January 2022
A record 30 organisations from around the world have submitted entries for the 2021 TT Club Innovation in Safety Award. Covering products and procedures that achieve a demonstrable improvement in cargo handling and transport safety, they range in focus from bulk cargo handling to containerised cargoes; safety reporting and education to environmental monitoring and fire- fighting. ICHCA chief executive Richard Steele said: “The judges had an abundance of creative, innovative ...
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Ceva Logistics has won a long-term eCommerce fulfilment contract with fashion platform About You. It will manage a new 40,000sq m fulfilment operation in Wroclaw-Magnice, Poland, using its automation and technology capabilities to deliver greater productivity and shorter lead times to the retailer.
Some 1,000 employees are currently being recruited and ...
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Some 13 local and regional governments in the STRING consortium in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, together with six private companies have applied for EU funding to set up the GREATER4H project, a network of hydrogen fuelling stations from Hamburg to Oslo.
Members of the consortium say that, unlike battery electric ...
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DP World is to launch a premium barge service between its Rotterdam World Gateway and the Upper Rhine region from 1 February. By ‘bundling’ containers in the hinterland, it is possible to call at only one terminal in Rotterdam in a fixed schedule. This in turn will improve reliability and ...
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Etihad Cargo has appointed a specialised managerial team for cool chain products, mail and eCommerce, live animals and equine and high value products.
Nasir Sajwani will head FlightValet, which manages the global transportation of high-value vehicles, FlyCulture for valuable artworks and musical instruments and the SafeGuard service for valuable cargo.
Fabrice Panza, ...
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Antje Lochmann has been appointed managing director of Geodis’ Freight Forwarding and of its Contract Logistics activities in Germany. She joined the company in 2011 is one of the youngest senior managers to be promoted within Geodis’ leadership program, taking over as managing director of Germany’s Freight Forwarding activities in ...
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Spanish road freight relay operator Trucksters says it registered a record €5 million annual sales in 2021, a 300% increase compared to 2020. The company, which was founded in 2018, uses artificial intelligence to reduce transit times while allowing drivers to sleep many more nights at home. It says it can ...
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Stena Line has launched its first national recruitment campaign, entitled ‘A Life Less Ordinary’ to 60 vacancies on board its Irish Sea ships. The Swedish owned operator says it needs to be prepared for expanded customer levels post-.
It highlights the unique work-life balance on offer with 50% of time spent ...
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Container services operator Pentalver Transport – a sister company to rail operator Freightliner within Genesee & Wyoming - has completed phase three of its terminal expansion at DP World London Gateway. Despite ongoing challenges from the pandemic, the extensive work was completed to schedule and will increase the operation from ...
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Stena Line and Associated British Ports (ABP) have signed an agreement to jointly develop a new freight terminal at the Port of Immingham. Under the £100m deal, the Swedish ferry company will operate the new terminal for the next 50 years.
The proposals outline the relocation of Stena Line’s current Immingham ...
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