July 2021
Freight software firm CCS-UK says its Electronic Fallback system kept UK airfreight flowing during a 14-hour outage by HMRC’s Chief computer on 22 June.
BT – which operates the CCS-UK community system – invoked the CCS-UK Electronic Fallback routine enabling forwarders, transit sheds operators and airlines to continue operating without interruption.
The CCS-UK Electronic Fallback system grants authorised traders in the UK delegated clearance to export and import goods in the event ...
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DHL Supply Chain has been appointed by Lotus Cars to manage inbound-to-manufacturing warehousing and transport operations for the next five years.From August, DHL will be responsible for planning all logistics movements, worldwide collection and tracking of parts, inventory management, picking, kitting and sequencing of products, and shunting from its warehouse ...
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Winners of the 2021 Amazon Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards included IT director at EV Cargo, Kate Lovatt who spearheaded her company’s game-changing Technology Trident, which increased freight handled by its smart forklift trucks by 24%. She also devised technology to keep the company moving during lockdown, while minimising ...
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Freightliner has launched a new daily intermodal service from the Port of Felixstowe to the recently resurrected Tinsley Marshalling Yard, between Sheffield and Rotherham. and in collaboration with the Port of Felixstowe, Freightliner’s new service will operate to and from the Newell & Wright Transport site at Tinsley.
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Dubai-based port and transport operator DP World has made an offer to buy 100% of South African-owned international logistics firm Imperial. It says that its offer of ZAR66 per share is a premium of 39.5% on the current share price.The transaction is subject to Imperial shareholder approval and other customary ...
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The Coastlink Conference short sea and inland shipping scheduled for 29-30 September in Antwerp’s Port House has been re-scheduled to Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 May 2022. Organisers said that with social distancing restrictions and travel restrictions still in place in Belgium, the decision would enable them to deliver a ...
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Gebrüder Weiss is transporting equipment for the Austrian Space Forum’s Mars Analog space mission from Austria to Israel’s Negev Desert. As the official logistics partner of the Forum, the forwarder four trainees will be taking over all logistic tasks under supervision including customs clearance and the transport of mission equipment. ...
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Le Shuttle Freight transported 115,408 trucks in June, an increase of 7% compared to June 2020. The slowdown in growth observed is the consequence of a temporary and planned reduction in capacity, linked to the end of work to connect the ElecLink cable in the Tunnel. Traffic for the six ...
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Lufthansa Cargo is to permanently converting two of its Airbus 321 passenger aircraft into freighters. The twin-engine medium-haul aircraft will receive large cargo doors to enable the transport of containers on the main deck. They will be operated by Lufthansa CityLine on behalf of Lufthansa Cargo and stationed in Frankfurt.
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After May’s subdued performance, global air cargo resumed its recovery from the effects of the Covid outbreak in June with a 1% growth in demand versus the same month of 2019, said Clive Data Services. The airlines said that airlines “continued to micromanage cargo capacity”
It added that while chargeable weight ...
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