January 2021
Ceva Logistics has launched an express train service from Jinhua (China) to Dourges, near Lille in northern France.
The first train, loaded with 22 full containers of departed from Jinhua on 26 November and arrived in Dourges 18 days later on 14 December.
The service connects countries such as Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, and will also serve Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain and Italy.
Compared to trucks, the block train option reduces CO2 emissions by ...
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DHL Global Forwarding is investing ZAR 126.5 million (£6m) in a new hub in Johannesburg. The new 13,000 sq m facility will be located within the bonded zone at Skyparks Business Estate close to OR Tambo International Airport.
Twice the size of its current set-up, this new facility will consist of ...
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Frankfurt handler Fraport has renewed its CEIV Pharma certification , first gained in 2018. Fraport has been recertified for another three years, in recognition of its systematic and seamless processes for handling pharmaceuticals.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s certification process was conducted entirely as a virtual audit.
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This year’s Transport Logistic exhibition, scheduled to take place in Munich in May, has been cancelled. Event organisers, Messe München, said that the decision was taken based on international travel restrictions, which are unlikely to be lifted until the Spring.
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Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has been selected as part of the Government’s 5G Trials and Testbeds Programme. It will be the largest UK port to deploy the technology. The £3.4 million project has received £1.6 million from the Government as part of 5G Create, a competition to support innovators ...
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The port of Rotterdam has set up a livestock checkpoint at the Stena Line terminal in Hook of Holland (Hoek van Holland). Animal Centre Hoek van Holland (ACH), run jointly by ECS Livestock and Stena Line, is the only location at a Dutch seaport where live animals can undergo veterinary ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA)’s Freight Service Awards will take place online this year – spread over four days from Monday 25 January to Thursday 28 January.
A quartet of presentation videos will be released at 1pm each day as follows:
Monday 25 January
Air Cargo Services Award - sponsored by ASM ...
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Swissterminal is to take over operations of the three inland ports in Alsace, France at Ottmarsheim, Huningue-Village-Neuf and Ile Napoléon during 2021 after winning an international tender. The Swiss-based integrated logistics operator will form a new wholly owned subsidiary, Alsaceterminal. New rail connections will link the region with the two main ...
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The Welsh Government ssays that around 20% of HGVs had been turned away from Holyhead port since 1 January because they did not have the correct paperwork. With an increase in freight traffic expected, more could be turned away while forecasts from the UK Government have predicted between 40% and ...
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DHL Express has placed an order for an additional eight new Boeing 777 freighters. First deliveries are scheduled for 2022.
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