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April 2019

Waterford goes greener

Ireland’s Port of Waterford has bought three new zero emissions Nissan LEAF electric cars to move pilots and marine personnel on both sides of the Suir Estuary. They are part of a wider drive to reduce environmental impact which includes renewable energy sources for heating energy-efficient quayside lighting. Solar panels have also been fitted on the roof of the port’s headquarters at the Marine Point office development in Belview. Chief executive ... [+]

Ceva launches fast truck from China

Ceva Logistics says it has started the first ever regular truck service between China and Europe following operation of its first ever TIR service to Poland at the end of last year. Just 16 days after setting off, the 70 cubic metres load of 7000kgs of garments destined for a leading ... [+]

Box lines could meet Brexit challenge, says Drewry

A second study of the UK shipping industry after Brexit by consultants Drewry suggest that short-sea container services could provide an alternative to the port of Dover. They could have enough capacity to cope with “moderate” disruption, it says. An earlier study, validated by the Port of Dover, concluded that of ... [+]

XPO appoints HR chief

XPO has appointed Jacopo Mazzolin as senior vice president, human resources, based in Neuilly, France. Prior to XPO, he served in executive roles with the Walgreens Boots Alliance (UK) pharmaceutical wholesale division, Datalogic (Italy) and Crown Holdings (Switzerland). [+]

New loco colours mark Maritime-DB rail deal

Maritime Transport and DB Cargo have unveiled two new locomotives, Maritime Intermodal One and Two, to mark the recent agreement between the two companies. They were named at a ceremony at Maritime's recently acquired rail terminal in Wakefield on 29 March. The event also marked the official signing of Maritime’s new ... [+]

Europa supports clothes for Africa effort

Europa Warehouse is helping to boost a clothing for Africa collection scheme by one of its employees in Northampton. Warehouse operative James Brown regularly travels to the villages of Mwkamba and Tiwi in Mombasa, Kenya with his wife Michelle and parents-in-law taking donated clothes and other essential items for families in ... [+]

GO launches Asian platform

Digital logistics provider Get GO Global has launched an on-demand freight forwarding platform for B2B shipments in the ASEAN region. Go Freight offers search, quotations and bookings to over 37 destinations across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Hong Kong and China and plans double the number of destinations over the next ... [+]

CMA CGM merges shortsea arms

The CMA CGM Group has formally merged its Containerships and MacAndrews shortsea arms into a single Containerships brand. The new venture operates a fleet of 32 vessels and 700 trucks, calling 64 ports through 26 maritime services and eight inland services. Current MacAndrews  chief executive Claude Lebel has been appointed ... [+]

Lufthansa and Cathay add eastbound flights

Lufthansa has also extended its joint venture with Cathay Pacific to include eastbound shipments from Europe to Hong Kong. The joint operation offers direct flights from Dublin, London Gatwick and Heathrow and Manchester, as well as from Lufthansa’s main Frankfurt hub and other continental gateways. There are now 280 direct ... [+]

Turkish Airlines’ moving day is on Saturday

Turkish Airlines is to relocate all its passenger flights, including bellyhold cargo, from Ataturk Airport to the new Istanbul Airport this Saturday (6 April). Flights from Ataturk will end at 02.00 and all services will be relocated by 14.00 the same day. However, freighter flights will continue to operate from Ataturk ... [+]

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