He has spent over 40 years in the shipping industry, most recently as the service delivery improvement manager for ABP Southampton.
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The European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism is due vote on new compromise amendments to the Mobility Package I on 10 January, covering the posting of drivers, driving and rest time, and cabotage. These three files were rejected by Parliament during its plenary sitting of July and were sent ...
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Mark Hellmann has assumed the position of chief executive officer for the global partner network of Hellmann Worldwide Logistics. He succeeds Michael Claus, who has successfully built and expanded the network over the past 30 years and will retire at the end of the year.
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We can handle it
DP World has invested in new handling equipment in Southampton. Two new empty container handlers, delivered at the end of 2018, mark the start of a planned programme of investment and redevelopment at the terminal.
The new Hyster machines, which can tandem lift two empty 40ft containers and ...
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Antonov Airlines has completed 23 flights in under a month to help rebuild hurricane-stricken Saipan working with charter broker Air Partner. The Ukrainian airline transported relief supplies and other equipment including ready meals, water and tents to support the Western Pacific island following Super Typhoon Yutu.
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Rhenus Logistics’ arm, Rhenus Warehouse Solutions Europe has acquired Leicestershire-based 3PL provider Core Management Logistics (CML). It specialises in warehousing, pre-retail, freight forwarding and distribution services for the UK market.
Founded in 1990, CML currently occupies more than 45,000sq m of warehousing space at three facilities, on Lutterworth’s Magna Park. The ...
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Truck waiting times at major UK ports have had a bad press lately, but when an ATL Haulage driver at DP World London Gateway went head-to-head with Rugby champion and Celebrity MasterChef winner Phil Vickery, it was the former who came out on top.
The competition was to see whether ...
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Forklift truck maker Narrow Aisle says it is facing “unprecedented levels of demand” for short-term rentals from firms worried about potential customs delays after Brexit. It says that warehouses operators feel they need to bolster their material handling fleets as companies stockpile products to ensure their business is not affected ...
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Sandford Freight recently hosted a party at Sea Containers house in London to celebrate 20 years in business, hosted by chairman Sean Sandford and managing director Roy Walker. Guests included BIFA director general, Robert Keen.
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Torben Weilmuenster has been elected chairman of the Poseidon pharmaceutical logistics programme. The network of independent shippers and logistics providers aims to reform the pharmaceutical logistics process and make ocean freight the default mode of carriage for bulk medicines. Weilmuenster is currently head of global supply chain management at Frankfurt-based ...
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