March 2023
Midlands-based UK and international haulier PGS Global Logistics has invested £10 million in what it says is the greenest storage and distribution hub in central England. The purpose-built, carbon neutral warehouse in West Bromwich will double its pallet storage capabilities from 15,000 to 30,000 with Very Narrow Aisle (VNA) pallet racking to maximise capacity while electric forklift trucks and a fully integrated warehouse management system will handle storage, picking and ...
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A team of specially trained XPO drivers and a special truck are piloting the Tate and MuMo museums’ Art Explora Mobile local visitors in locations across Liverpool, St Helens, Knowsley, Sefton, Wirral and Halton during April.
The mobile exhibition displays artworks from Constable to Henry Moore, along with many contemporary artists.
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A group of freight industry bodies including insurers the TT Club, the Cargo Incident Notification System Network (CINS) and cargo handling organisation ICHCA have produced a series of guidelines for safe transport of Lithium-ion batteries in containers. Lithium-ion Batteries in Containers Guidelines (101.A) is intended as the first of a ...
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Deepsea containerised cargo volumes fell a further 2.5% during the final quarter of 2022 during what is traditionally the peak season, said the Global Shippers Forum and consultants MDS Transmodal in their latest Container Shipping Market Review.
GSF secretary general James Hookham said that volumes have fallen steadily in the early ...
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Hong Kong-based Kerry Logistics Network says its annual revenue in 2022 increased by 10% to HK$86,649 million (2021: HK$78,955m, excluding discontinued operations).
Core operating profit dropped by 12% to HK$4,790m (2021: HK$5,441m) but core net profit increased by 11% to HK$3,572m (2021: HK$3,220m).
E-commerce and Express (E&E) business recorded a segment loss ...
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Organisers of the Multimodal show in Birmingham NEC on 13-15 June have revealed the programme of discussions and presentations. These include: Peak Season Preview 2023; Digitalisation of International Trade and Transport; A Rail Retail Revolution; Roadblocks to sustainable freight - and how to overcome them; Cargo integrity and; The UK’s ...
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The conflict in Ukraine has had a significant impact on chemical logistics, says UK-based specialist operator Suttons International. Supply chains in Europe and globally have been compromised and many long-established routes have been disrupted. However, the long-term effects are yet to be fully understood, it adds.
The impact the conflict has ...
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The government announced new measures to simplify customs import and export processes for traders, taking advantage of new freedoms following EU exit, in the Budget on 15 March.
Improvements to the Simplified Customs Declaration Process (SCDP), following consultation in 2022, include increasing the amount of time traders have to submit their ...
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Cathay Cargo says that its enhanced Cathay Mail platform will give post offices track-and-trace visibility and improve customer experience.The “mail as cargo” solution integrates mail-handling data with air cargo systems using the the postal air waybill (PAWB) to remove much of the shipment paperwork previously needed. It gives origin and ...
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APM Terminals has signed a partnership with Vietnam’s HATECO group to develop two new deep-water berths at Lach Huyen port in Haiphong, in the north of the country. Each berth will 450 metres long, capable of accommodating container vessels of up to 18,000teu and in the initial phase, the facility ...
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