December 2021
Rail Freight Group (RFG) has appointed Martin Bignell as its new Scottish and Northern Representative.
He will play a key role in developing the RFG’s strategy for the regions, working with RFG members, key stakeholders and regional bodies across Scotland and the North of England.
He has a background in freight and logistics having worked for a multimodal freight operator and in rail freight policy and development with the Strategic Rail Authority.
He ...
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North-west based Harbour International Freight is to make Trafford Park, Manchester its new UK headquarters after agreeing a deal to let 43,000sq ft of industrial space at Merlin Park.
The transport, customs clearance and freight forwarding solutions specialist has agreed a 10-year lease at The Furrows and will relocate from smaller ...
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Shippers need better information on goods in transit by sea, said delegates to a House of Commons International Trade Committee session on 1 December. Chief executive of the British Independent Retailers Association, Andrew Goodacre told the gathering, which investigated the recent rises in the cost of international shipping, that the Ever Given incident in ...
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Nottingham-based Baxter Freight says its workforce has reached 100 people for the first time. The business saw a net increase of 30 people this year.
The company expects to increase its account management team from 30 to 75 over the next 12 months and predicts it will reach 150 people by ...
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Online marketplace Fruugo has partnered with international delivery service Ship2Anywhere to help simplify shipping for merchants looking to expand their cross-border business. They will be able to ship across a wide range of international carriers including S2A Express, DHL Express, Seko Logistics, Fedex and Pitney Bowes. It offers tailored speeds ...
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The average pay for commercial vehicle drivers increased by 13.4% in the first half of 2021 as a result of supply and demand pressures for skilled workers during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to The Manager’s Guide to Distribution Costs 2021.
The report, produced by FTA Ireland (FTAI) in partnership with Analytiqa, Harris ...
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November’s global airfreight data showed some strange behaviour, says industry analyst, CLIVE Data Services. November’s flown volumes were down 1.2%, compared with October, an unusual trend in itself in the build-up to Christmas, but capacity remained the same while rates went up, said CLIVE’s managing director, Niall van de Wouw.
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Romania’ ROM Cargo has appointed Air One Aviation as its exclusive global sales and services partner, following the awarding of its Air Operators’ Certificate by the civil aviation authority to begin international Boeing 747-400 freighter services.
Air One Aviation expects ROM Cargo’s 747F fleet – which will be available for full ...
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Parcel shipments could be delayed at customs if traders and their logistics partners are not prepared for the arrival of Harmonised System 2022, according to cross-border data specialist, Hurricane Commerce.
On 1 January 2022, the World Customs Organisation (WCO) will implement the 7th edition of its Harmonised System (HS), bringing sweeping ...
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Rhenus Group says it will neutralise the carbon emissions of all of its less-than-container-load (LCL) services by 2030. Starting from 2022, cargo shipped out its gateway at Hilden (near Dusseldorf) will be carbon neutral, at no additional costs to customers. The service will then progressively roll out through all Rhenus’ ...
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