July 2021

Ever Given reaches Rotterdam – four months late

The Ever Given, the Evergreen containership that blocked the Suez canal for six days in March, is finally alongside the quay at Rotterdam’s ECT Delta terminal in the Amazonehaven. All continental containers will be unloaded there. She is expected to leave for Felixstowe early next week to deliver the remaining containers in the UK. (Pictures: Kees Torn) [+]

Grimaldi adds Zeebrugge call to Ireland route

Grimaldi Group has added a call in Zeebrugge to its recently introduced ro-ro  service between Belgium and Ireland. The service now offers two departures a week from the port of Zeebrugge and one from that of Antwerp to Cork and vice versa. The route will be operated by the Eurocargo ... [+]

DFDS freight volumes rebound

DFDS said its Cuxhaven-Immingham freight volume had increased 18% during the first half of 2021, following the Corona-related drop of 15% the first half of 2020. It said unaccompanied transport was developing particularly strongly due mainly to the poor availability of drivers and equipment. New rules and formalities for foreign drivers ... [+]

United back in business across the Pond

United Airlines said it would add a second daily flight from Washington DC to London Heathrow and would increase the Houston-London service from five times a week to daily, following the UK government’s announcement that the country would reopen to fully vaccinated travellers from the US from 2 August. The ... [+]

A rose by any other mode …would not smell as sweet

Turkish Cargo is playing a part in making high-end perfumes just a little more affordable, says the national flag carrier. It is an important carrier of rose products produced in Anatolia’s Lake District and Isparta to manufacturing countries around the world, including the US, as well as France, Germany and ... [+]

DSV profits surge

DSV Panalpina said its figures for the first six months of 2021, published on 29 July, showed strong growth in EBIT before special items of 64.7% compared to the same period in 2020. This was driven by 18% growth in gross profit and high productivity across all divisions, the forwarder ... [+]

BIFA sees bleak new world for seafreight

BIFA says it sees no change in container shipping fundamentals for months possibly years in a new report for its members. It warns them to expect more surcharges to be imposed by the lines, additional port fees, quay rent and demurrage charges. The trade association has been monitoring conditions in the ... [+]

Multimodal registrations open – updated

Visitor registration for the Multimodal 2021 show in Birmingham is now open. Visiting Hours are: Tuesday 19 October : 10.00-17.00; Wednesday 20 October : 10.00-19.00; and Thursday 21 October : 10.00-15.00. To register, visit: www.multimodal.org.uk Multimodal and Logistics UK have teamed up to produce a three-day series of panel discussions and ... [+]

Automatic choice for DSV in Oslo

Danish-owned DSV has opened a 16,000sq m logistics centre at Vestby south of Oslo. The new building consists of a fully automated warehouse with 35,000 pallet locations, operated by nine driverless narrow-aisle trucks supplied by Jungheinrich. There are also 25,000 pallet locations in a manual storage area. [+]

Time for traders to get to grips with the Russian Bear?

Anglo-Russian freight business FSM Logistics is offering a consultancy service to help guide companies through the complexities of trading with Russia and the CIS countries. UK-based FSM Logistics not only offers a portfolio of freight forwarding and logistics services globally, t has a deep understanding of the markets of the former ... [+]