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April 2019

SAL sets up Spanish heavylift joint venture

SAL Heavy Lift and its partner Grupo Davila have formed a new entity to represent the German-owned line in the Spanish market. In charge will be Carlos Claramunt Lebrón, who brings 15 years of commercial and technical experience in the industry. [+]

Consortia fail to improve services, says shippers

The Shipping Line Consortia block exemption regulation (BER) has failed to improve services, says the European Shippers’ Council (ESC). In a position paper published as part of the European Commission’s ongoing consultation, it says that with unreliability, cancelled sailings and a lack of transparency, shippers have not seen the improvement in ... [+]

DSV all set to take over Panalpina

DSV has reached an agreement on the terms and conditions for an all share voluntary public tender offer for all publicly held shares of Panalpina. If the offer is successful, the combined company will become one of the world’s largest transport and logistics companies with a pro forma revenue of about ... [+]

Welsh port in ‘bucket list’ bid: Updated

After waiting the best part of a century, the North Wales port of Holyhead is finally to get an iconic landmark and take its rightful place in the list of the world's must-see tourist attractions. Years of lobbying by Stena Line seem set to have paid off with the ferry line, ... [+]