December 2020

King of the East Coast

ABP King’s Lynn handled more cargo in October 2020 than in any other month over the past five years. Over 75,000 tonnes of cargo passed through the port in that month, almost 60,000 tonnes of ite agribulks, including wheat, grain and barley. This rise in volumes follows ABP’s investment of £400 000 in the refurbishment of its Bentinck silo in King’s Lynn in 2019. [+]

Ireland will need more port capacity, says Dublin

Additional capacity will be needed at other east coast ports to handle traffic that Dublin cannot as it approaches its ultimate capacity, says Dublin port in a new discussion paper. 'Options for the greenfield development of additional east coast port capacity' sets out the nature and scale of the development challenge ... [+]

Cargo flights propel Miami to record performance

With 1.9 million tons of cargo passing through Miami International Airport in October, the Florida gateway was on pace to surpass its all-time annual record of 2.3 million tons of cargo. September and October were record-setting months, as more than 200,000 tons of freight moved through the airport each month.It ... [+]

Corona vaccine – the problems are only just beginning, says supply chain expert

While the news of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine being approved and plans in place for its roll out are more than welcome, there is still a significant logistics challenge ahead, says Cranfield School of Management Professor of Supply Chain Strategy, Richard Wilding. He explains: “The vaccination needs to be kept at ... [+]

Airfreight recovery tails off

Global airfreight declined 1% year-on-year in December, the first decline since the recovery started six months ago, said analysts CLIVE Data Services and TAC Index. From a low of -37% in April, the gap in year-on-year air cargo volumes has been steadily closing in the subsequent months to the end of ... [+]

Forwarders through to Freight Service Awards finals

Some 21 forwarders have been shortlisted as finalists for the eight service categories of this year's British International Freight Association’s Freight Service Awards, while 12 individuals are finalists in the Apprentice of the Year and Young Freight Forwarder categories. They are: Air Cargo Services Award – sponsored by ASM - DHL Global ... [+]

Monster campaign to ready Rotterdam drivers for Brexit

The Port of Rotterdam held a Brexit Action Day on 1 December, handing out flyers to HGV drivers heading to or from British ports and displaying the Get Ready for Brexit message on matrix signs above motorways. The joint campaign is to remind drivers and their customers of the changes that ... [+]

Five more years for Ceva book business

Ceva Logistics has extended its partnership with Italian publishers the Mondadori Group for another five years. The collaboration between the two companies began in May 2017 and includes warehouse management, transport, order picking for eCommerce and returns. Activities will be concentrated on a 32,000sq m dedicated site in La Città ... [+]

Stena takes ownership of third new ferry

Stena Line has officially taken ownership of its newest ferry, Stena Embla, following a handover ceremony in Weihai, China. The vessel is the third of five new next-generation E-Flexer RoPax vessels and the last of three new vessels due for the Irish Sea, which marks the end of a seven-year ... [+]

Portsmouth approves green port plan

Portsmouth City Council has approved Portsmouth International Port's carbon reduction plan. Its sets out a road map that will help fulfil the municipally-owned port's ambition of becoming the first net carbon neutral UK port by 2030, and the first zero emission port as part of the government’s Maritime 2050 strategy. It ... [+]

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