April 2024
ABP Southampton completed a navigation channel widening programme at its Western Docks on 2 April, enabling the largest container vessels to pass the biggest cruise ships berthed in the port. The first significant channel-widening project in the port in ten years, the work involved removal of 900,000cu m of material over a 2km stretch of the channel, widening it by 30 – 65 metres.
Southampton harbour master, Steve Masters, said: “The ...
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Ocean Network Express (ONE) has launched a weekly Irish Sea Express Service (IRX) service between Rotterdam and Ireland. It says it will offer customers an enhanced coverage in Europe and will offer a direct connection between Rotterdam and Ireland. One sling operates between Rotterdam and Dublin; a second operates between ...
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Maersk named the world's second large methanol-enabled container vessel Astrid Mærsk at ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan on 4 April.
Mrs. Liza Uchida, spouse of Nissan chief executive Makoto Uchida served as godmother. Astrid Mærsk is the second of Maersk’s 18 large methanol-enabled vessels, scheduled for delivery between 2024 and 2025 ...
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Following its earlier announcement that it was suspending calls at Port au Prince, Haiti on 15 March, CMA has now stopped calling at the Lafito terminal 20km to the north of the city, due to the worsening security situation in the city. However, it is still accepting bookings for Cap ...
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Essex-based forwarder Woodland Group has joined the Smart Freight Centre (SFC), a collaborative organisation that brings together industry leaders committed to reducing the environmental impact of global freight. SFC members share knowledge, best practice and advocacy for impactful green solutions, and include airlines, forwarders, shippers, and other stakeholders to drive ...
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British cargo airline One Air has started operations at East Midlands Airport. EMA will now be a regular origin and destination point for the carrier’s Boeing 747-400 freighter services connecting Asia and Europe as well as for ad hoc global charter services.
One Air’s first flight into EMA arrived from Hong ...
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Peel Ports Group is inviting contractors to submit bids for a major long-term programme of construction works across its UK and Ireland sites, worth a total of £750 million.
The projects are across the group’s entire portfolio of UK and Ireland ports, Liverpool, Heysham, Manchester Ship Canal, London Medway, Clydeport, Great ...
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Rhenus Ireland has opened a new 11,150sq m Dublin facility, 11 kilometres from the city’s airport and 22km from the seaport.
It will provide integrated management for sectors including energy management, life sciences and healthcare, industrial, retail, chemicals, food and beverage and automotive, in addition to a wide range of local ...
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IGL Logistics says it has increased the number of shipments it insures for customers by 81% after digitizing its processes with tech partner, Breeze. The US-based forwarder has automated and optimized most aspects of the insurance process, including quote generation, policy binding and claims processing by integrating Breeze’s platform with ...
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Mike Parr, director of logistics company PML Seafrigo has described the government’s recently announced fixed charges for food imports as “yet another blow to the already fragile fresh produce sector which has already been hit by so many additional costs and challenges due to the post-Brexit border control plans.”
He said: ...
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