November 2020
The Department for Transport’s (DfT) is proposing a limited trial of a higher, 48-tonne weight limit for trucks in intermodal operations. Recalling the higher limit for intermodal operations in the last century, before the current blanket 44-tonne limit was introduced, trucks would have to have six axles and the trial would be limited to specific operators.
Vehicles would also have to comply with existing constrains of the current road infrastructure, such ...
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Food delivery companies could help deliver Covid vaccines to clinics, hospitals or even homes, says Dean Attwell, chief executive of Oakland International. Speaking on the day that two pharma giants announced a possible breakthrough in developing an effective Covid vaccine, he explained that much of the expertise needed to handle ...
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Stena Line moved its Nynäshamn ferry terminal to the newly built Stockholm Norvik Port on 9 November. The new facility was officially opened with the first arrival of the vessel Stena Flavia at 7am.
Stockholm Norvik Port is a brand new ro ro and container port. Hutchison Ports Stockholm operates the ...
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MSC has signed up California-based platform provider 8x8 to transform its global communications, collaboration and customer engagement infrastructure onto a single Cloud platform. The shipping line will deploy its open communications platform including 8x8 Voice for Microsoft Teams, in more than 155 countries and at 493 locations.
MSC’s global chief technology ...
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FTA Ireland (FTAI) has called on the country’s government to support new ferry services to offset the risk from a No Deal Brexit to the landbridge route between Ireland and mainland Europe across the UK.
Responding to the launch of an Irish Maritime Development Office’s (IMDO) report, general manager Aidan Flynn, ...
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Agility reported third quarter earnings of 8 fils per share on a net profit of KD 15.3 , 29.4% compared with the same period a year earlier. EBITDA declined 1.9% to KD 46.5 million, and revenue was flat at KD 403 million.
Nine-month earnings stood at 16.47 fils per share on ...
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Amazon Air has started operations at Leipzig/Halle Airport, Germany, its first-ever regional air hub in Europe. The new 20,000sq m cargo facility allows for more flexible delivery options and will create more than 200 jobs. Airport chief executive Goetz Ahmelmann, said: “We have scored points in Central Germany with our ...
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Ocean Network Express (ONE) is to launch a dedicated weekly Europe - West Africa Service (EWX) from February 2021. February 2021. It will call in Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Le Havre, Algeciras, Tangier, Dakar, Tema and Abidjan.
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The Port of Tyne has launched a Clean Energy Park, a strategic base for the region’s renewable energy sector that will play an important role in supporting the government’s goal to power every UK home with offshore wind electricity.
Located on four sites, it will offer unrestricted, round-the-clock lock free access ...
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Logistics UK (formerly FTA says that the sector’s support of the HS2 high speed rail line was conditional on the government pledging unequivocal support to grow rail freight.
Multimodal policy manager Zoe McLernon commented: “Logistics UK needs government to secure the future of rail freight in the UK and provide a cast-iron ...
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