July 2023
Austrian-based forwarder Cargo-partner – which recently announced its merger with Japan’s Nippon Express - has opened a second Spanish office near Madrid Barajas Airport – within less than a year of opening an office in Barcelona last September. Cargo-partner’s subsidy in Spain has meanwhile obtained IATA membership. The local branch has special expertise in pharmaceutical products, fashion and retail as well as automotive.
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AAL Shipping (AAL) has recently shipped critical Toshiba-built power station components from China and Japan to Queensland, Australia on behalf of forwarder DB Schenker. They are to be used to repair the Callide Power Station as part of a USD200 million project to fix damaged turbines and return one of ...
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P&O Ferries is celebrating 50 years of ferry operation between Larne, Northern Ireland and Cairnryan, Scotland.
Since its establishment in 1973, the route has provided a crucial link between Northern Ireland and the rest of Europe.
The two ships operating on the route, European Highlander and European Causeway, now carry up to ...
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Le Havre-based temperature-controlled logistics firm Seafrigo Group has acquired specialist UK-headquartered forwarder Perishables Movements Ltd (PML). PML operates at Heathrow, Lincolnshire and Kent in air, ocean and road as well as warehousing and value-added services.
Seafrigo regional chief executive Jason Knox said: “With its excellent market reputation and our shared expertise ...
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ICTSI’s Onne Multipurpose Terminal (OMT) in Nigeria has celebrated two million manhours with zero lost time injury, two years after starting commercial operations in 2021. OMT is one of ICTSI’s four terminals in the African continent.
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Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) is supporting Frankfurt Airport-based air freight logistics services company CHI Cargo Handling International to convert its truck fleet to climate-friendly propulsion.
CHI has commissioned HPC to identify the propulsion technology suitable for the areas of application in a feasibility study, to appoint an efficient truck manufacturer and ...
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Maersk has opened its first cold store in Dubai and its third logistics centre in the Emirate. The site at Dubai Industrial City, is close to Jebel Ali Port, Al Maktoum International Airport, and the Etihad Rail freight terminal. It offers 12,500 pallet positions.
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The Haven Gateway Partnership is to close on 19 July after 22 years of operation. Founded in 2001 around the Haven Ports in South Suffolk and North Essex, the Partnership has lobbied Government on issues such as the A120 improvement, supported major initiatives such as bidding for and developing Freeport ...
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Forth Ports has signed an agreement with power generator RWE and trading and investment company Mitsui to develop a hydrogen project at the port of Tilbury. The organisations will complete two parallel work streams - a small scale ‘proof of concept’ to produce green hydrogen for decarbonising port and an ...
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Nippon Express USA has opened a dedicated semiconductor warehouse in Mesa, Arizona. The Mesa Logistics Center is about 15 minutes from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and has ready access to nearby semiconductor plants less than an hour away. The warehouse is compliant with Transportation Security Administration (TSA) requirements and ...
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