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June 2020

Multimodal’s 30Under30 Showcase – in association with FBJ

Multimodal and FBJ’s 30Under30 Showcase gives recognition to those dynamic, hard-working, talented individuals under the age of 30 working in the industry; saluting the next cohort in the business and building on from the successful Next Generation Careers Day at the Multimodal Exhibition. Multimodal & FBJ have assembled a stellar judging panel to evaluate the contribution made by these talented individuals, including:- Alan Thornton, Malcolm Logistics Alison Hall, Port of Tilbury ... [+]

Ceva goes into Africa

CEVA Logistics is launching a three-part expansion plan for in Africa and aims to a leading, continent-wide market player, following its acquisition of AMI Worldwide with an extensive network in the east and south of the continent. The AMI Worldwide office network in 12 countries and almost 1,000 employees will join ... [+]

Dozens log in for BIFA port tour

A virtual tour of DP World London Gateway port via Zoom attracted a record attendance BIFA’s Young Forwarder Network attracted since its launch in March 2019. The behind-the-scenes tour attracted 71 online attendees, allowing them to witness the port’s state-of-the-art technology and all aspects of landside and shipside activity. [+]

Rhenus opens Liege office

Rhenus Air & Ocean has opened a new hub at Liège Airport, Belgium. The new hub offers a portfolio of freight forwarding solutions at the fastest-growing cargo airport in Europe. Future plans for the new Rhenus office will include air, ocean and rail routes, while customs clearance and fiscal representation ... [+]

Government promises light touch for post-Brexit imports – updated

The UK government will take a pragmatic and flexible approach to import customs checks from the EU after Brexit next year. There will be a temporary light-touch regime at ports such as Dover, regardless of whether a deal is done with the EU or not. According to a statement by the ... [+]

En route to the Red Planet

Volga-Dnepr moved a 32-metre long Atlas 5 rocket booster from Huntsville, Alabama to Cape Canaveral for a scheduled mission to Mars on board an AN-124-100 ‘Ruslan’ freighter. The specialist airline also transported payload fairings and RD-180 engines for the mission. The launch is scheduled for 9:10 a.m. on July 17.   [+]

BPA to host online customs course

The British Ports Association and the UK Customs Academy are holding a free introductory online training course on customs rules at 2pm-3.30pm on 23 June. BPA says that while most requirements will be on freight operators and cargo owners, port operations will have some new responsibilities and the session will ... [+]

BPA postpones conference to 2021

The British Ports Association is to postpone its 2020 Annual Conference scheduled for  October in Aberdeen until next year, 6-7 October 2021. Anyone who has booked a Partnership Package or made enquiries with the sponsorship team you will have been contacted directly by them to discuss options for the rescheduled ... [+]

ASM helps meet postal surge

Royal Mail has increased its use of ASM’s Sequoia customs clearance software platform to boost the number of operatives able to process parcels at the same time. It will help meet unprecedented demand for e-commerce deliveries during the Covid-19 pandemic. Royal Mail can now have more of its operatives logged ... [+]

DP World completes Black Sea triangle

DP World has completed acquisition of a 51% stake in TIS Container Terminal in the Port of Yuzhny, Ukraine, following regulatory approval from government authorities. It allows the port operator to offer a Black Sea service linking its terminals in Constanta and Yarimca with TIS Container Terminal using its Unifeeder ... [+]

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