August 2021
The Post Office has signed a deal with DPD to deliver parcels to its branches providing a quick and convenient location for people to collect them.
The ‘Click and Collect’ service will initially be available at around 250 Post Offices this month before rolling-out to approximately 1,500 branches across the UK ahead of the peak Christmas period.
Customers making a purchase online will have the option to choose their local Post Office ...
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The average number of weekly port calls at the Chinese port of Ningbo have plummeted 70% from nearly 200 container vessels to less than 60 this week, following the shut-down of terminals due to a Covid outbreak, reports the project44 shipping visibility platform.
Some 41 container ships were waiting for berth ...
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Virgin Atlantic is to launch twice-weekly Airbus A330 flights from Edinburgh to Barbados on 5 December and twice weekly flights to Orlando, Florida in April 2022, reports Routes Online.
It will also start a three times a week seasonal A330-300 winter service from Manchester to Montego Bay, Jamaica from 6 November ...
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DP World's shortesea carrier Unifeeder has launched an online platform for to make the booking process easier for small and midsize shippers. MyUnifeeder allows users to instantly place spot bookings, provides instant quotes and options in terms of sailing schedules and prices. It gives access to the newest spot rates. ...
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Essex forearding and logistics company Woodland has opened a new 45,000sq ft facility in Marks Tey, Colchester. The new warehouse will expand capacity by 5,000 pallets, has over 4,000 pick faces dedicated to e-commerce and boasts some of their latest carbon-conscious warehousing initiatives.
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GB Railfreight (GBRf) is using the power of its brand to raise awareness of something most men would rather not think about.
It unveiled a Class 66 locomotive - named League Managers Association in honour of Prostate Cancer UK’s corporate partner – on 12 August at Victoria Station in London, painted ...
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IAG Cargo says it has transported over 10 million Covid vaccines worldwide on its constant Climate service. This includes a 4 million dose shipment to Abuja, Nigeria for UNICEF’s Covax initiative and 300,000 doses to Jamaica, donated by the UK government in partnership with its Crown Agents arm.
However, Crown Agents ...
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Freight management company Xpediator has appointed Glen Boyce as managing director of its Delamode Anglia subsidiary, taking over from Mark Sullivan, who will retire at the end of 2021. There will be a five[1]month handover period to ensure a smooth transition. Glen Boyce has held senior management roles at Yusen ...
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HHLA said its inland container transport increased by 16.0% to 832,000teu in the first half of 2021 compared with 718,000teu in the previous year. It was primarily rail transport that continued to benefit from the recovery in freight volumes beginning in the second half of 2020, rising by 19.3% year-on-year ...
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Global cargo handling association ICHCA International is again hosting the TT Club Innovation in Safety Award after a hiatus in 2020 due to the pandemic. The Award will be open to anyone - an individual, team or company – involved in cargo handling or logistics. Entrants will be required to ...
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