June 2023
Freight management software company, Forward Solutions, recruited Will Simister to its software development team. Joining the six-strong department in the firm's Nottingham headquarters, his appointment is the latest graduate hire by Forward Solutions. He recently graduated from Sheffield Hallam University with a first-class degree in Software Engineering, and had already worked part time for the business, alongside finishing his studies.
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Freeport East has unveiled a £800,000 programme of support to help small businesses get young people into green energy
Support will be split into two areas. The Freeport East Clean Growth Fund is aimed at providing financial help to local businesses working in clean energy and Freeport East’s target sectors. The ...
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Port of Rotterdam Authority and Rotterdam World Gateway has announced a plan to expand the Prinses Amaliahaven on the Maasvlakte.
The scheme will add about 45 hectares to the existing 100ha and 920 metres of quay wall and will increase RWG’s capacity by 1.8 million TEU in phases, with the first ...
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Austrian forwarder Gebrüder Weiss has acquired Nuremberg , southern Germany-based B+A Luft- und Seefrachtspedition. The new subsidiary specializes in the import and export of groupage freight containers between Asia and Germany, and will be integrated into the Gebrüder Weiss network. The company's 20 employees will be retained and the company will ...
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Netherlands-based logistics firm Janssen Group of Companies (Janssen has made a second UK acquisition with the purchase of Northwest England-headquartered UK air and ocean forwarder Maltacourt Global Logistics.
The Dutch company Janssen entered the UK market in March with the acquisition of Norman Global Logistics, based near London Heathrow with sites ...
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There has been a dramatic year-on-year increase in freight crime in Chile in 2022, with thefts up 27% up on pre-pandemic levels, according to analysis by TT Club and business improvement consultants BSI Screen.
There has been a 450% increase in the frequency of insurance claims in 2022 and over half ...
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Europa Worldwide Group has signed a deal with the Pledge greenhouse gas (GHG) management platform to help its customers better manage their emissions. It will allow them to track, measure, report, and reduce their carbon footprint, offsetting residual emissions using verified carbon removal and offsetting projects.
The platform is accredited by ...
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DP World’s freight community network arm, CNS is urging forwarders and customs managers to prepare for the transition of exports from HMRC’s Chief computer to the new CDS system on 30 November.
It says that there were huge challenges when imports were moved to the new system in October 2022. It ...
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Maersk has ordered six 9,000teu container vessels with dual-fuel engines able to operate on green1 methanol from Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group. They will be delivered in 2026 and 2027. Maersk ordered the world’s first methanol-enabled container vessel in 2021 after if made a commitment to order only newbuild vessels and now ...
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Rhenus Air & has opened a dedicated life sciences and healthcare vertical in Italy to offer specialised logistics solutions for time- and temperature-sensitive products.
It will offer cold chain management techniques, temperature-controlled facilities and tracking systems throughout the country by air, ocean or road.
The company is also pursuing the Good Distribution ...
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