September 2020
HMRC has appointed Daljit Rehal as chief digital and information officer (CDIO). He joins after nearly nine years at Centrica as global digital and data services director and previously held senior positions at Talk Talk and Virgin Media. He replaces interim CDIO director general Mark Denney.
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FedEx Logistics has opened a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) in El Paso, Texas, similar to existing locations in Los Angeles, New York, Dallas and Chicago. These facilities enable importers and exporters shipping goods into the US to benefit from duty and tax incentives. El Paso is a key gateway in ...
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PSA Antwerp and PSA Breakbulk have set up a new log handling system at the Belgian port’s Churchill Terminal. Logs are loaded into a customised frame before being moved between ship and storage area by specialised handler.
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C.RO Ports has opened a six-floor, 10,000-vehicle car storage facility at its Purleet terminal on the River Thames to handle traffic arriving on CLdN ro ro services from Zeebrugge and Rotterdam. Vehicles are distributed to dealerships throughout the UK.
The terminal also offers through shipment possibilities to other ports including Santander, ...
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DP World and institutional investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) say they will expand their ports and terminals activities to new regions including Europe and Asia Pacific as part of a US$4.5 billion (CA$6 billion) expansion of their commitment.
It will increase the total size of the platform ...
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Logistics UK (formerly FTA) has sent a joint letter to Michael Gove alongside other logistics industry bodies, requesting that development of the Smart Freight system be speeded up.
The industry body says it is concerned that the new system – which will need to be used by every company involved in ...
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The first Covid vaccines could be subject to extremely stringent conditions during transport, says global logistics operator DHL.
DHL says that currently, more than 250 vaccines across seven platforms are being developed and trialled but as various development phases have been leapfrogged, stringent temperature requirements (up to -80°C) are likely to ...
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Aberdeen Standard Investments’ AIPUT fund (Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust) has let units 5-7 (40,000 sq. ft) at Heathrow's Airport Gate to freight forwarding company, PRS Distribution, on a five-year lease. PRS was previously a tenant at AIPUT’s Blackthorne Point.
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The TIR system is now operational in Oman, following the commitment made by the country to join the customs bonding scheme in 2018. Dedicated TIR lanes are in place between Oman and the UAE.
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Qatar Airways resumes thrice-weekly flights from its Doha hub to Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia on 6 September. Fligfhts will be operated by an Airbus A320.
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