September 2023
Ital Logistics has been upgraded to Silver status by the EcoVadis business sustainability assessment platform. The Manchester-based forwarder was first assessed in July 2022 by EcoVadis, which rates businesses’ sustainability based on environmental impact, labour and human rights standards, ethics and procurement practices. Ital achieved a score of 61/100, placing it in the top 25% of companies assessed.
Group chairman Phil Denton said: “It is indeed gratifying to have the confirmation ...
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Europa Worldwide Group’s Air & Sea forwarding arm has appointed Miles O’Donnell as general manager for the UK and Ireland as part of a restructure. He is responsible for the sales and operational sides of the UK team.
Director of Europa Air & Sea, Angus Hind, said: “Miles’ new role will ...
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Deugro is to open its second Danish branch in Aarhus, on 1 November. The German-owned forwarder already has a branch in Herning, opened in 2003. The new office will strengthen Deugro’s presence in the wind and renewables, markets.
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DFDS has signed an agreement to acquire Spain/Morocco ferry operator FRS Iberia/Maroc from German-owned FRS Group. FRS Iberia/Maroc operates three routes across the Strait of Gibraltar: Algeciras-Tanger Med, Algeciras-Ceuta, and Tarifa-Tanger Ville.
Its current carryings are around 2.3m freight lane metres, 1.9m passengers, and 370,000 cars by seven vessels with an ...
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The Department for Transport announced £8 million in funding on 11 September to improve 39 roadside facilities in England with a further £11 million from industry to upgrade truck stops. Beneficiaries include the Stop 24 Folkestone Services, Immingham Lorry Park and Motis’ Cheriton Parc and Freight Clearance Centre. The improvements ...
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Maersk is offering an ocean-rail service between Europe, the US and the Far East to central Asia. It focuses on Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and will be the basis for further services to neighbouring countries such as Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Services operate via the Georgian port Poti from where cargo ...
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The future propulsion system for large ocean-going containerships my not be methanol, ethanol or batteries, but nuclear power said the boss of a UK based and technology innovation company.
Mikal Bøe, chief executive of Core Power, based in Chiswick, west London, told a press conference at London Shipping Week on 14 ...
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Menzies Aviation has appointed Carlos Font as executive vice president of Air Menzies International, replacing Jonathan Clark who has decided to take on a new role. He joins Menzies Aviation from Shipa Freight and iContainers, a digital freight forwarder, where he has been chief executive since 2019. His previous roles ...
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Heavy haulier Collett & Sons delivered an 184-tonne transformer to Corduff Substation to the north-west of Dublin in September.
The complex project was part of a collaborative effort with Wagenborg where Collett was responsible for the final leg of the project from Dublin Port to its ultimate destination.
Collett carried out route ...
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Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) has appointed Stuart Piper as global sales director. He will spearhead the launch of new cargo management solutions and brings 27 years of software & solutions experience, having previously held commercial roles at IBM, SAP, and Samsung.
The most recent addition to HLT’s ‘ecosystem’ is the Hermes ...
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