January 2019
Warehouse developers are being frustrated by housing developments being given preference, says Neil Storey, managing director of industrial property developer, Onward Holdings.
He says that while brownfield or urban sites are being snapped up to meet the country’s need for more housing, there was around 235 million sq ft of warehouse space leased or purchased between 2007 and March 2018. And while major companies are still spending top dollar to ...
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UPS is offering Saturday pick-up and processing of US export shipments to 57 main markets, including the UK. Shipments picked up on Saturday will be delivered as soon as Monday, saving a day over existing transit times. one day faster than previous UPS time-in-transit. On-line retailers are expected to be ...
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The 2M shipping alliance – Maerk Line and MSC is to make permanent the temporary Liverpool call on its transpacific TA4 service introduced after last summer’s disruption in Felixstowe. The port rotation will be Antwerp, Rotterdam, Bremerhaven, Liverpool, Newark, Savannah, Port Everglades and North Charleston and the route will by ...
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On the eve of 15 January’s Brexit vote in the House of Commons, the port of Calais published details of the new facities it had created in anticipation of a ‘No Deal’ outcome.
Port Boulogne Calais says it has been working closely with government services, transport associations, maritime operators, veterinary inspection ...
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Air Canada Cargo won this year’s Hactl’s Forklift Competition, while the Pallet Building award was carried off by Air China Cargo – but the prize for the noisiest supporters went to Japan Airlines, followed by IAG Cargo and Nippon Cargo Airlines.
Nine teams took part in this year’s competition: Air ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Sumith Rathor as regional sales manager – UK.
He joined the airline in 2013 as a customer service agent after 11 years with Uneek Freight Services in the UK, moving in 2014 to Virgin Atlantic Cargo as account manager - UK.
He succeeds Ray Wood, who has ...
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Esprit Warehousing & Docks has opened more warehousing at Trafford Park, Manchester.
No.1 Trafford Park provides an additional 62,000sq ft of capacity for ambient food grade and non-food grade products, bulk or palletised.
Managing director Graham Dixon says that there had been strong demand for space at Esprit’s nearby Trafford ...
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Freighter operator AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), is reporting a 25% increase in its volumes of special commodities increase % in 2018. It says that improved processes, digital solutions, partnerships and the reinforcement of its global team helped to boost pharma volumes by more than 60% year-on-year, while dangerous goods shipments rose ...
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Associated British Ports (ABP) has produced a ‘Resilience brochure’, outlining the services and operations available to keep the country trading in the event of a ‘No Deal’ Brexit. It includes a maps of services and a list of the capabilities of each port within the ABP group.
ABP has invested a ...
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Five youngsters studying for apprenticeships at freight forwarding have been shortlisted for the new Apprentice of the Year category at the BIFA Annual Awards, which take place this Thursday (17 January) in London.
They are: Paige Baldwin of TPS Global Logistics; Kyle Lawrence of Unsworth; Thomas Turner of Panalpina World ...
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