June 2019
Technology firm MGI says its Ci5 Cargo Community System has become the first in the world to integrate Blockchain technology. MGI worked with Thales to integrate blockchain technology so that clients can act as trusted third parties when key statuses are validated for the release of goods from shipping terminals. Transactions that generate goods’ tracking status are verified through a consortium validation system made up of the system’s clients.
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Maritime Transport has opened a rail connected distribution terminal at the Port of Tilbury, relocating from an existing site of the past 15 years.
Handling mostly steel for distribution to Europe and rest of the world, Maritime will use an existing terminal railhead which has been converted to allow both straddle ...
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Director of Leeds-based Tudor International Freight Adam Johnson warns that the Conservative leadership contest could damage business. The race to succeed Theresa May would waste much of the additional time granted by the EU for the UK to agree a way forward on Brexit, when it extended the Article 50 ...
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CEVA Logistics and its new parent company CMA CGM have launched a new service between Thailand and Laos for ocean freight containers used by customers in both countries. Importers can drop off their empty containers at a newly expanded CMA CGM container depot, operated by CEVA, outside the Laos capital, ...
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Brexit uncertainty took its toll on Eurotunnel’s truck traffic in May, which was down 11% compared to May 2018. Destocking by British businesses in April and May followed stock building in the first three months of the year in preparation for the original departure date from the EU on 29 ...
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Specialist shipping line SAL Heavy Lift is offering a highly configurable crane boom extension offering unrivalled lifting height and applicability. The Fly Jib has been designed for the cranes of SAL’s Type 183 vessels (MV Lone & MV Svenja) and can be installed on each of their main cranes’ booms. ...
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Multimodal exhibitors’ stands will showcase the latest tech, host industry-challenging debates and create a space for discussion and network building across the supply chain
Multimodal 2019 is set to be the most dynamic edition of the show yet, with more than 200 exhibitors and over 9,000 visitors expected to attend the ...
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Cosco Shipping Logistics UK recently off-loaded an 8-tonne sailing yacht from a 40ft container at its new London gateway depot. Shipped by CMA CGM from Dubai, dimensions were 11.7x3.7x4.6m. It was loaded onto a yacht transporter using a 26-ton HIAB,2 4m spreader beam for road transportation to Southampton.
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Rhenus Logistics UK has launched seafreight services from Manchester to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is predicting further growth in the Middle East as the region shifts from its historic reliance on oil as a source of revenue. The forwarder is anticipating increased demand for this service, especially for ...
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IAG Cargo is seeking applicants for its Hangar 51 innovation programme, aimed at finding start-ups with ideas or products to transform the aviation industry. Start-ups with ideas for transforming cargo services are invited to apply to the 10-week mentorship programme. Successful candidates will compete for investment from IAG’s multimillion-pound fund. ...
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