July 2019
Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express (ONE) are to join the TradeLens blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform, jointly developed by AP Moller - Maersk and IBM.
Hapag-Lloyd and ONE, the world’s fifth and sixth largest carriers respectively, join CMA CGM and MSC, both of which also recently announced they are joining TradeLens. The platform now covers more than half of the world’s ocean container cargo.
TradeLens aims to replace the peer-to-peer and often unreliable ...
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A leading trade unionist has lambasted the two Conservative party candidates for their support of freeports, saying that they could turn the UK “into a haven for tax evaders and money launderers”.
TSSA general secretary, Manuel Cortes says that both Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have indicated support for controversial freeports ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) annual Freight Service Awards competition is open for entries.
Now in their 31st year, the awards are open to all members of the trade association, and are free to enter.
The deadline for entry is 11:00 on Tuesday, 8 October and entry forms can be downloaded ...
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P&O Ferrymasters has added services from Budapest to Rotterdam and Duisburg to its intermodal network, and is offering onward connections between the three Continental hubs and the UK. There will be six departures per week in each direction between Budapest and Rotterdam, with a stop in Duisburg. Transit time between ...
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Brookfield Infrastructure, owner of Teesport operator PD Ports in the UK as well as a range of ports, transport and other infrastructure throughout the world, is to take over Genesee & Wyoming, which owns UK rail firm Freightliner and container services firm Pentalver. Canadian-based Brookfield is part of a consortium ...
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Associated British Ports has appointed Angela Morgan as general counsel and company secretary, completing the new executive leadership team. She was previously senior solicitor, and has been with ABP since 2008.
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Completion of the structure of the largest building in Budapest Airport’s (BUD) dedicated freight terminal, BUD Cargo City, has been celebrated with a topping out ceremony. Work will now continue on the interior of the building with completion set for the fourth quarter of 2019.
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Europa has appointed Matthew Preston as general manager at its facility at Express Park, Rushden (Northants) following its acquisition of some of the trade and assets of Menzies Response earlier this year. He has worked for companies including Argos, DPD, Snap-On Tools and Marks & Spencer.
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Maersk Line has introduced a new Spot online service that provides customers a cargo loading guarantee at a fixed price upfront. It aims to counteract the high level of overbookings in shipping – often of around 30%, which in turn leads to high levels of cargo rollovers, and in turn ...
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