May 2021
Associated British Ports (ABP) has appointed Paul Reeves as head of commercial for the Southampton region. He is currently vice president of sales for the UK and Ireland at rolling cargo line Wallenius Wilhelmsen. He will take up the role in August.
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UPS is expanding its suite of cold chain technologies for pharmaceutical traffic. UPS Cold Chain Solutions will provide pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers and laboratories a full, end-to-end cold chain service offering, including storage and distribution, transportation, visibility, and quality assurance.
UPS Healthcare is expanding its cold chain storage capacities with some ...
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The first in a new generation of HMM 16,000teu ships called at DP World Southampton this week. HMM Nuri is the first of eight 16,000 TEU class mega-ships to be deployed on the Asia and North Europe trade lane.
The new class of ship is equipped with smart ship technology which ...
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Los Angeles-headquartered event logistics specialists Rock-it Cargo has teamed up with Jeddah-headquartered Sela Sport Company (Sela) to support the sports and entertainment market in Saudi Arabia and beyond. Rock-it will act as Sela’s global freight forwarding and logistics provider in all countries outside of Saudi Arabia, with Sela acting as ...
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IAG Cargo’s British Airways has transported further aid to India for the second time in two weeks. The cargo-only B777-200 flight from Heathrow to Delhi moved 18 tonnes, made up of five thousand pieces of PPE supplies and oxygen concentrators for charities including Oxfam, Khalsa Aid, Christian Aid and LPSUK.
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Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has signed a new five-year deal with GB Railfreight (GBRf). The new agreement will be volume-based and is expected to increase wagon utilisation that in turn will help further reduce carbon emissions. Services will operate from Felixstowe and London Gateway to the Midlands and Yorkshire , ...
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DHL Supply Chain has appointed Marion Taylor-Ringsell as vice president of operations, UK and Ireland. She joins from retailer Gap where she was director of European transportation. In her new role Marion will manage DHL Supply Chain’s asset management centre of excellence with responsibility for vehicle procurement, fuel purchasing, compliance, ...
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EV Cargo signed the UN Global Compact, a voluntary initiative aimed at encouraging international businesses to implement universal sustainability principles and take steps to support the sustainable development goals set out by the United Nations in 2015. More than 13,000 companies from 160 countries have now agreed to align their ...
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Europa Road says its Europa Flow Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) service has shipped 30,000 consignments between 1 January and 30 April and is exporting goods worth an average of £60m a month. Customers using Europa Flow include manufacturers exporting parts and machinery to Europe, sportswear, toys and biscuits.
It removes the ...
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The Interferry trade association’s 2021 annual conference will go ahead as planned in Santander, Spain, this October. Delegate registration will open on 1 June. A decision on whether or not to proceed has been on hold for months while worldwide Covid counter-measures were monitored by Interferry, which has a membership ...
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