April 2022
AP Moller-Maersk says that its new Maersk Air Cargo arm is to become the group’s main air freight offering and that its ambition is to have a third of its annual air tonnage carried within its own controlled freight network.
It will operate owned and leased aircraft, replicating the structure of its ocean shipping fleet with the remaining capacity will be provided by strategic commercial carriers and charter flight operators.
Maersk has ...
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The CMA CGM Group is to acquire nearly 100% of the capital of automotive logistics specialist Gefco. CMA CGM chairman and chief executive Rodolphe Saadé, said the move would, together with the earlier acquisition of Ceva would make the group the world leader in automotive logistics as well as reinforce ...
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DP World has resigned from the board of the Solent Freeport and is no longer a partner in the consortium. It follows the controversial sacking of almost 800 staff at the Dubai-based company’s subsidiary, P&O Ferries in March. Minister for Levelling up, Lord Greenhalgh said the company was also no ...
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Problems continue to afflict cross-Channel freight moves, following the suspension of P&O Ferries services between Dover and Calais.
According to press reports, a hoped for resumption of the operator’s services on the route, as well as between Hull and Rotterdam, from 11 April will not now take place.
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Eurotunnel says that its freight service moved 139,283 trucks in March, up 13% compared to March 2021. The increase was due partly to the shutdown of P&O ferries since 17 March 2022. Since 1 January nearly 375,000 trucks have crossed the Channel aboard the Shuttles.
Passenger traffic for the month was ...
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Stena Line will launch its next two new E-Flexer vessels on the Karlskrona/Gdynia route in the Baltic Sea during 2022. The first vessel will start operations in July and the second in November. Both were originally planned to be deployed on the route between Swedish Nynäshamn and Latvian Ventspils, but ...
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German retailer Lidl says it is planning to set up its own shipping line and purchase its own vessels to beat the current shortage of capacity on global container routes. Lidl, which is part of the Schwarz Group, has registered Tailwind Shipping Lines with the European Trademark Office, saying it ...
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CargoBeamer, which operates a novel road-rail transfer system in Europe, is to start making its own wagons. A site in Erfurt, central Germany will produce 500 units per year from early 2023.
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The Cool Chain Association (CCA) has called for a digital risk management approach to make the perishables supply chain more efficient and reduce waste and extend shelf life.
CCA Board member and Founder and chief executive of FreshBizDev, Eric Mauroux, told delegates at the Fruit Logistica conference in Berlin on 7 ...
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The project44 visibility platform has acquired Synfioo, a Potsdam-based provider of rail freight and barge data in Europe. It offers comprehensive visibility of over 99% of all cargo rail movements across European countries and IoT-enabled rail tracking. It also offers accurate visibility of vital inland waterway segments across Europe. Including ...
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