September 2023
XPO has joined forces with Ares Power which provides energy-saving products for households and companies. Ares Power which is is part of Kingdom Energy, in turn owned by Shanghai Electric will use XPO's services including customs brokerage, drayage, warehousing and network deliveries. In addition to its UK office in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, Ares Power also has offices in Milan in Italy, Hilversum in the Netherlands, and Funchal in Madeira.
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Intermodal operator Contargo Road Logistics has acquired Dutch container transport company HE-Logistics. HE-Logistics operates using its own and chartered trucks, offering reefer and trailer transport, along with consolidated and conventional transport services. The company will operate as Contargo HE-Logistics and managing director Hennie van der Graaf, will become branch manager.
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A new report by Oxford Economics on behalf of Logistics UK is calling for more targeted government investment in the sector and action to improve the flow of goods across borders which could boost GDP by £3.9 billion a year by 2030.
‘Logistics: Delivering a solution to the UK’s productivity puzzle’ ...
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Global cargo handling association ICHCA International has launched the 2023 TT Club Innovation in Safety Award. It is inviting entrants to submit details of their innovations by 13November 2023. The Award is open to an individual, team or company involved in cargo logistics and entrants are required to show that ...
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DP World has formally launched its modal shift programme to help cargo owners switch from road to rail. Under the scheme, customers whose laden import containers are moved by rail to a railhead within 140 miles of DP World Southampton will receive a £70 incentive. For movements of over 140 ...
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Kramer Group has signed an agreement with the Port of Rotterdam Authority to connect its new Kramer Distripark Depot at Malakastraat to the Container Exchange Route (CER) by the end of 2023.
The CER is a 17-kilometre closed transport route that connects many of the terminals, depots, distribution centres and the ...
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FedEx Express Europe has signed an agreement to build a new global air transit facility at iGAIstanbul Airport (IST) by November 2024.
Turkey’s new gateway is already in the world’s in the top five cargo airports in Europe and the second busiest for international passengers.
FedEx currently operates a shared third-party facility ...
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Hong Kong-based U-Freight Group is celebrating its 55th birthday this week with its first annual global conference since the Covid epidemic. Almost 200 delegates will be in Hong Kong for an event designed to help shape the company's future.
The event, which is due to start on Tuesday in Hong Kong, ...
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Wales Minister for the economy, Vaughan Gething said that as well as the requirement for export health and phytosanitary certification under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM), published by the West minister Government on 29 August, the Welsh Government will introduce the requirement to pre-notify some additional categories of SPS ...
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Maastricht Aachen Airport, the Netherlands’ second-largest cargo hub, has appointed Former Schiphol airport director Jonas van Stekelenburg (pictured) as interim chief executive for an initial term of nine months, taking over from Jos Roeven. The changes come as part of a strategic initiative following the joint investment commitment of the ...
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