July 2023
Ocean Network Express (ONE) – the joint venture between K Line, Mitsui OSK and NYK – is to launch a new Latin-East-Coast Europe Express (LUX) weekly service from 16 September. ONE says it will offer an alternative to existing services, especially for refrigerated cargo and is also the only service on the market making a direct call from Lisbon to the East Coast of South America. The port rotation includes ...
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DP World’s P&O Maritime Logistics is to use its multi carrying vessels (MCVs) to transport modular units for a North Sea wind farm in Germany.
The 900-megawatt farm, which is expected to start operation in 2025, will be a key contributor to Germany’s goal of fulfilling 80% of its electricity needs ...
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Logistics company XPO is now offering 10 days of additional paid leave for colleagues in the UK and Ireland who are dealing with a miscarriage or stillbirth. It says that research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development showed that 74% of companies in the UK&I provide little or ...
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Freight forwarder Robert Kukla has opened a second branch office in Portugal in Porto, with three employees. The company opened its first office in the country, Lisbon, in 2021. Robert Kukla has developed shortsea trade between northwest Europe and Portugal over the past two years and says that demand is ...
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Digital freight forwarder Sennder Technologies has renewed its joint venture with Poste Italiane for up to 10 years, saying it has the potential to generate up to €2.3 billion revenues. They will use technology to optimise full truck load (FTL) operations and the movement of parcels and mail between Italy’s ...
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Dachser Finland will open a new logistics centre in the Tampere region, in the south of the country in summer 2024. The new general cargo facility at Tampere-Pirkkala Airport will have an area of over 50,000sq ft with 107,000sq ft for future expansion. Shipments from the Tampere region will no ...
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Developer Curzon De Vere says that it has nearly completed four units at Port One Logistics Park at Great Blakenham, Ipswich, 20 miles from the port of Felixstowe. All now have tenancies agreed. They have a unique roof design to discreetly house modern photovoltaic panels, and there is over 80 ...
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The Hamburg Senate has endorsed a new development plan for the city’s port. It lays down strategic guidelines for policy in the coming years, defines the availability of land for port development and outlines strategic orientation for its future utilisation.
The Plan considers global trends, local operating conditions and social and ...
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Intelligent logistics platform Raft has completed $30 million in Series B funding. The funding round was led by global VC investor Eight Roads with participation from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Episode 1, Dynamo Ventures and Moguntia Capital. Founded in 2017, Raft—formerly known as Vector.ai—applies Artificial Intelligence (AI) to daily ...
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Europa Air & Sea says its office in Dubai has exceeded its annual sales target by 35% since opening last year. Director of Europa Air & Sea, Angus Hind, said that the 15-strong team, led by general manager Nathan Lynn, “has demonstrated great skill in supporting the supply chain needs ...
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