December 2020
DP World has signed an agreement with the Government of Senegal to develop a deep water port at Ndayane, 50km from the existing port and near the Blaise Diagne international airport. It will eventually have over 3 km of quay and a 300ha container yard. DP World's concession for the Port of Dakar already had a plan to develop a new container terminal in the Port of Dakar but it ...
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PD Ports has donated £50,000 to various charities and initiatives across the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.
During December, the port operator made £40,000 worth of donations to both local and national causes from Teesport to the Isle of Wight, reinforcing its recently bestowed ‘UK Business Hero’ title as awarded by ...
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Some 30% of hauliers who either voted leave or did not vote at all in the Brexit referendum in 2016 would now vote remain if they could, according to a survey by the online Haulage Exchange.
The UK Hauliers Brexit Transition Deadline study asked employees whether their opinions have changed towards ...
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Sixty companies have come together to form Vaccines Gateway Netherlands (VGN) at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to ensure the safe, secure, and swift transportation of Covid-19 vaccines following the approval of the European Medicine Agency, also situated in Amsterdam.
The Group includes Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo, industry group ...
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Rotterdam-based Broekman Logistics has acquired the Belgian activities of Ipsen Logistics. Ipsen is a full-service freight forwarding specialist with activities in key markets also served by Broekman Logistics - heavy lift and project cargo, chemical and pharma and industrial and construction machinery. Ipsen’s seven freight forwarding specialists will join Broekman’s ...
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Lufthansa Cargo has launched a COVID-19 Temp Premium service bookable from 11 January for vaccine transport. It will provide a high level of service, including monitoring of shipments throughout and a 24/7 after sales support. It also includes high priority capacity access, Lufthansa Cargo's fastest speed option available for temperature-controlled ...
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Stena Line brought forward the introduction of its Stena Foreteller ferry on the Rosslare-Cherbourg service to Tuesday 22 December, ahead of its original date of 4 January. She provides an alternative for freight between Ireland and France unable to use the UK landbridge because of France’s ban on freight traffic.
The ...
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The French government has stopped all accompanied freight and passenger movements from the UK for 48 hours over concerns of a new strain of coronavirus in the UK. The ban applies to ferry services and Eurotunnel.The port of Dover has been closed to traffic. A message on the Port of ...
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Freight forwarder WE Deane has freed up 1,000 pallet spaces at its Barking depot to further accommodate an incoming surplus expected over the holiday season. Following the closure of shops throughout November as a result of government measures, Britons for the first time will spend more online this Christmas than ...
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Kerry Logistics Network has launched a multimodal service to Mongolia, through its member Globalink Logistics. It includes road-rail and sea-rail freight for dry and temperature-controlled cargoes between Europe, North America and the landlocked country via the Freeport of Riga, Latvia in the Baltics, where Globalink has opened a consolidation hub. ...
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