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January 2021

Schiphol cargo in decline

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s total cargo volume for 2020 declined by 8% to 1.44 million tonnes compared to 2019. Inbound volume declined by 4.7% to 754,361 tonnes and outbound by 11.7% to 687,161 tonnes. Traffic was down on most trade lanes, one of the few exceptions being inbound from the Middle East, up 8.51% to 101,014 tonnes. [+]

Rhenus to buy Rhineland freight firm

Rhenus is to take over fellow German logistics company LOXX, subject to approval by the competition authorities. Headquartered in Gelsenkirchen, near Essen, it specialises cross-border cargo in the Rhine/Ruhr region. As well as the 17,000sq m logistics centre in Gelsenkirchen, the acquisition will include business sites in Pleidelsheim near Stuttgart ... [+]

Containerships to add Dunkirk-Liverpool-Bristol link

CMA CGM short sea arm Containerships is launching a new route, DUNK, connecting Dunkerque in northern France witha Liverpool and Bristol, avoiding the congestion at crossings like Calais. The new weekly service will start from 29 January with departures from the French hub on Friday and arrival in Liverpool and ... [+]

Tariff freeze for Portland Port

Portland Port has frozen its fees in 2021 to help its customers cope with the coronavirus pandemic. Commercial general manager Ian McQuade said “Portland Port acknowledges the significant challenges faced by all industries during this pandemic, so to help, we have decided to keep our tariff prices the same as ... [+]

Traffic down at Dunkerque, but boxes and ro ro up

Traffic at Dunkerque dropped sharply in 2020, falling 14% to 45.2 million tonnes, but there were rises for cross-Channel freight (607,000 units, + 4%) and containers (463,000teu TEU, + 2%) said the port authority in its annual figures. Other traffic was affected by the Covid outbreak and a drastic drop ... [+]

New recruit for Logistics UK policy team

Logistics UK has appointed Ryan Barnett as its economics and research manager as part of its policy team. He has previously worked as an economic policy adviser and a campaign organiser. [+]

Posties face data double whammy

New regulations will require postal authorities to provide advance electronic data on mail entering the US and EU, reports e-commerce specialist Hurricane. Full enforcement of the US STOP Act will take effect on the same day as the EU’s ICS2 rules, it says. The US STOP Act had been due to ... [+]

Elfyn rallies to EV Cargo cause

Top rally driver Elfyn Evans has become a brand ambassador for EV Cargo. The 32-year-old from Dolgellau in Wales narrowly missed out on being crowned FIA World Rally Champion in a nail-biting season finale and is gunning for championship victory in 2021. He’s an official driver for the Toyota Gazoo ... [+]

DB Schenker pauses UK deliveries

DB Schenker , says it has been forced to put a temporarily hold on acceptance of new consignments for shipment to the UK, due to Brexit problems. It not accepting new UK-bound consignments, for the time being but that consignments that have already been accepted will be delivered as quickly ... [+]

Women on the march at ABP

Associated British Ports (ABP) has joined Maritime UK’s Diversity in Maritime programme. Its ports in Southampton and East Anglia have been recognised by the Diversity in Maritime Charter for their success in implementing initiatives to attract a more diverse workforce. Twenty volunteers from across the business helped create an action plan ... [+]

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