October 2021
The global ferry industry (pre-Covid) is as big as aviation on some counts, according to an Oxford Economics study commissioned by trade association Interferry.
Research into the latest pre-Covid full-year figures found that, in 2019, ferries carried 4.27 billion passengers – on a par with aviation – and 373 million vehicles across a worldwide fleet of 15,400 vessels. The industry provided 1.1 million jobs, contributed $60 billion to the world GDP ...
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Most UK ports are busy but operating normally, says the British Ports Association in response to media reports of serious congestion at Felixstowe and that Maersk had dropped some mainline vessel calls there. It said that while some are extremely busy, “the overwhelming majority of UK ports are currently operating ...
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Women in Aviation and Logistics (WAL) has launched a new mentorship scheme to support and encourage the next generation of female leaders.
The scheme is free to join and will bring together industry leaders, both women and men, to mentor and support women looking to develop their careers in the industry.
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Inoa Ventures Management’s MIC Cargo arm has selected Rickenbacker International Airport as its first location outside Chicago, leasing an adjacent 46,000sq ft facility and becoming the gateway’s second full-service freight terminal services provider. The building, in the Alum Creek Logistics Center, was built in 1996 and features eight dock doors ...
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CEVA Logistics said it had become the world’s first company to receive IATA’s new CEIV Lithium Battery certification at the association’s annual World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Dublin, Ireland on 12 October. The initial certification covers the forwarder’s Amsterdam and Hong Kong air freight stations but there are plans to ...
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Ports are “the jam in the sandwich” between surging, volatile shipping and UK supply chains badly impacted by factors such as HGV driver shortages said UK Major Ports Group chief executive Tim Morris, in response to media reports of congestion.
He said that the country’s ports have remained open and resilient ...
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Portsmouth City Council has approved a strategy for shore power provision at municipally-owned Portsmouth International Port, which will allow ships to switch their engines off whilst alongside. It is part of the port’s plans to become one of the UK’s first zero emission ports under the government’s Maritime 2050 strategy. ...
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The British International Freight Association says it will play a key role at the Multimodal 2021 show in Birmingham next week with a Freight Forwarders Village. It is designed to provide a marketplace for members and associates to showcase the products and services they offer.The Freight Forwarders village will provide ...
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Lars Hedderich, managing director of independent European shipping terminal operator Eurogate's Intermodal arm is to step down at the end of the year. The move comes as part of a change process, which aims to permanently reduce the leading group's personnel and material costs by €84 million. His place will ...
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The Transported Asset Protection Association has welcomed the European Commission’s introduction of its EU Safe & Secure Truck Parking Areas (SSTPA) Standard. It said it was an important step towards improving driver safety and reducing cargo crime in Europe.
The EU is now on track to approve the new SSTPA into ...
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