January 2023
Transport Exchange Group says its TEG Road Transport Price Index showed that courier prices in December eached the highest level recorded in the past four years. At the time of year when demand for rapid delivery is at its peak, the price-per-mile of courier vehicles rose by 9.3% since December2021 and by 23.7% since December 2020.
Haulage prices also saw a significant increase, rising 4.4% in the past month after a ...
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Dachser UK Air & Sea Logistics has launched an export consolidation service to South Africa. It offers weekly departures to Durban, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth for smaller, less-than-containerload (LCL) shipments, supported by the forwarder’s IT tracking system. Dachser uses preferred ocean carrier partners from London Gateway with transit times ...
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Shortsea operator A2B-online has added an extra weekly sailing between Rotterdam, Botlek and Teesport. The service increases to four times per week from the end of January and boost total containers handled on the route to 40,000 per year.
A2B has operated into Teesport since 2014. This particular service has run ...
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DP World is investing £12m in two new rail mounted gantry (RMG) cranes at London Gateway to meet demand for rail transport ahead of the opening of a new fourth berth next year.
The £12m investment will lift rail capacity at the port by 50%.
Port operations director at London Gateway, Andrew ...
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The GMB union reports that Swissport workers have voted to accept a 10% pay rise, the highest in the airport cargo and baggage handler’s history. The deal removes the threat of industrial action that has hit major gateways including Heathrow over the past few months.
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Kevin Keegan revealed the winners of the annual BIFA Freight Service Awards on 19 January. The Scunthorpe United, Liverpool Southampton and Newcastle United legend said he was “delighted” for those crowned as champions in the various categories.All the winners demonstrated total commitment to both the industry and driving change: two ...
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The European Commission has opened an investigation into whether French support for the freight arm of the national rail system, Fret SNCF, are in line with EU State aid rules. Fret SNCF, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French railway operator SNCF has been constantly loss-making, except in 2021. Between ...
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Norwegian-owned independent short sea operator Viasea Shipping has started a service between Hutchison Ports’ London Thamesport to Moerdijk in the Netherlands and the Norwegian ports of Oslo, Moss and Kristiansand, with onward connections to the Baltic and Poland.
Director of London Thamesport, Mark Taylor, said: “The addition of their UK-Norway service ...
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The Road Haulage Association has welcomed the government’s decision to delay introduction of the Entry/Exit System (EES) that would increase checks on non-EU citizens at UK borders.
EES has been pushed back from May until the end of 2023 as it will allow allows operators including hauliers and coach companies to ...
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Kent County Council leader Roger Gough has welcomed the success of its £45m bid to the government’s Levelling Up Fund to improve traffic flow through the Port of Dover.
He said that the enhancements, which will include additional border control points and a new exit route, will have a positive impact ...
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