March 2022
Manchester-based Ital Logistics will not to use the services of P&O Ferries directly until further notice and is also requesting that its international hauliers refrain from using the operator’s services “unless borne out of absolute necessity”.
It follows the summary sacking of 800 seafarers by the Dubai-based DP World-owned company.
Ital managing director Phil Denton said: “The recent treatment of employees by P&O Ferries is, from our perspective, nothing short of despicable. ...
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K Line is to provide €300,000 of aid to 150 families of Ukrainian seafarers working on its vessels. Many of them have been forced to evacuate abroad and the money will help costs including travel from Ukraine to Bulgaria and accommodation. K Line says it will consider additional support as ...
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The British International Freight Association is urging its members to provide their views on government plans to create a £180 million UK Single Trade Window to streamline trader interactions with border agencies. It is currently midway through a 12-week consultation on the issue.
BIFA says it hopes that the consultation indicates ...
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Logistics UK’s policy manager for Northern Ireland, Seamus Leheny, discussed the impact of Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol when he met US President Joe Biden, at the White House St Patrick’s Day reception.
Part of a week-long visit to the US capital, the meeting gave Mr Leheny the opportunity to ...
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Kale Logistics Solutions’ US subsidiary, Kale Info Solutions has piloted a truck slot and dock management system with ground handler Worldwide Flight Services at New York JFK Airport. The Artificial Intelligence-based module, part of Kale’s Airport Cargo Community System (ACS), has reduced truck wait times by up to 66% for ...
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Peli BioThermal has enhanced its Crēdo ProEnvisiontrack and trace software.
Crēdoon Demand customers can now order and track rental orders directly while an audit trail captures past orders, including location. A new interface also creates an intuitive look and feel for an overall better user experience.
Crēdo ProEnvision software, launched initially in ...
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Most global shipping companies apart from China’s COSCO have suspended cargo bookings to and from Russia, says analytics company GlobalData.
Business Fundamentals Analyst, Sathiya Jalapathy said the decision could put the country in a difficult position as it will struggle to import goods such as motor vehicles and spare parts, industrial ...
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Unsurprisingly, the Ukrainian conflict has severely affected multimodal transport to and from the country but some traffic is continuing to move, according to a delegate from FIATA’s Multimodal Transport Institute and member of its Sea working group.
While Ukraine’s seaports and Dnieper river ports are “practically blocked”, the Danube ports of ...
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P&O Ferries has restarted its services between Liverpool and Dublin, but other routes including Dover/Calais remain suspended. It follows the company’s move on 17 March to sack 800 seafarers and replace them with lower-paid agency staff.
Other operators have moved to fill the gap meanwhile. Stena Line said in a statement: ...
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Franco-Dutch airline Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) has been awarded IATA CEIV Pharma certification for the Air France and KLM airline processes and its Charles de Gaulle and Schiphol hub operations.
The carrier has also drafted a three-year strategy to achieve growth in the pharmaceutical segment. In addition to strengthening ...
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