November 2021
Shippers across the globe might have to battle the effects of supply chain congestion and record high ocean freight rates for some time to come, warns the Global Shippers Forum.
It says that the wave of congestion that is sweeping through global supply chains and record shipping rates are not set to subside anytime soon.
Speaking at a FIATA High-Level Maritime Dialogue in mid-November, director of the cargo owners’ group, James Hookham, ...
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Europa Road has made two internal promotions at its Birmingham branch. Former branch manager Jamie Hedgecox has become regional manager (Central) after three years at the company. Account manager Abigail Brooks has been promoted to branch manager.
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Emirates SkyCargo says it will add two new Boeing 777Fs into its fleet in 2022 and also convert four of its Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft into freighters between 2023 and 2024.
The new aircraft will be delivered in April and June 2022 respectively.
The conversions will be carried out by Israel Aerospace ...
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Temperature-controlled food logistics company Seafrigo Group has inaugurated a new 60,000sq m (650,000sq ft) ambient temperature logistics platform in the port area of Le Havre, close to its existing Parc Logistique Seafrigo site.
The two new buildings, 30,000sq m each, owned by AG Real Estate and operated by Seafrigo for a ...
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Associated British Ports (ABP) is bringing forward more than 1,000 acres of development land to support the supply chain, manufacturing and renewable energy sectors. It is making 14 strategic sites, encompassing a total of 1,075 acres (435ha), available for a range of business uses at ports including Cardiff, Immingham, Newport, ...
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Georgia Ports Authority is now operating the second set of nine new rail tracks out of a total of 18 at its Mason Mega Rail Terminal, boosting intermodal capacity by more than 30%. Governor Brian Kemp said that the added rail capacity, along with new container storage on and off ...
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FedEx Express has added three new intra-Europe flights from its Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) hub to Manchester, Kiev and Ukraine ahead of peak season, adding a total of almost 210,000 kilograms of weekly capacity.
It will also temporarily boost its transatlantic air capacity by up to 20% an iticipation of ...
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GB Railfreight has operated a series of rail services from the Port of Tyne to Yorkshire twice a week and to the Midlands once a week. They helped ease the recent supply chain problems caused by the lorry driver shortage.
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MSC has added a call at Bristol (Portbury) to its Turkey – Liverpool service. The first sailing was operated on 8 November. MSC has also added a fifth vessel to the service.
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Clarksons Port Services (CPS) has increased its customs clearance solutions to help businesses prepare for the changes when UK customs authorities demand full declarations to be completed before allowing shipments across the border.
The UK Government dropped full border controls at the beginning of this year, when Brexit, in combination with ...
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