May 2024
Stena Line’s shipowning sister company Stena RoRo has signed a conversion contract with China Merchants Jinling (Weihai) Shipyard to install an additional cargo deck, increased thruster capacity and preparations for shore power on the Stena Foreteller and Stena Forerunner.
Cargo capacity will increase by 30% and the vessels will after conversion be ready to meet future efficiency requirements. The conversion for both vessels will be finalised during 2025.
In 2023, both vessels ...
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Dublin headquartered Toga Freight Services has acquired the equity of Erith, Kent-based forwarder, Irish Sea Logistics.
The deal is the second acquisition by Toga Freight Services in 2024, following its purchase of Toga Customs Services in early April.
Irish Sea Logistics is a specialist forwarder operating between Great Britain and Ireland and ...
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French President, Emmanuel Macron, and CMA CGM chairman and chief executive, Rodolphe Saadé officially opened Tangram, a global center dedicated to innovation and training for the logistics and shipping group's employees on 8 May.
Designed by French architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte, it will train over 3,000 people each and will serve as ...
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Freight software firm Agency Sector Management (ASM) is urging businesses that submits customs declarations to HMRC to use the new Customs Declaration Service (CDS) for exports ahead of the 4 June deadline, if they are not already doing so.
The legacy system, CHIEF, will be closed to new export Customs declarations on ...
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Hapag-Lloyd has signed a cooperation agreement with IKEA Supply Chain Operations to decarbonise container shipments originating from Asia. From March 2024 to February 2025, both companies have agreed to use Hapag-Lloyd’s Ship Green 100 option, which relies on waste- and residue-based biofuel instead of conventional marine fuel oil. This is ...
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John Good Group’s DAN Shipping & Chartering arm has acquired shipping services provider Arthur Smith (Grimsby). John Good Groups said the purchase paves the way for its Maritime division's entry into the offshore sector. The acquisition will include five team members from Arthur Smith, including 4th generation family members David ...
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Pall-Ex Group has opened a network in Ireland. The official launch of Pall-Ex Ireland took place on 1stMay 2024 with a ceremony held in one of its warehouses, attended by Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Jack Chambers.
Operating from a facility in Dublin, Pall-Ex Ireland already has 16 ...
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Atlantic Pacific Global Logistics has won a King's Award for Enterprise 2024 in the International Trade category.
The company has demonstrated an excellent compliance record with HMRC, strong environmental and governance practices, outstanding acceleration in overseas revenue, and substantial year-on-year growth.
Atlantic Pacific Group Chairman - Ashley Nichols – commented: "We are ...
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Software firm Pledge is the official Sustainability Partner of the Multimodal 2024, supply chain and logistics event.
Pledge’s carbon reporting solutions enable freight forwarders, making up approximately a third of Multimodal attendees, to report emissions from their customers’ shipments, providing global coverage for all modes of transport. It allows them to ...
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Liverpool-based MSC Express has joined the Pallet-Track network. Based a stone’s throw from Aintree, the new member will cover only the ‘L’ postcode but the Isle of Man. MSC Express (no connection with the container shipping line) has 33 members of staff, and already handles 200 pallets a day which ...
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