June 2021
Stena Line’s 240-metre ro-pax vessel Germanica has sailed from Gothenburg to Kiel powered by recycled methanol. ‘Blue Methanol’, is a by product of steel production. In 2015 Stena Line converted the Germanica one of the largest RoPax ferries in the world, to become the world’s first methanol powered ferry.
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Arvato Supply Chain Solutions has established a new Digital unit with almost 300 employeesto drive forward its strategy and develop new solutions and products for its customers . It has also invested in Cloud technology to provide solutions for the digital supply chain. Customers of the supply chain and e-commerce ...
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UK freight forwarder Davies Turner has received a RoSPA Gold Award in recognition of its high health and safety standards throughout 2020.
Every year, nearly 2,000 entrants compete to achieve the highest possible accolade in what is the UK’s longest-running awards for health and safety and organisations receiving a RoSPA Gold ...
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Shipping into North America is under pressure as never before, and things could well get worse before they get better, says experts at Seko Logistics. They told a market update in late June that while some of the immediate causes of the problems in world shipping, including the blockage of ...
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Five years after starting its expansion programme, the Panama Canal has increased the maximum allowable length for vessels transiting its locks to 370.33 meters (1,215 feet), up from 367.28 meters (1,205 feet).The increase means that now 96.8% of the world’s fleet of containerships can transit the canal.The move follows a ...
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IAG Cargo has appointed David Shepherd as managing director. He will join from group airline Aer Lingus on 1 August, but has previously held a number of roles at IAG Cargo including commercial director and director of digital ventures. Mr Shepherd will report into David Podolsky, who will continue in ...
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DHL Supply Chain has started construction of its new ‘London Thames Gateway’ distribution centre. The new facility will be fully operational in spring 2023, with Mars UK already committed to occupying 60% of the site.It will have a 42m high bay warehouse with an ‘outstanding’ rating from construction sustainability standard ...
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Six months on from the end of the transition period between the UK and EU governments, driver shortages remain the single biggest crisis in the haulage industry, says courier, Speedy Freight.
The current shortage, which affects both HGV drivers and drivers of small vans is due many European drivers leaving the country ...
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Etihad Cargo and EFL Global* have flown over 55,000kg of antiretroviral drugs on one of its 777 aircraft from India to Sao Paulo, Brazil, on behalf of a leading manufacturer in Hyderabad.
Etihad said that other carriers had turned down the shipment because of its size and the need for stringent ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo is offering Envirotainer’s latest innovation – the Releye RLP temperature-controlled container. The carrier says it sets a new standard for secure cold chain solutions, maintaining pharma cargo longer, without the need for recharging and long enough to cover any delays en route. Air flow technology provides maximum ...
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