April 2023
Solent Stevedores and ABP have completed phase 1 of a £17.5 million project in the port of Southampton.
It includes 5.5 acres of fibre reinforced concrete to extend seven-high container stacking space together with new empty container handlers and offices.
Once the project is complete, it will create an 18-acre facility offering empty container handling, storage, maintenance and repair on a single-site – a first for the port of Southampton, it says.
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Peel Ports has developed a partnership programme and secured long-term agreements with a number of consultants to support infrastructure projects and deliver its capital investment programme for up to eight years.
The partners include Ramboll, Jacobs, Turner & Townsend, Currie & Brown UK, HaskoningDHV, Pell Frischmann, Tetra Tech, Tony Gee and ...
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Aircraft charter company Chapman Freeborn, part of Avia Solutions Group, has appointed Russell Cook as industry vertical director – automotive.
In a career in freight forwarding for over 30 years, 20 of which have been spent looking after automotive clients, his previous roles included Emery Worldwide, UPS and DB Schenker. He ...
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Automating Customs operations will cut workflow times from days to minutes, Nisarg Mehta, chief technology officer of the Raft intelligent logistics platform told the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America conference. He explained to the gathering in Las Vegas on 26 April that smart data and AI will ...
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Austrian forwarder Cargo-partner has opened a new groupage hub at Roermond in the Netherlands in partnership with Sim Cargo. It will act as a point for consolidating outbound cargo and as a connection point for transferring cargo from one vehicle to another while in transit. Cargo-partner in the Netherlands will ...
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Turkish Cargo has signed a memorandum of understanding with Latin American carrier Avianca Cargo. They will explore potential cooperation opportunities and strengthening air cargo connections including possible freighter capacity agreements. Turkish Cargo will also be able to offer enhanced access to destinations in South America using Avianca Cargo's network while ...
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Chinese carrier Hongyuan Group has signed a partnership with the Cargo.one platform to offer its capacity available for instant booking. Hongyuan operates cargo flights between China, the US and Europeand has its own B747-8F and A330-200F aircraft.
Mr Wen Yi, business representative Hongyuan Group, said, "Since 2018, we have been building ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Mark Faulkner as its new head of cargo commercial. Having begun his cargo career 19 years ago at DHL Aviation, subsequently moving to Cargolux, BA, and IAG before culminating as director West, cargo commercial at Etihad Cargo, his background includes revenue management to network and ...
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Parcels carrier Yodel has renewed its partnerships with national charities, Walking With The Wounded (WWTW) and Slave-Free Alliance.
The partnership with WWTW, which is in its third year, provides ongoing support for Armed Forces veterans returning to work in the civilian sector, while the partnership with Slave-Free Alliance, in its fourth ...
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Manchester-based shipping integration platform, Shipster has partnered with the Eurora cross-border trade compliance platform. Shipster is using Eurora's AI solutions to automate its clients' global trade and compliance processes including its database of worldwide duty and tax rates.
It says this will help avoid legal issues and fines for eCommerce businesses ...
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