March 2021
The US STOP Act aimed at preventing illegal drugs entering the country and due to come into full force on 15 March could disrupt traditional postal services says delivery specialist ParcelHero.
It says that hundreds of millions of parcels are likely to be rejected and returned to their sender when the new Synthetics Trafficking & Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act comes into full effect.
The United States Postal Service (USPS) was supposed to ...
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Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove has published a long rebuttal of criticism by the Road Haulage Association and other business groups about the effectiveness of post-Brexit trading arrangements.
It says that: “Thanks to the hard work put in by hauliers and traders to get ready for the end of the Brexit ...
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Legal provisions for the complete digitalization of the TIR Convention global customs transit system, will enter into force on 25 May, says the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The new system, eTIR will thus become a reality, opening up new applications, in particular intermodal transport, says UNECE.It adds ...
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GE Renewable Energy is to build a blade manufacturing plant at Teesport creating 750 new jobs. The PD Ports-owned facility is close to one of the UK’s largest offshore wind projects, Dogger Bank.
PD Ports’ chief operating officer and vice chairman, Jerry Hopkinson, said: “GE’s commitment to the region builds on ...
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Immingham-based intermodal and international haulier , Brit-Pol has received a £2.5m funding facility from Bibby Financial Services. It collects goods in Europe and delivers to Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. It also serves all major Humber ports well as rail depots at Rotherham, Doncaster and Leeds.
Established in 2011 by ...
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The Port of Grangemouth opened its new £3 million rail freight hub with the arrival DRS’s (Direct Rail Service) Aberdeen freight train service.
The new dual rail siding of 775 metres – previously 200 metres – can handle the longest freight trains on the UK network.
Grangemouth senior port manager Derek Knox ...
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It’s not only the Covid 19 vaccine that is being flown around the world – other types of vaccine continue to be an important traffic for the world’s carriers. In March, Etihad Cargo and Expolanka Freight (EFL) carried collaborated to carry a 12.5 million Tetanus and Diphtheria vaccine doses from ...
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GPS Marine and Green Biofuels are now using their new fuel bunker barge, the Dispenser to refuel the tug delivering tunnel lining ring segments for the Thames Tideway Central Section, along with a growing number of other commercial vessels on and around the Thames. The Dispenser will supply GreenD+, which ...
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Supply chain software and services specialist BluJay Solutions has launched an Augmented Global Trade (AGT) software as a service platform to enhance and automate customs and compliance requirements for international trade. The company says that it improves efficiency and reduces risk for logistics service providers, carriers, and shippers managing complex ...
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GB Railfreight has started a rail service between the Port of Felixstowe and Maritime Transport’s Wakefield Europort terminal. It is GBRf’s seventh intermodal into a Maritime facility and will operate from Monday to Friday.
The train is made up of a mix of wagon types to allow for enhanced flexibility and ...
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