October 2022
AV Dawson, owner and operator of Port of Middlesbrough, has welcomed over 1,600 local primary school kids through its doors, as part of the SPARK Tees Valley initiative to educate children about the career opportunities and range of businesses based around the River Tees.
Children between the ages of 9 and 11 from 39 primary schools across the Tees Valley took part in the 12-week programme which included interactive workshops ...
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Cory Brothers Shipping Agency has opened a logistics office in Linwood, Glasgow, providing freight forwarding services for all modes and international trade lanes.
Associate director Andy Irvine takes the helm as Glasgow senior manager, bringing 32 years’ experience. Susan Kelly, a career professional with 20 years’ experience in customer service, commercial ...
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UK-based broker Air Charter Service recorded sales of $770 million for the first six months of its financial year (1 February-31 July 31), an increase of 49% on the same period last year.ACS founder and chairman, Chris Leach, commented: “Last year was our record year, with revenue of $1.8 billion, ...
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Geodis has completed its acquisition of US-based Need It Now Delivers following regulatory approvals. The acquisition significantly expands GEODIS’s US presence in contract logistics and final mile delivery.
Based in Keasbey, New Jersey, Need It Now Delivers has a strong presence in the East, including over 65 company locations and more ...
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The Global Shippers’ Alliance has published a Bill of Cargo Rights calling for minimum service levels for major container routes.
The manifesto says that contract terms should be fair and balanced between carrier and shipper and be respected by both parties.
It also says that sharing data on forecasts of carrier’s capacity ...
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FedEx Express Europe is readying six of its major European facilities, including London, to support widespread use of electric vehicles.
Shell Recharge Solutions will install the first 114 charging points at parcel pick-up and delivery stations in north and south London, Madrid, Amsterdam, Paris and Strasbourg.FedEx has also placed on order ...
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Intermodal operator CargoBeamer has added a six times a week service between Kaldenkirchen and the port city of- Rostock, its first route exclusively in Germany. Transit time is 18 hours and the service offers connections by ferry to Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, and Sweden. To the south, there are connections to ...
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Fast freight firm Simpex Express says that it has achieved a near-equal female/male split in its workforce following an enlargement of its team after Brexit.
Nationally, women make up around 47% of the UK workforce, yet in the transport sector this falls to 20-30% with only 15% were in top management ...
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Shipping visibility firm FourKites says there has been a significant increase in days at terminal after the first strike began at the Port of Felixstowe
On 21 August (the day the first strike began), ocean shipments (including import/export/transshipment) at had been at terminal for 5.5 days on average. By 30 August, ...
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The Cargo.one platform has signed a global partnership with Qatar Airways Cargo. Users can now book Qatar Airways Cargo’s capacity in markets including North America, Europe, Japan, India and Brazil. The carrier currently offers customers more than 60 dedicated freighter and over 150 bellyhold destinations on a fleet of some ...
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