August 2023

Seacon to expand Garston site

Paper and pulp supplier Seacon is to expand its site and extend its lease at ABP’s Port of Garston near Liverpool. Seacon has committed to eight years and expanded its presence at the port, growing its footprint in just over one year from 12,500sq ft to 150,000sq ft. to meet increasing demand. [+]

OOCL to launch Türkiye-Spain-Morocco route

OOCL is to launch a service between Türkiye, Spain and Morocco from 1 September. Port rotation will be Piraeus - Thessaloniki - Safi Port Derince - Gemlik - Aliaga - Piraeus - Valencia - Casablanca – Algeciras - Barcelona – Piraeus. [+]

Fedex opens south-east Poland site

FedEx Express has opened a new warehouse and office facility in Kielce, Poland. It covers more than 2,600 square meters with 40 gates for courier vehicles and five for linehaul trucks, and up to 2,000 parcels can be scanned and weighed simultaneously by an automatic sorter. To handle larger freight ... [+]

Military medal for XPO’s efforts

Logistics company XPO, has achieved Silver Status in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The award recognises months of work in building, testing, and deploying policies and tools to help encourage and support military veterans, reservists, cadets and spouses to become a part of the ... [+]

AAL releases publishes sustainability report

Heavylift line AAL Shipping has released its 2022 Sustainability Report, sharing its activity and strategy across key Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) pillars. It details AAL’s efforts to reuse, reduce, and recycle across its global office network, and its involvement in the EU-funded NH3Craft project to develop a high-volume storage ... [+]

DP World to open UK’s biggest music centre

DP World will open the UK’s largest distribution warehouse for physical music and video in August. Located in Bicester, Oxfordshire, the facility is being launched in partnership with Utopia Distribution Services, which signed a £100 million deal with DP World to provide warehousing and logistics for physical music goods in ... [+]

Andrew Baxter marks ten years at Europa

Europa Worldwide Group is celebrating ten years since its acquisition by Andrew Baxter. He acquired Europa in August 2013, following the sale of Baxter family owned RH Freight to Kuehne & Nagel. Then, the company employed just 400 people at nine UK branches and one international site in Hong Kong. ... [+]

Uniserve adds aerospace expert

Essex-based forwarder Uniserve has appointed Andrew Rushton as head of aerospace. He brings over four decades of experience in the industry with airlines, aircraft manufacturers, and maintenance companies. [+]

Rail industry ready to make the connection

Engineers were due in mid-August to connect the Strategic Rail Freight Interchange at SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton to the West Coast main line. When complete next year, the facility will offer 5 million sq ft of warehouse space and employ up to 7,000 people. The new railway connection will be operated by ... [+]

No Felixstowe call for OOCL Felixstowe

Orient Overseas Container Line has added a further 24,188teu vessel to its fleet, the OOCL Felixstowe” She is the fourth such ship out of an eventual fleet of 12 and will  operate on the Asia-Europe LL3 service with her three sister vessels. The rotation includes ports in Asia and China ... [+]

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