May 2021
The government promised to work with the market to enhance freight capacity on the rail network for freight and grow the market in the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail, published on 20 May.
Schemes could include the long-delayed remodelling of the Ely North junction to improve freight journeys across East Anglia and from the Port of Felixstowe to the Midlands and northern England. It will also explore ways to enable future Strategic ...
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The Global Shippers Alliance (GSA), the International Road Transport Union (IRU) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have launched a Driver Charter to improve how people are treated at collection and delivery sites.It also aims to address some of the barriers to recruitment in the industry, especially for women ...
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Intermodal carrier Samskip is trialling the use of HVO100 fossil-free biofuels for its haulage services in partnership with customer Unilever and TMA Logistics. Samskip’s aim is to save up to 14,500 kilograms of CO2 through the partnership – a reduction of 90% compared to traditional fuels. Samskip hopes to rapidly ...
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Dnata Singapore is implementing “a scalable cloud ecosystem” at Changi Airport.
It includes the Hermes 5 Cargo Management System, track and trace and additional apps to streamline workflows, provide greater transparency of handling and improve data. Data can be used with Artificial Intelligence and machine learning algorithms to help decision making ...
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Dnata has signed a five-year lease with Sydney Airport to expand its existing cargo facility by 4,800sq m. The enlarged 16,300sq m site with direct ramp access will feature an increased number of landside and airside docks as well as enhanced processing capacity and throughput.
Dnata also operates a 10,000 sqm ...
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Collaboration is common enough these days in shipping, but the organisers of the Nor-Shipping conference have broken new ground with – wait for it – a rock band.
They have gathered together a band of shipping executives for its Today Show by Nor-Shipping, taking place on 1 June as part of ...
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Teesport has gained another rail link to central Scotland, to Elderslie near Glasgow. The route is a northwards extension of the existing Teesport to Doncaster service, and will be operated by GB Railfreight. It will allow for the deposit of empty containers and collection of export cargo through Teesport in ...
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Yusen Logistics (UK) has appointed Paul Simmonds as head of air freight forwarding and Pete Bagnall as head of ocean freight forwarding. Paul Simmonds (top picture) has held various UK and regional operations roles at Lufthansa Cargo, Schenker, CEVA and CH Robinson and joined YLUK in July 2019 as branch ...
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Portsmouth International Port’s Portico customs agency has seen a 2,270% year-on-year increase in export declarations in the first three months of 2021. There was also a 600% year-on-year increase in import declarations. The agency has recruited 35 additional staff.
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The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has launched a Green Compact for collective global action to achieve carbon neutrality in commercial road transport services by 2050. Decarbonising the sector, comprising more than 65 million heavy-duty vehicles and accounting for approximately 2.5% of global CO₂ emissions, is essential to achieve global ...
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