November 2023
The global truck driver shortage could double in five years with over 3 million truck driver positions – 7% of the total - currently unfilled in 36 countries, according to the latest report by the International Road Transport Union (IRU). It added that only 12% of drivers are below 25, and just 6% are women.
It warns that with the already huge gap between young and old drivers will get much ...
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The recent cyber attack on DP World’s Australian container terminal operations on 10-13 November had little effect on berthing times at Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney according to report by visibility firm Project44. It adds that although the Port of Sydney experienced a recent high in berthing time, Brisbane's remains below ...
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Logistics UK has launched a Freight Ferry Service in partnership with Preston-based booking company, Freightlink. It says the Logistics UK Freight Ferry Service will enable members to obtain the best possible value for their freight movements with discounts offered in addition to the company’s existing pricing. All freight vehicles operated ...
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Hainan Airlines’ is to increase its Manchester-Beijing service from four times weekly to daily between June and September. An Airbus A330 will depart at 12.15pm each day. Manchester became the first UK hub outside London to gain a direct flight to mainland China when Hainan Airlines launched its service to ...
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The UK government’s Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally decided not to recommend replacing the Liner Shipping Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER) to the Secretary of State when it expires on 25 April next year.The CBER was retained from EU legislation. The CMA’s decision – which it says is still ...
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Danish forwarding and logistics company DSV has partnered with truck maker IVECO, technology firm Plus and retailer Dm-drogerie to launch of an automated trucking pilot in Germany in the first half of 2024.
An IVECO heavy duty truck fitted with Plus’s AI-based, driver-supervised automated driving software will operate on a DSV ...
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International development organisation Transaid celebrated its 25th anniversary on the evening of 16 November. Its Patron, HRH The Princess Royal, addressed assembled guests, thanking them for their interest, enthusiasm, and commitment to Transaid’s life-saving work.
The event, held at the London Transport Museum, demonstrated the wealth of support for Transaid’s many ...
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Air Charter Service has promoted Hong Kong-based Joseph Tam to cargo director of its new Greater China region.James Royds-Jones, recently appointed as regional director for Greater China, commented: “Joseph has been with ACS for more than 12 years now – his experience in the region is unparalleled and he truly ...
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Transport operators, DFDS and VIIA and the French ports of Sète and Calais signed a memorandum of understanding at the Logitrans exhibition in Istanbul on 16 November to improve connections between the Mediterranean and Northern Europe.
The aim of the agreement between the four partners is to improve the flow and ...
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The port of Antwerp is to reorganise wagonload rail freight traffic from 1 January 2024, with a neutral operational model. It has also published the results of a tendering process, with rail operators allocated to specific areas. At present, says the port, deliveries of rail wagons are many and fragmented ...
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