January 2021
Not all UK businesses were as prepared for Brexit as they could have been, but this was understandable given the uncertainty created by trade negotiations going down to the wire, says CH Robinson Europe director of account management, Chris Mills.
Leaving the EU has placed an increased burden on supply chains thanks to new complex process and some major retailers have temporarily suspended shipments between Great Britain and Northern Ireland due, ...
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Increasing check-in times to 20 minutes at the Port of Dover, in line with non-EU member customs policy, would lead to a queue of 70,594 and a backlog of around 20 days, says digital simulation firm, Simul8.
It adds that while the 27-acre emergency lorry park at Manston helped to decrease ...
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Geodis Industrial Projects is to be renamed Geodis Project Logistics. The forwarder says the change reflects the more diversified service portfolio which now goes beyond the industrial segment. Geodis is also integrating its Aid & Relief business as well as its Marine Logistics teams into the expanded project logistics organization.
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Ocean carriers are taking all available measures to improve the speed and efficiency of cargo movement and employing all available vessel tonnage, insists the World Shipping Council. The unparalleled disruptions to the international supply chain experienced over the last year are not caused by one party in the chain but ...
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DSV is to open a second Stockholm site in Rosersberg by the end of 2021. The traffic around Stockholm is particularly dense during rush hours and in addition to its cross-docking terminal to the south of the city, DSV will establish a logistics centre at the Northern part of the ...
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Ballerina Hippo was among the collection of sculptures moved by Digifreight network member, UAE-based Cargo Line Shipping Services from Italy for an exhibition for local artist Antonio Signorini.
It’s not often that forwarders are asked to shift 1.5-tonne stone aquatic creatures so Cargo Line had to scour the country to find ...
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Yusen Logistics has set up a joint venture in Chile with its partner, Transmeridian Group. Based in Santiago Yusen Logistics Chile will offer ocean, air, road and international supply chain services. For industries such as food and beverage, energy, and retail.
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Low-cost cargo-carrying airline Norwegian has axed its long-haul network, making 1,100 people redundant at its Gatwick Airport base, reports the BBC. Its entire Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet has been grounded since March 2020. A further 1,000 jobs will be lost at its long-haul bases in France, Italy, Spain and the ...
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Stena Line has redeployed the latest addition to its fleet, the Stena Embla will make to the Rosslare-Cherbourg service and not the Belfast-Liverpool route as originally planned. It said the decision was due to “the current Brexit related shift for direct routes and increasing customer demand”./
The deployment would however be ...
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Europa Worldwide Group has appointed Vanita Dass-Puri to the new role of head of recruitment. She joined the business in 2017 as Internal Recruitment and Acquisition Manager, and will focus on building the team to support Europa Road’s frictionless trade service as well as re-launching the Rapid Career Development Programme, ...
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