September 2021
The International Road Transport Union (IRU) and the Europe’s Transport Workers’ Federation, have welcomed the European Commission launch of a €100 million fund for safe and secure truck parking areas across the European Union. With only 300,000 truck parking spaces currently available in the EU, there is a significant shortfall of 100,000 spaces to meet total demand they say. Only 7,000, or less than 3%, of existing parking places in ...
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DHL says it has delivered over a billion Covid vaccine doses to more than 160 countries as part of the global roll-out. its DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Express arms have been tasked with transporting vaccines on multiple routes from Europe and other origins to countries across Asia Pacific, South ...
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The Cool Chain Association (CCA) has launched a membership drive in its quest for a more quality-driven temperature-sensitive supply chain. Welcoming over 60 delegates to its Seventh Global Perishables Conference held online on 15 September, it has created a new logo and website , the latter providing easy access to ...
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APM Terminals has opened a Fast Corridor between its Vado Ligure’s reefer terminal’s temporary storage warehouse in north-west Italy and customer Nord Ovest, 75 kilometres away in Mondovi. It allows import containers to pass directly through the terminal, without the issue of T1 customs transit documents.
The concept, under a new ...
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Pharmaceutical thermal protection specialist Tower Cold Chain is opening a new global headquarters close to its existing premises in Theale, 30 minutes from London Heathrow Airport. The 26,000sq ft building will greatly expand Tower’s container conditioning and storage capacities and enhance its design, laboratory and testing including an Innovation Centre.
The ...
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The Nikola IVECO Europe joint venture has signed an agreement with the Port of Hamburg to test and implement heavy-duty electric vehicles and charging infrastructure during 2022.
The memorandum of understanding was signed at the inauguration of Nikola and Iveco’s joint-venture manufacturing facility in Ulm, Germany. The agreement states their joint ...
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CEVA Logistics is offering a delivery service from China to Europe using the new Customs Declaration codes 9710 and 9810 for cross-border e-commerce B2B direct exports for e-commerce goods directly exported by sellers, via Alashankou port.
Ceva says it was the first company to use the codes at the Alashankou border ...
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Hapag-Lloyd has set up its own representation in Morocco. The headquarters is in Casablanca and there are satellite offices in Tangier and Agadir, with a staff of47. The line serves the country through Tanger-Med port.
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Geodis is to acquire 21.5 hectares of land at Trade Port Noord for a 130,000sq m sustainable contract logistics facility. It will serve customers in vertical sectors and accommodate the current growth in e-commerce.Venlo is one of Europe’s prime spots for logistics, located near the German border and close to ...
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The Government of Egypt will implement new Blockchain-based trade facilitation technology in October.
The Advance Cargo Information (ACI) system will help fully automate the customs process for all goods entering the country. Electronic data will identify goods before they are shipped, enabling goods to be checked and cleared before they reach ...
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