January 2021
XPO Logistics has completed its acquisition of the majority of Kuehne + Nagel’s contract logistics operations in the UK and Ireland. It expands XPO’s contract logistics network in the UK and Ireland to 248 locations and approximately 26,000 employees and include inbound and outbound distribution, reverse logistics management and inventory management, primarily in the beverage, technology and e-commerce, and food service verticals.
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Stena Line’s newest addition to its fleet, the Stena Embla arrived in Belfast on 2 January for preparatory works before going into commercial service. She will join sister vessel Stena Edda, which launched on the route in March 2020 and will replace the Stena Mersey.
Stena Embla is the third E-Flexer ...
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Stena Line said on 1 January that the majority of freight had successfully accessed its ports on the first day post-Brexit but added that freight volumes were markedly down on pre-Christmas levels, so it is too early to draw any conclusionsIt said: “Currently freight traffic is flowing well through our ...
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Charles Hammond, chief executive of Forth Ports Group says that the trend is towards more unaccompanied (drop-trailer) cross-Channel freight after a 20% increase in unaccompanied freight between Tilbury and Zeebrugge.
P&O Ferries has added a further vessel to the route to cope with demand.
He said: “Breakdown of production lines, unpredictable industrial ...
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Late in 2020, Turkish Cargo carried the first batch of Chinese-made Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines to Turkey. The 17 containers equipped with dedicated cooling systems, were delivered to the Ministry of Health after a dedicated flight from Beijing to Ankara.
The carrier has enhanced its cold chain shipment capacoty to 25,000 tonnes ...
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Volga-Dnepr Airlines has re-started An-124-100 commercial operations after the world fleet was grounded for technical checks. However, while the carrier’s first aircraft is back in the air again, chief commercial director Konstantin Vekshin said the return of the full fleet would be “incremental”.
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Logistics UK has written to transport minister Lord Agnew calling for an urgent review of traffic management and welfare arrangements for HGV drivers in the wake of chaos when France closed its borders to traffic for two days over Christmas.
It says that thousands of drivers were stranded without access to ...
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Cardinal Maritime Group’s Manchester-based Far Logistics arm has acquired Warrington-based Candour Logistics. Launched in 2015 by John Keary and Edward Hunter, Candour employs 21 people and will continue to operate on its existing site. Far Logistics, which employs 60 people, has eight offices in the UK, and recently opened a ...
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DP World has been selected as the preferred bidder by the Government of Angola to operate the Multipurpose Terminal at the Port of Luanda. It plans to invest US$190 million over the 20-year period of the concession, rehabilitate existing infrastructure and acquire new equipment to bring operations in line with ...
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