March 2021
The Port of Gothenburg has opened a new short-sea terminal at the Skandiahamnen western quay, dedicated to intra-European container transport and operated by APM Terminals. It will also be possible to handle coastal and inland shipping at the new terminal.
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Some 34 container vessels are either immobilized in the Suez canal behind the grounded Ever Given or en route to the zone, totalling 379,200teu of capacity, says the Project44 shipper visibility platform.
It added that, with more than 50 ships passing through the canal on any given day, “the congestion is ...
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SEKO Logistics has joined the Sustainable Air Freight Alliance, a collaboration between shippers, forwarders and airlines to track and reduce carbon dioxide emissions from air freight and promote responsible freight transport. Its reporting airlines are AirBridgeCargo Airlines, American Airlines, Cargolux, Cathay Pacific, Delta Air Lines, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo, ...
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Air cargo digital solutions provider CargoAi is launching new features to allow freight forwarders to assess and reduce the CO2 emissions generated by their business activities. They can now choose routes and airlines based on their carbon impact and calculate the CO2 emitted from each shipment. Monthly CO2 emissions reports ...
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Austrian forwarder cargo-partner has opened its first office in North Macedonia, in the capital, Skopje. It currently offers regular consolidation services from Skopje to Pristina in Kosovo, Podgorica in Montenegro, Tirana in Albania and Thessaloniki in Greece, as well as between North Macedonia and Bulgaria. In connection with its logistics ...
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Waste to energy companies Low Carbon Ltd and PMAC Energy have gained planning consent for a new £300 million pound centre on the site of the former Corus Steel works at Edcar, near Teesport. They say that the Redcar Energy Centre –set for completion in 2025 – will offer excellent ...
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Retail logistics specialist Oakland International says that its EORI UK on inbound food safety and supply chain integrity arm – launched in 2017 as Oakland Invicta - has enjoyed “exponential growth” and is working towards the next stage of its expansion in Folkestone.
Six months after opening its Folkestone office, EORI ...
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Daniel Carrera has been appointed as the new president of UPS Europe. A Spanish national, he is the second European president of UPS Europe. He has held several senior leadership positions across the region, and was most recently president, West Europe District, alongside acting as the international ambassador for diversity and ...
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Dimerco has started operations at Indonesia’s first eCommerce Bonded Logistics Center. The 10,000sq m bonded warehouse will provide an integrated, multimodal transport service to customers and deliver significant benefits, including faster fulfilment and reduced costs. The forwarder says it offers lead times of 1-3 days, compared to direct B2C deliveries ...
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A 20,000teu Evergreen vessel, the Ever Given, on a voyage from China to the north-west Continent, has gone aground in the Suez Canal, blocking it completely. The heavily laden 400m vessel reportedly lost power and steering and drifted astern, before going aground and embedding itself in the canal banks. Tugs ...
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