November 2021
DSV has opened a new warehouse, cross-dock and office at Mercia Park in North West Leicestershire. The site includes a 358,000sq ft steel-framed warehouse containing three mezzanine floors and a 112,000sq ft cross-dock terminal, with 104 dock levellers.
The large stand-alone office building features a glass lift, wood-panelled walls and a feature staircase.
The £2.5m investment is one of six initial systems being installed in Europe with more to come across the ...
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Irish Ferries is to add a second ship to its Dover-Calais service in December, launched in June with Isle of Inishmore with up to 10 sailings a day. The second vessel, the Isle of Innisfree, will offer freight capacity of 83 trucks, along with 1,140 passengers.
Managing director, Andrew Sheen, said ...
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CEVA Logistics has gained a three-year contract with Diageo to handle warehousing and value-added services for alcoholic beverages in the Philippines. Diageo will become one of the first clients at the soon-to-be-completed CEVA Logistics Ruhale Taguig warehouse in southeast Manila. CEVA will manage full distribution center operations for Diageo’s range ...
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IAG Cargo reported revenues of €405 million in the third quarter (July to September), an increase of 34.4%. The airline said that activity was accelerating back to 2019 levels. It said its success has been achieved through a sustained resurgence in flights. Overall, IAG Cargo has seen a 24% increase ...
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Emirates is to start daily flights between Dubai and Tel Aviv, Israel from 6 December. It will be operated by Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, offering 20 tonnes of cargo capacity each way. Exports from Tel Aviv are expected to include pharmaceuticals, high-tech goods, vegetables and other perishables and in the other ...
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The ports of Antwerp and Montreal have signed an agreement to create a green shipping corridor in the North Atlantic. They have pledged to develop shared solutions and infrastructure to facilitate the trade in green fuels and the supply of renewable fuels and clean technologies to vessels.
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The SkyTeam Cargo airline alliance, has appointed Saudia Cargo chief executive officer, Teddy Zebitz as its new chairperson. Teddy Zebitz, a Danish national, brings with him almost 40 years’ international industry experience to the executive board. Prior to joining Saudia Cargo, he worked in leadership positions at SAS and Emirates.Other ...
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The development of the systems and infrastructure to handle new post-Brexit border requirements has been deeply frustrating, said the UK Major Ports Group, following publication of the National Audit Office’s report on the UK border in the transition period.It said that deadlines have been shifted, despite contractual commitments placed on ...
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Brittany Ferries has added a new weekly Le Havre-Rosslare service to its Cherbourg–Rosslare introduced in early 2020The new route will be served by the freight-only Cotentin from 12 November and will depart the French port ay 19.00 on Friday evenings, arriving in Rosslare on Saturday afternoon. The return leg will ...
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UK family owned liquid logistics operator Suttons has signed an agreement with German-based VTG Tanktainer to acquire the latter’s overseas ISO tank containers, personnel, and customer contracts, including VTG interests in a joint venture with Mission Line in Brazil. VTG Tanktainer is a subsidiary of rail wagon leasing firm VTG ...
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