June 2021
British retailers selling to the EU face major VAT changes with the introduction of the EU Import One-Stop Shop (IOSS) scheme, reports broker ParcelHero.
From 1 July, British-based e-commerce companies only need to register and pay VAT in one EU country to sell goods not exceeding £135/€150 across the entire EU. However, says ParcelHero head of consumer research, David Jinks while te new IOSS regulations will make retailers’ lives easier, they ...
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Entries are now open for the British International Freight Association (BIFA) annual Freight Service Awards competition. Now in their 33rd year, the free to enter awards are open to all members of the trade association.
As well as encouraging and rewarding high standards and professionalism, they also represent the ultimate recognition ...
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Logistics operator Esprit has realised its ambition to use the Manchester Ship Canal to take heavy freight off the city’s streets. Its Trafford Docks terminal recently handled three large ships bringing project freight up the Ship Canal from destinations such including Croatia and Germany.
In late May, the Hendrik S brought ...
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The Cargo iQ airfreight interest group has re-elected its chair and vice-chair and added two new board members. Volga-Dnepr Group Marketing Directo Fedor Novikov and Hellmann global head of business process management for airfreight, Clark Fritzsch, join chair Henrik Ambak and vice-chair Kerstin Strauss.
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Freight payment platform PayCargo is to receive a US$125 million investment by venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners. It comes nine months after Insight Partners invested $35 million in a Series A Round. This year, PayCargo is on track to process $10 billion of freight-related payments, a 250% ...
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Stena Line says it will run a temporary weekend service for passengers and freight between Holyhead and Belfast from Friday 25 June until Sunday 18 July to deal with an upsurge in holiday traffic.Stena Estrid will provide the service with an estimated crossing time of about eight hours.Stena Line says ...
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Airport property developer AIPUT and lobby group Logistics UK published an 11-point plan on how the Government should restore the fortunes of the airfreight industry in the wake of the Covid and Brexit shocks.
The reports’ authors, AIPUT (Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust) fund manager Nick Smith and director of policy ...
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Cargo revenue was a bright star in an otherwise gloomy sky for the Emirates Group, which recorded its first loss in over 30 years in its 2020-21 results published on 15 June. While the group as whole racked up a AED 22.1 billion (US$ 6.0 billion) loss due entirely to ...
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Digital freight forwarder Shifl has signed a collaboration deal with the Terminal49 container and shipment tracking platform in order to improve data accuracy and end-to-end visibility for its customers.
Terminal49 gathers data such as departure, arrival, vessel voyage, ETAs and container availability, gate-in, gate-out information, and milestones as they occur. The ...
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John Good Logistics Good Logistics is to be rebranded has revealed a new corporate identity. Good Logistics’ new visual identity can already be seen on its redesigned website and social media channels. The full rebrand of all assets, including office spaces, will be completed in the coming months.
John Good Logistics ...
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