January 2019
Preston-based Bowker Transport is celebrating its 100th birthday with a new livery. It replicates its vintage blue, red and gold colour scheme and will debut on two Volvo tractor units, donated by the manufacturer for use during the Centenary year.
Bowker Transport was established in 1919 when William Bowker used his £75 war gratuity to buy his first vehicle. Today, the company operates over 160 vehicles and 300 trailers, with over ...
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Freight software firm Agency Sector Management (ASM) says that measures are being put in place to keep freight flowing through Dover in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Predictions of widespread chaos on 29 March were exaggerated, it said.
ASM says that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has developed contingency ...
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Rotterdam-based Broekman Logistics has opened its 15th branch in India, in Hyderabad. Broekman Logistics India offers air, sea, road, and rail services, warehousing and distribution and is the exclusive Indian partner in the global operating NVOCC, Flash Line 2000.
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Brace! Brace! warns BIFA
BIFA director general Robert Keen says that Parliament’s resounding rejection of Theresa May’s Brexit deal means that freight forwarders should prepare for a ‘hard Brexit’. “Speculating about any other outcome is inadvisable until UK Government provides us with clear guidelines,” he adds.
Freight forwarders are though “ready to ...
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Danish-owned forwarder DSV says that it has made an indicative and private proposal to acquire fellow Swiss-headquartered Panalpina. It has offered 1.58 DSV shares and CHF 55 in cash for each Panalpina share which, based on closing prices on 11 January, is worth CHF 170 per share, which it says ...
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Etihad Cargo has become the first Middle Eastt carrier to be awarded IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) certification in Pharmaceutical Logistics. The certifications cover airline operations and cargo handling and warehousing at its hub in Abu Dhabi.
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Humber Ports Logistics is adding 25 trucks to its fleet to support business from shortsea operator Unifeeder. Five trucks have been already delivered, with the remaining 20 to follow in the spring.
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FedEx Express is to acquire its partner in Israel of over 30 years, Flying Cargo Group, subject to regulatory approval. The announcement coincides with the end of Flying Cargo’s service agreement with the express operator. TNT in Israel has been part of the global FedEx group of companies since its ...
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CMA CGM Group is supporting the financial and industrial development of urban farming company Agricool, which uses old shipping containers for its operations.
Founded in 2015 in Paris, aims to produce fruit and vegetables without pesticides, picked and sold on the same day and to customers in the neighbourhood and ...
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Maersk Line is to offer “street turn” (empty container triangulation) services in the US and Canada through the Avantida platform. Interchange of containers outside of a marine terminal or yard can increase efficiency but until now have required manual processing but use of the new platform gives Maersk dispatchers and ...
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