September 2021
PD Ports, the Statutory Harbour Authority for the River Tees, has successfully rolled out a Port Community System in partnership with the port of Rotterdam.
The system provides users with a single, dynamic source of vital information including live shipping movements and weather data, with over 200 active users registered in just four weeks.
PD Ports is responsible for vessel traffic management and ensuring the safe navigation of vessels as they access ...
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Billund Airport in Denmark has signed up for Champ’s Cargospot Handling digital solution, moving away from a long-term provider. The solution will be used by its handling agent, Cargo Center Billund (CCB) as a step towards paperless handling of over100 airlines and 50 international forwarding companies.
Champ says that CCB can ...
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Fresh from its triumph at the recent Rail Freight Group awards, reightliner, was also triumphant at this year’s National Rail Awards, winning the Freight and Logistics Achievement of the Year title at a ceremony in London. Once again, it was recognised for its train-lengthening initiatives.
A sharp decline in passenger numbers ...
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Europe's road freight industry will become less efficient and more polluting if the European Commission’s Mobility Package is implemented, a finding confirmed by two independent studies commissioned by the EC itself, says analyst Ti.
They found that the new legislation insisting that drivers return to home regularly and placing quotas on ...
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Stena Line has signed an agreement with Frederikshavn Municipality and the port of Frederikshavn to set up the world's first long-distance battery-electric ferry service by 2030. The two Stena Elektra ferries would operate on the approximately 100km Gothenburg-Frederikshavn route and would be ro-pax vessels of about 200 metres length, with ...
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Following its announcement last week that it is to enter the unaccompanied freight market, Channel Tunnel shuttle operator Getlink says it is launching through services from Calais to Ashford, in partnership with CargoBeamer, which has opened a rail/road transfer terminal using a novel form of technology close to its Calais ...
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Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with the General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI) to promote increased cooperation between the two organisations. The two organisations will exchange expertise and best practices and AD Ports Group will conduct feasibility studies on the management and operation ...
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Maersk has opened a second dedicated pharmaceutical warehouse in Central Poland, at Mszczonow, 40km from Warsaw airport. It is the first in the country with BREEAM Excellent with photovoltaic roof and a chilled water system for cooling. It offers 15 000sq m of space and 24 000 pallet places.
Bayer will ...
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The British Ports Association says it is alarmed by the continuing failure of the UK and Scottish governments to agree a unified approach to the establishment of freeports, or 'greenports' as they are branded by the Scottish Government after the Scottish and UK Governments said they intended to proceed with ...
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Lithuanian-based international parcel delivery company Venipak Group has launched its own direct freighter flight between Hong Kong and Riga. The route is operated by a Boeing 737-800 BCF aircraft which can carry a wider variety of cargo than passenger aircraft including dangerous goods and heavy or non-standard dimensional cargo. Venipak ...
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