December 2020
FTA Ireland (FTAI) is urging the UK and the EU to reach a trade agreement urgently to protect Ireland’s supply chains, as well as the trading relationship between the two blocks. Despite an extension to the talks – a move welcomed by FTAI – the risk of a no-deal is still substantial, and it is concerned that politicians are neglecting to take account of reality.
General manager, Aidan Flynn, said: “The ...
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Liverpool2, The Port of Liverpool’s deep water container terminal, has broken a new terminal record for the second time this year, after the MSC Tamara on the new Turkey service exchanged 5,956teu, the highest number seen from a single vessel in Liverpool.
The route includes also calls in Spain, Portugal and ...
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Europa Road says that 85% of its road freight customers have signed up for its Europa Flow service.
Launched in September it facilitates exports to the EU on DDP (delivered duty paid) terms – removing the customs burden from EU customers, including the need appoint a customs broker, pay import duties ...
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Airfreight handler Worldwide Flight Services is deploying Descartes Core Bluetooth Low Energy readers across its global operations. Already live at WFS’ airport locations in Paris, London, Brussels, Frankfurt, Madrid, New York and Houston, the readers will be introduced at other international in 22 countries to track cargo, parcels and mail ...
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Time-critical logistics specialist Priority Freight has set up a dedicated customs management team to carry out clearances in-house for its customers.
It has also gained Authorised Economic Operator Full (AEOF) status with MMRC at its three UK locations (Dover, Coventry and Heathrow), giving it the power to operate quicker customs procedures, ...
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Kind-hearted staff from PD Ports’ sites at Teesport, Hartlepool, Billingham and Middlesbrough have brought some early Christmas cheer to Teesside’s most vulnerable families.
PD Ports regularly donates to local food banks in the area but head of police, security and resilience, Neal Armstrong was so moved by the stories of hardship ...
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Importers and exporters around the world are experiencing rising container shipping rates on most routes, despite the fall in fuel and other vessel operating costs and better utilisation of capacity, says the Global Shippers Forum (GSF) in its latest report. Available capacity continues to lag growth in demand as global ...
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Caribou, recently formed from the merger of a number of mail, parcel and packet specialist companies, has acquired Grantham-based Lincolnshire County Couriers. Caribou will open a new parcel warehouse in Grantham. LCC’s acquisition by Caribou means that it will exit the APC network but, as part of Caribou will offer ...
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DG International’s cross-border delivery arm ProCarrier is partnering with Hurricane Commerce to ensure its retail customers’ parcels flow smoothly through customs.
It has integrated Hurricane’s data enhancement Zephyr and Aura APIs, which support on duty and tax calculation, prohibited and restricted goods screening and denied party screening, providing UK eCommerce merchants ...
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A new £40 million wharf and land upgrade scheme in Port of Dundee. Construction and civil engineering company Graham is now building the wharf and preparing over 15 hectares of land for the green energy sector.
Once completed the quayside, combined with the capital dredging program under way in the River ...
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