November 2019

Young Forwarders ready to go in East Anglia

BIFA will hold the inaugural meeting of its Anglia regional group to its Young Forwarder Network, launched earlier this year, on 13 November at Ipswich Town Football Club, joining existing  groups in the Midlands, North West, London East and London West. There will be guest speakers from Operation Pandora, which is a Joint Borders Intelligence Team, that is working together with trade to combat crime in shipping and forwarding. Operation Pandora representatives ... [+]

Cargobeamer signs Russian rail deal

German-owned intermodal transfer equipment specialist CargoBeamer has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Russian railways to introduce new products. Cargobeamer has developed technology that moves semitrailers quickly on and off rail wagons without the need for cranes or strengthening of the road equipment, allowing standard equipment to be used ... [+]

XPO invigorates Vigo operation

XPO Logistics has opened a multimodal transport hub in Vigo in Spain. The 3,000sq m site doubles the company’s facility space at the location in the north-west of the country, close to the border with Portugal. The new site has 22 cross-docks for domestic and international freight transport, including less-than-truckload ... [+]

We’ve got it all under control, says Etihad

Etihad Cargo has opened a Cargo Control Centre at its head office in Abu Dhabi. It is the nerve centre for real-time monitoring, tracking and active management of all shipments, flights, and UAE road feeder services iand will help the carrier fulfil its delivery as planned promise to its customers. Head ... [+]

Norman ports ready to conquer the world

Ports of Normandy is entered the final stage of its enlargement programme for the port of Ouistreham outer harbour – the installation of a protective shield fabricated by Manche Industrie Marime (MIM) based in Dieppe. Ports of Normandy president Hervé Morin declared that the cooperative effort “demonstrates the complimentary nature ... [+]

Stevedoring team lifts spirits in Devon

Associated British Ports’ Teignmouth stevedoring team has nominated the local charity, Volunteering in Health to receive a £500 donation. The South Devon charity supports local people in improving their health and wellbeing. ABP shares a core focus in its own ‘Beyond Zero’ company culture that aims not only to achieve ... [+]

Ceva ready for business in Sri Lanka

CEVA Logistics has opened a new office in Colombo, Sri Lanka to service both the island nation and in the Maldives. Services include air, ocean, sea-air, customs brokerage, road transport and free zone services.   [+]

DHL revamps China rail service

DHL Global Forwarding has opened three additional Rail Competence Centers in Europe, including one in Felixstowe, to service its Asia/Europe route. Together with those in Le Havre, and Genoa, the center is staffed with China Rail Experts who advise customers and efficiently coordinate freight volumes. In addition to freight handling, dedicated teams ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd adds sulphur transition charge

Hapag-Lloyd is to introduce a ‘transition charge’ for short-term contracts from  1 December ahead of the new IMO2020 sulphur limit due to come into force on 1 January 2020. The container line says it will help  mitigate fuel price volatility and transitional operational expenses, Hapag-Lloyd will introduce an IMO2020 Transition ... [+]

Folding box goes into mass production

Holland Container Innovations (HCI) has selected China’s Dong Fang International Container Group to produce its 4FOLD Foldable Container. HCI says that the design offers cost s and CO2 savings on imbalanced trades and is now signing orders for bigger quantities. [+]

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