August 2020
Glencore UK managing director James Maw (pictured, right) paid tribute to Teesport’s ability to handle all types of ships and its skilled workforce when he opened the Tees Bulks Terminal on 12 August. He said that the facility, jointly developed by Teesport owner PD Ports and the agri products giant could be handling 1.5m tonnes of grains and other products as early as this year and that his company had ...
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MSC is offering an enhanced Casablanca, Morocco to London Gateway service with a transit time of about 12 days. This is in addition to its twice-weekly sailings from Tunis to London Gateway via Gioia Tauro in Italy with a transit time of about 16 days.
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Manchester based forwarder and groupage operator Ital Logistics celebrates its 20th birthday this month. Over the decades, the company has made a name for itself as a specialist carrier of chemicals and other dangerous goods, as well as freight of all kinds, throughout Italy, Greece and the Iberian Peninsula. However, ...
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Portland Port near Weymouth in southwest England has completed a project to dredge its main berths, the Outer Coaling Pier and the outer arm of Queens Pier. The work, which increases available depth from 9 to 11 metres, will increase the port’s capability to handle dry bulk, project cargo and ...
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Over 88,000 tonnes of cargo travelled through Heathrow in July, with a gradual shift from freighters to the belly hold of passenger planes, said the airport in its latest figures. However, 60% is still travelling on cargo only flights compared to 5% before the crisis. Cargo volumes continue to be ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is calling for meat on the bones of the various government announcements on future cross border trade. Director general Robert Keen says that, with less than 100 days to go before the end of the transition period, “we share the concerns of our members ...
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The Coastlink Conference scheduled for November 2020 in Antwerp is to be postponed to 21-22 April 2021. This is due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19 and restrictions that remain in place in Belgium.
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Hong Kong based forwarder U-Freight Group has added a second Chinese consolidation centre in Shanghai to its existing Zhengzhou hub for its LCL and FCL rail freight services to and from Europe. The company started its regular service in 2014, consolidating cargo in Zhengzhou and using the daily service that ...
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Container traffic on the China/Europe route using the transit services provided by United Transport and Logistics Company - a joint venture of Belarusian, Kazakh and Russian railways – rose 76% in July over the previous year, to 54,200teu.Transport of loaded containers from Europe grew by 80% to 15,000teu while loaded ...
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Forth Ports Group and DP World – are to submit a joint freeport bid for Thurrock, Essex region incorporating their respective operations, Port of Tilbury and London Gateway.
The two operators – normally keen rivals for any trade opportunities on the Thames - says the move brings together the complementary strengths ...
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