October 2022
Freight forwarder Uniserve has signed a partnership with United Pallet Network (UPN). UPN operates a nationwide network for small consignments of palletised freight. Uniserve customers will gain real time visibility and deliveries across the UK.
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Shipping and logistics company is to global lead logistics provider (LLP) for equipment maker JCB, one of the largest privately-owned companies in the UK. Maersk will establish a global control tower in the UK and three regional control towers in the US, China and India to provide ocean, air, road, ...
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German forwarder Hellmann is to take over activities of its Swiss partner, ATS-Hellmann from the beginning of 2023. The two companies are to transfer their air and sea freight activities in Switzerland to Hellmann which will establish its own Swiss national company, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, Switzerland. The existing business activities, ...
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Secretary general of the International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA) Richard Morton has passed away at the age of 50.
Born in Suffolk in the UK, Richard Morton spent his early career working in European freight and then joined the private-public sector Haven Gateway Partnership as project director where he secured ...
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Current UK Major Ports Group chief executive Tim Morris is to join Associated British Ports (ABP) as group head of corporate affairs, from 28 November. He has led the industry trade association for the last five years and prior to that held a number of senior communications, sustainability and strategy ...
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Deutsche Post DHL Group says its third quarter earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) rose by 15% to around €2.040 billion. Group EBIT for the first nine months of this year reached around €6.5 billion (compared with €5.765 billion for the same period in 2021).
It added that 2022 EBIT guidance ...
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DP World has started work a new fourth berth at London Gateway. The £350m project is due for completion in 2024 it will increase capacity by a third, giving it more room to handle the world’s largest vessels than any other port in the country, says the Dubai-based company.
DP World ...
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The consortium behind the Forth Green Freeports bid have unveiled their vision for a major enhancement of the port of Rosyth.
Babcock International, Forth Ports Group have plans for a new freight terminal, offshore renewable manufacturing and green power generating capacity.
A freight ferry route between Rosyth and Zeebrugge is targeted to ...
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Port of Antwerp-Bruges and PSA Antwerp have given the green light for the renewal of the quayside and terminal at Europa Terminal. The works, which will take about nine years and be carried out in three phases, will ensure that the latest generation of container ships can continue to call.
Europa ...
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Peel Ports’ Port of Liverpool is to start consultations on redundancy and restructure its box division, citing “a marked deterioration in the volume of containers”.
The Port has recently suffered strike action in recent weeks by Unite the Union who have rejected a 10.2% increase in basic pay.
Peel Ports said the ...
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