May 2020

Three million pallets and growing

Xpediator says that its Pall-Ex arm’s franchise in Romania has delivered 3 million pallets since it was established in 2012. From 868 pallets in its first month in January 2012, it delivered an average of  60,000 pallets per month in 2019. Pall-Ex Romania offers delivery to any part of the country and is the only service of its kind in the country. Xpediator chief executive Stephen Blyth said: “There is still ... [+]

UK publishes post-Brexit customs tariff – updated

The Department for International Trade has published an outline of the new UK Global Tariff under which it would trade with the rest of the world after Brexit, including tariff reductions on many goods. The draft free trade agreement envisages that they would be abolished on around £30 billion-worth of ... [+]

Cargo-partner gets technical

Austrian-based cargo-partner has launched a business unit for high tech logistics at its headquarters near Vienna Airport. It offers services such as  time-definite delivery with a dedicated vehicle fleet up to on-site installation, customer trainings and specialized warehousing  for industries including banking and retail, vending, health tech, office equipment, digital ... [+]

Kerry sustains food charities

Kerry Logistics Network has supported two food charities in setting up delivery networks across Manchester, home of its UK headquarters. The Kerry Logistics UK team delivered groceries and ready meals for Open Kitchen MCR and The Bread and Butter Thing free of charge at the beginning of the pandemic, and ... [+]

Lufthansa steps up Shenzhen flights

Lufthansa Cargo is now offering up to 14 additional cargo flights a week from Shenzhen to Frankfurt to cope with heavy covid-19-related demand. The first aircraft, an Airbus A330-300 took off from Shenzhen on 18 May loaded with about 3 million masks and other medical protective equipment on behalf of ... [+]

Plan to park trucks on M26 dropped

A plan to use ten miles of the M26 carriageway as a temporary truck park in the event of problems after Brexit have been officially dropped, reports the kentonline website. Channel-bound vehicles will instead be held on the M20, in the event of disruption, work for which, including a moveable ... [+]

Covid – it’s even worse than Brexit, say ports

UK Ports now face greater uncertainty due to covid-19 than they did Brexit, according to a new survey published by the British Ports Association (BPA) on 18 May. It said that only 36% of UK ports feel confident about their business outlook over the next 12 months and 86% reported either ... [+]

DfT signs ferry deal to keep vital freight rolling – updated

The government has signed agreements with six ferry operators – Brittany Ferries, DFDS, Eurotunnel, P&O Ferries, Seatruck and Stena - to provide up to £35 million to help ensure there is enough freight capacity to ensure that supplies of critical goods such as food and medical supplies can move freely. It ... [+]

Perfect Moment for Allport’s new customs service

EV Cargo’s freight forwarding arm Allport Cargo Services (ACS) has introduced an online returns portal incorporating customs compliance for Perfect Moment, a UK-based luxury ski, surf and activewear company, allowing purchases in multiple sizes and styles to be returned. The fully branded portal links seamlessly with the Perfect Moment website,  and ... [+]

Tilbury2 poised for opening

The UK’s largest unaccompanied freight ro-ro terminal at Tilbury2 has taken a step closer to opening with the successful completion of ship trials at the weekend of 16./17 May. Two of P&O’s chartered freight ferry fleet, the Bore Song and the Norstream, arrived at the new terminal on 17 May where ... [+]

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