February 2020
Stena Line’s latest ferry, Stena Edda sailed into Belfast Harbour on 26 February ahead of final trials before going into service on the Liverpool route in the coming weeks.
Welcomed by a flotilla of boats, she took part in successful berthing trials at Belfast Harbour’s VT2 Terminal. A new access ramp has been specially built to accommodate the ferry, which offers 40% more deck capacity and 30% higher fuel efficiency than ...
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Chief executive of Agility’s global integrated logistics business, Essa Al-Saleh, is stepping down after 13 years in the role and will be succeeded by current head of the forwarder’s Asia Pacific business, Chris Price on 1 May. Al-Saleh leaves the company to pursue personal interests, but will continue to offer ...
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Online freight marketplace and IT specialist Freightos is to supply its WebCargo technology to FedEx Logistics to help the largest customs-entry filer in the US digitize “and provide an Amazon-esque shipping experience”.
Freightos will provide digitized customs brokerage services for importers on its marketplaceincluding a global rollout of WebCargo’s AcceleRate multimodal ...
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Heathrow airport’s plans to build a third runway received a setback on 27 February after the Court of Appeal ruled that the government had failed to follow climate policy in a case was brought by environmental groups, councils and the Mayor of London.
The airport however took a bullish view of ...
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Aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide has expanded its warehouse and offices in Melbourne to cater for increasing demand from Oceania. The new larger facility will allow specialist teams to store, handle and process an expanded number of customers' aerospace inventories including large-scale items such as aero engines and tyres. The ...
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FTAI is endorsing logistics expert Declan Allen as a candidate for the Industrial and Commercial Panel of Seanad Éireann (Irish Senate).
He is a senior lecturer at the Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) where he spearheaded the development and launch of the Logistics Associate Apprenticeship, the first non-craft apprenticeship in TU ...
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Scotland’s largest agricultural products hub is now fully operational at Forth Ports Rosyth with the arrival of the Baltic Mantis bulk cargo ship with over 30,000 tonnes of animal feed from Argentina.
Thanks to a long-term partnership with Forth Ports and Cefetra Ltd, Rosyth has now become the main Scotland’s principal ...
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Emirates SkyCargo has appointed Abdulla Alkhallafi as its new cargo manager for India. Alkhallafi will be based out of Delhi and takes over from Keki Patel, who is retiring after more than 15 years. Alkhallafi joined Emirates in 2014 as part of Emirates SkyCargo’s Commercial Management Programme and was posted to ...
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Evergreen Line has launched a ‘GreenX’ platform offering booking and direct access to integrated trade services. The digital portal allows the shipping line’s customers to get instant quotes and book secured space with prioritized equipment supplied by the carrier. It also allows customers to customers to make payments and submit ...
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Pall-Ex has appointed Mark Steel to the newly created role of European managing director for its International operation. He joined the pallet network in 2016 as sales and marketing director, having previously held roles within logistics and the Royal Air Force.
Pall-Ex currently offers a Europe-wide service delivered by national partners ...
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