February 2021
Europa Group’s forwarding arm, Europa Air & Sea has launched a management recruitment drive, and plans to bring on board an additional three new business development managers in the first quarter of the year. It has already filled two positions, at its (Minworth) Birmingham and Leeds branches but is still looking to appoint a third manager for its Dartford branch.Contact: Miles O’Donnell at: modonnell@europa-worldwide.comhttps://www.europa-worldwide.com/europa-air-sea/
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Following yesterday’s report that freight forwarder Geodis had chartered a breakbulk vessel to move containers from the Far East, German-based purchasing association XStaff said that it had charted the 2,700teu containership Laila from intra-Asian operator China United Lines to move boxes from Yantian in China to Rotterdam and Hamburg.
The vessel ...
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The port of Felixstowe has completed work to accommodate larger ro ro vessels and improve operational efficiency.
The upgrade to includes the lengthening of No.3 Ro/Ro berth and the replacement of the previous hydraulic ramp at No.4 Ro/Ro berth with a larger floating linkspan.
Chief executive Chris Lewis, said: "The completion of ...
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The Port of Dover said on 8 February that it is now handling over 90% of the freight traffic volumes typical of this time of year following the significant stockpiling before Christmas and Brexit. Chief operations officer Sarah West, said: “Our operation has proved its resilience and flexibility in the ...
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European forwarders’ organisation Clecat and a number of other shipping and transport organisations called on EU Member States and the European Commission to ensure that transport receives adequate consideration after the European Parliament endorsed a Recovery and Resilience plan with a budget of €672.5 billion on 9 February. They said ...
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Kintetsu World Express has opened a new office in Constanta, Romania’s largest port city. The team has specialised expertise in project cargo, including oversize and heavyweight cargo, providing services such as vessel and aircraft charter, and break bulk and heavy lift charter.
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Essex-based forwarder Woodland Group has opened a fulfilment and distribution facility in Doncaster, and has increased its teams in the Yorkshire region by 35%.
The 195,000sq ft facility is part of the iPort multimodal logistics hub being developed by Verdion which includes a rail terminal with services from Southampton, Felixstowe, London ...
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Chinese logistics company SF Holding is to take a 51.5% stake in Hong Kong-based forwarder Kerry Logistics Network, subject to conditions. At the same time, Kerry’s warehouse assets in Hong Kong will be disposed of to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kerry Holdings Limited to unlock shareholder value, This will allow ...
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Ekol Logistics haslaunched a new intermodal connection between Turkey and Spain via a DFDS ro ro service between Izmir’s port of Alsancak and Tarragona in Spain. The new connection will also connect Morocco, Spain and Portugal with Turkey and the Middle East Shipments picked up in Portugal on Tuesday evening can ...
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The ultra-tight sea freight market from China to Europe prompted forwarder Geodis to go to extraordinary length of chartering its own vessels to move boxes from the Far East.
The first 1,000teu capacity vessel, operated exclusively by Geodis, is scheduled to arrive in Hamburg on 28 February, carrying 435 forty-foot containers ...
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