December 2020
CH Robinson Europe director Chris Mills is urging UK manufacturers to prepare for “the new reality” when the Brexit transition period comes to an end.
Mills, who is director of account management, transportation, says: “Not all UK businesses are prepared for the changes the end to the transition period will bring to their customs procedures and may still wonder what it could mean for their own shipping processes. A major reason ...
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Logistics UK chief executive David Wells met with EU Transition Minister, Rachel Maclean, to discuss the upcoming end of the Brexit transition period on 3 December.
Their meeting took place at the new Information and Advice Site at Hopwood Service Station, one of 45 sites designed to offer drivers of freight ...
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DP World, owner of P&O Ferries, says it is willing to work for free to get Covid vaccines into the UK should we be asked to do so. It said: “We are willing to help play our part in getting the UK through the pandemic as fast as possible. We ...
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Trade and capital flows have already started to recover from the Covid crisis, according to the DHL Global Connectedness Index 2020, published on 3 December. DHL and co-authors, NYU Stern School of Business, say that the report is the first comprehensive assessment of globalization during the spreading pandemic.
Lead author Steven ...
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The port of Antwerp is introducing more stringent rules governing byloads inside exported second-hand vehicles from 2021. Cars and small vans will no longer be permitted to have any byloads on board. They will be permitted in the case of larger vans, trucks and trailers, but the maximum permitted weight ...
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Austrian-owned forwarder Gebrüder Weiss has set up a joint venture with Chinese logistics company Global Freight System. Gebrüder Weiss Express China will specialise in parcel transport between China and Europe. Gebrüder Weiss holds 65% of the shares in the Shanghai-based joint venture.
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Basra Gateway Terminal achieved berth productivity when it made 1,768 moves on the Yang Ming Mutuality in 17.5 hours on 30 November - 101 moves per hour. Owner International Container Terminal Services has made a major investment in the Iraqi port including a design depth of 14 meters alongside the ...
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DSV Panalpina is to acquire South African based courier Globeflight Worldwide Express, including all its operations in South Africa and Swaziland. Globeflight’s customers will benefit from access DSV’s Air & Sea, Road and Solutions, all of who will be moving into the flagship DSV Park near O.R. Tambo International Airport ...
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FedEx has agreed to acquire the ShopRunner e-commerce platform. The deal is expected to close by the end of the calendar year, subject to customary conditions, including regulatory approval. ShopRunner members enjoy benefits including free two-day shipping, free returns and discounts.
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Multimodal will hold an online seminar entitled: ‘Ports: Enabling the supply chain of the Future. Moderated by ports advisor Frank Robotham, the expert panel will comprise Peel Ports’ Stephen Carr, PD Ports’ Jerry Hopkinson, CMA CGM (UK)’s Gary Jeffreys, CEO, CMA CGM (UK), GB Railfreight’s John Smith, Maritime Tranmsport’s John ...
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