April 2021
The Parliamentary International Trade Committee is urging the Treasury to promptly publish an impact assessment for reports including estimates for economic growth, trade, investment and job creation, in a report published on 20 April.
It remains to be seen how successful freeports will be at achieving these objectives, the committee adds.
The Committee also recommends that the Government commission a full, independent evaluation of the implementation of the policy within five years ...
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DFDS’s Ark Dania made its first call at the port of Dunkerque-Port on 9 April, en route from Rosslare in Ireland. The ro ro vessel, which has a capacity of 190 freight units, 12 cabins and space for 400 trade cars, will call at Dunkerque every Friday and Tuesday and ...
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Africa-based Imperial Logistics is to sell its South American shipping business to Hidrovias do Brasil, an independent integrated logistics provider focused on waterways in the region, for a maximum of US$90.0 million. Imperial will focus on its African business in the healthcare, consumer, chemicals, automotive, and industrial and commodities industries.
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Glasgow-based forwarding and logistics company Bullet Express has become a shareholder member in the Fortec pallet network.
Fortec, began offering shareholder memberships to its members when it was acquired by Pall-Ex Group in August 2020. Bullet Express became a shareholder member of the Pall-Ex network when the opportunity arose in late ...
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U-Freight predicts that the global e-commerce logistics market will hit €557 billion by 2025, having grown 27.3% in 2020.
Chief executive Simon Wong said his experience mirrored a recent report by Transport intelligence (Tii) which described e-commerce as one of the key growth sectors for logistics during the pandemic
He added: “It ...
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Abu Dhabi Ports’ Offshore Support and Logistics Services Company is to collaborate with lifting specialist Mammoet United Arab Emirates to offer on and offshore turnkey transport and installation solutions for projects in the Gulf.
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German-owned project forwarder Bertling Logistics has appointed Rasmus Frandsen as director business development at its Houston office. He joins from Intermarine, where he worked in different functions and also worked abroad in Malaysia for two years before relocating to Houston in 2016 where he became chartering manager for the past ...
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PD Ports has secured a long-term agreement at its Immingham site to store and handle steel sheet piles for Sheet Piling UK. The port and terminal operator will store and handle up to 16,000 tonnes of imported as well as offer services such as clutch sealing, cutting and welding.
Imports wil ...
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DB Cargo has been awarded £470,000 from the Government’s Port Infrastructure Fund to create a new customs approved area at its Barking terminal in East London. It will include a new inspection warehouse, along with offices and facilities and a new secure storage area.
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Dublin Port Company reported volumes down by 15.2% to 7.8 million gross tonnes in the first quarter 2021 compared with the same period in 2020.
Imports from January to March fell by 14.4% to 4.7 million gross tonnes and exports declined by 16.6% to 3.1 million gross tonnes.
Trailers and containers combined ...
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