September 2021
The Port of Dover and P&O Ferries are taking part in a University of Kent-led investigation into decarbonisation of the cross-Channel ferry fleet.
The Dover Clean Ferry Power project, which also includes Warwick Manufacturing Group and Schneider Electric, has been awarded funding of £450K, as part of the Department for Transport’s £20 million programme. This project will support the delivery of the Port of Dover Air Quality Action Plan and is ...
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Dublin Port Company (DPC) is to increase its goods dues on empty containers and trailers from the current 26% to 100% of the laden unit rate in 2022 and 2023 as part of its new pricing strategy, starting in April next year.
The port argues that empty units require the same ...
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DFDS has acquired Danish freight forwarding company ICT Logistics, in which it has had a 19.9% stake since 2003. DFDS said full ownership would strengthen its eastern European position, allowing it to expand more into the Baltics and surrounding countries. ICT specialises in full- and part-loads between east and west ...
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Port of Tyne, together with Siemens and a consortium of three further partners have been granted funding by the Department of Transport to create a blueprint for the decarbonisation of the UK’s ports.
The project is part of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition, which is investing £30m in a number of ...
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FedEx Corporation said its operating results for the first quarter ended August 31 were negatively affected by an estimated $450 million year over year increase in costs due to a constrained labor market and availability, despite an increase in revenue from $19.3 billion to $22bn. The higher costs were only ...
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Europa Warehouse, has appointed Lukas Skowron as general manager at its Minworth, Birmingham site. He has worked within the warehouse sector for over 16 years, and in his new role will be responsible for compliance, health and safety, quality, performance, team management and training, customer relationship and profitability.
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Supply chain visibility specialist project44 has acquired Austin, Texas-based delivery experience management firm Convey, for £255 million. Project44 says the move extends its service to the last-mile sector, including parcel, and courier delivery, as well as return items.
The two companies say they can radically change the way companies view, learn, ...
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The British International Freight Association is launching a campaign to encourage its members to work with schools to promote careers in logistics, forwarding and the supply chain.With schools returning for a new academic year in September, the British International Freight Association (BIFA), is equipping its members with materials to help ...
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Local students Dylan Rannigan and Charlie Johnston, who won the opportunity to start a career in engineering following a competition run by the Port of Tilbury and the Gateway Academy, are now ready to take up their apprenticeships.
In 2019 the port teamed up with the Gateway Academy in Tilbury to ...
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Insurers the TT Club has issued a StopLoss document to provide practical guidance on abandoned cargo. It says that the potential for disaster from the deterioration of abandoned cargo cannot be disregarded while considerable costs also arise from container demurrage, detention, storage and disposal and goods are often abandoned at ...
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