March 2024
DFDS is to introduce electric trucks to its operations in the UK, Ireland and Norway as part of an expansion of its fleet. The Danish logistics company has ordered another 100 Volvo FH Electric and FM Electric trucks to almost double its fleet to 225 and making it the largest fleet in continent al Europe.
It aims to have at least 25% of its truck fleet electrified by 2030. It already ...
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French-headquartered transport equipment maker Modalis Group has opened a subsidiary in Italy, headed by Alessandro Lupieri. As well as Development Director of Modalis Italia, he will also be in charge of business development in Switzerland and Eastern and Central Europe.
He has previously worked for companies including intermodal operator TIPES, and ...
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Associated British Ports (ABP) has appointed Tim Hook as lead asset manager, joining its property team at Southampton from RSS Global. He will be is responsible for identifying new business opportunities through managing and building relationships with new and existing ABP customers and for property asset management and development projects. ...
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ABP is to sell its ports at Fleetwood and Silloth to Fox Jackson Ports, a new division of construction services, logistics and property company, Fox Group, subject to regulatory approvals.
Fox Group says the deal will support the movement of more of its aggregates by sea. It already operates a stevedoring ...
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Ocean Network Express (ONE) has revised its IBESCO Baltic feeder service to improve port coverage in Denmark and Sweden. The updated weekly service operates Leixoes - Lisbon - London Gateway - Rotterdam - Gothenburg - Aarhus - Copenhagen - Helsingborg - Antwerp – Rotterdam There will also be a new ...
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MSC has opened a 15,000sq m cold storage facility in Durban. Part of the line’s Medlog logistics division, it has a capacity of 8,000 to 10,000 pallets and can handle goods such as imported chicken or exports, primarily citrus.
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APM Terminals’ West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) at the port of Onne in eastern Nigeria has commissioned a new container freight station (CFS). It will serve as a one-stop-shop to consolidate exports
WACT was one of the first greenfield terminals to be built in Nigeria under a public, private partnership with ...
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The Port of Dunkirk and Ceva Logistics – now part of CMA CGM - have signed a contract to develop a 9.5-hectare new finished vehicle sea import and export hub in the eastern part of the harbour.
The site will include vehicle reception and storage areas and rail and road loading ...
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The members of the Ocean Alliance - CMA CGM, COSCO Shipping, Evergreen and OOCL – have revealed details of a new ‘Day 8’ service, following the extension of their agreement for at least five additional years, from 2027 to 2032.
The new service pattern aims to maintain reliability in the face ...
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Berlin-based digital freight forwarder Sennder has gone into partnership with Italian train company Mercitalia Logistics to make rail and road transportation more efficient and sustainable.
The two operators between them transport over 53 million tonnes of goods – 41m on 100,000 trains operated by Mercitalia, and 12 million tons on the ...
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