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January 2022

Keep track of trade rules at Multimodal

The Institute of Export & International Trade will host a series of sessions at Multimodal 2022, which takes place at Birmingham NEC on 14-16 June. It will lead sessions on the first and second days of the free-to-attend exhibition and show, giving practical advice and guidance on best practice for international trade to and from the UK. Delegates taking part in the seminars will qualify for IOE&IT Continuing Professional Development ... [+]

Dunkerque ro ro down but boxes leap

Ro-ro traffic through Dunkerque fell by 7% in tonnage terms to 13.7mt and by 15% in numbers of units, said the port in its latest annual figures published on 13 January. It attributed the fall to Brexit factors  including stockpiling ahead of the 1 January 2021 deadline, which inflated 2020 ... [+]

First load for CMA-CGM/Brittany venture

Brittany Ferries has moved its first container for CMA CGM following the signing of a partnership between the deepsea line and ro ro operator last September. The containers were lifted onto chassis and loaded aboard Brittany Ferries’ Cotentin in the port of Le Havre for shipment to Portsmouth on 12 ... [+]

EV Cargo’s rally star goes green

FIA World Rally Championship driver Elfyn Evans is gunning for the world title in 2022 after signing a sponsorship deal with EV Cargo for the new season. The 33-year-old from Dolgellau in Wales is an official driver for the Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team, and finished runner-up in 2021. In ... [+]

A bespoke supply chain for high-end retailer

Arvato Supply Chain Solutions has signed an agreement with fashion and lifestyle brand GUESS to provide logistics services at a warehouse centre in Jasin near Poznań, Poland. It will use the 20,000sq m dedicated space to perform business-to-consumer channel services, shipping individual clients’ orders to Europe and beyond. It will also ... [+]

People power for Europa

Europa Worldwide Group has completed the first phase of its Human Resources (HR) transformation programme. It gives key UK locations their own dedicated HR member of staff - HR business partners - to support teams on site.Eight new HR business partners have been externally recruited. Each has now been allocated ... [+]

DANX leaps aboard Axcel with Carousel

Pan-European Critical Service Logistics specialist Carousel is to merge with Nordic urgent spares delivery firm DANX following the acquisition of both companies by private equity investor Axcel. Carousel says the move will create a logistics specialist with strong positions in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Iberia, Nordics and the Baltics, and annual ... [+]

American Eagle swoops on Japan – with help from Geodis

Clothing firm American Eagle Outfitters has appointed Geodis’ Japan office a contract to support the retailer’s distribution centre in the country and anticipates expanding the brands to other markets in Asia in the coming months. AEO says the distribution centre will cut down lengthy delivery times through a centralized distribution model ... [+]

Funding boost for project44

The project44 supply chain visibility platform has received a $420 million investment from a  syndicate led by Thoma Bravo, TPG and Goldman Sachs Asset Management. It will be used to support the company’s strategic acquisition program and product development. Combined with $202 million equity funding in May of 2021, project44 says ... [+]

SEKO at the Multichannel top table

Multichannel Merchant, an intelligence source for ecommerce, has named SEKO Logistics as a Top 3PL for 2022. The  annual listing showcases leading third-party logistics companies serving fast-growing ecommerce and direct-to-customer businesses. It follows a record year of growth and investment for SEKO in 2021, a year in which the company ... [+]

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