March 2021
The Unite trade union is warning that the first of 41 targeted strikes at Heathrow Airport is due to begin on Friday 2 April, in a dispute over workforce firing and rehiring and pay and conditions.
There will be 41 strikes over a 23 day period, with the final strike scheduled for Sunday 25 April. The targeted strike action will involve engineering, airside operations, landside operations, fire service, campus security and ...
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The BBC is reporting that truck drivers arriving from mainland Europe in the UK could soon be forced to take a Covid test, quoting a haulage industry source. Freight drivers had previously been exempt from testing but the Department for Transport says it is "carefully monitoring" an increase in cases ...
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A growing number of British online retailers are shifting stock to storage facilities on the Continent to avoid customs and tax administration and costs after Brexit, says Walker Logistics.
By fulfilling orders from distribution hubs located within mainland Europe, UK exporters are able to can avoid the need for their EU-based ...
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Evergreen Line says that as of 07:00 Egypt time 25 March, ground of the Ever Given in the Suez Canal had not been resolved, after 48 hours of proactive efforts to refloat her.
However, the shipowner confirms that the crew, ship and cargo are all safe, and no ...
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The Global Shippers Forum has called on the European Commission to take a closer interest in the container shipping market as it recovers from Covid and the industry enters the second year of its Block Exemption from normal competition rules.
On March 23, 2020 the Commission announced its intention to renew ...
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Kerry Logistics Network said its revenue increased by 30% to HK$53,361 million in 2020. Core operating profit increased by 20% to HK$3,320 million while core net profit increased by 33% to HK$1,828 million. Profit attributable to the Shareholders for 2020 was HK$2,896 million which, excluding the gain from disposal of ...
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Movements from GB into Ireland have become much easier, despite “a hard slog since January”, says Aztek Logistics operations manager, Duncan Pannell.
The Hertfordshire based operator, part of the Pallet-Track network, says it took steps throughout 2020 to remind its customers of changes to customs protocols post January 1, but still ...
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Associated British Ports has announced plans to develop the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility to serve the Southern North Sea energy sector and the wider East Anglia region. It will bring significant upgrades to marine facilities at Lowestoft’s Outer Harbour to meet the offshore energy industry’s demands, ensuring the port can ...
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Reindeer really do fly through the sky – when they are delivered by AirBridgeCargo from Moscow to Frankfurt by AirBridgeCargo. The four deer, weighing 150kg each, travelled from Moscow Zoo to Wuppertal Zoo in Germany as part of a regular exchange programme, carried in separate cages to guarantee their well-being ...
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Rebuilding work is underway at the UK’s largest grain terminal at the Port of Tilbury following a fire in July 2020 which damaged its grain silos. Demolition of the damaged concrete silos is underway and, at the same time, construction of phase one of metal silos is underway with the ...
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