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May 2024

ASM helps trade prepare for Customs onslaught

Freight software firm ASM says it is offering additional support to help companies prepare for a fresh wave of Customs rules dealing with post-Brexit trade. In addition to adapting to HMRC’s new Customs Declaration Service (CDS), the final cutover for which is 4 June, traders will be faced with a barrage of Customs system changes in the second half of 2024, including new safety and security requirements and The Windsor Framework. ASM ... [+]

Pegasus launches Ankara-Dublin route

Turkish airline Pegasus has launched a route between Ankara and Dublin. The thrice-weekly flights between Ankara Esenboğa Airport and Dublin depart on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The carrier said it expected carry unpalletised cargo in both directions such as textiles, spare parts, medical equipment, food and electronics, couriers on the ... [+]

Emirates Delivers to Saudi

Emirates SkyCargo has extended its Emirates Delivers e-commerce solution to Saudi Arabia. Shoppers from across the Kingdom can now shop online in the UK, US and the UAE and use Emirates Delivers for international, shopping at retailers that don’t deliver to the Middle East. Emirates Delivers will bring the packages ... [+]

E-trucks under test with Cargo-partner

International logistics provider Cargo-partner, part of the Nippon Express Group, has launched an e-truck testing programme for first- and last-mile transport, starting in Austria and Slovakia.It has committed to deploying at least five electric trucks, with capacities of 7.5-10 tonnes by the end of 2024. There are plans for expansion ... [+]

Biden signs congestion-busting measures into law

President Biden has signed into law legislation sponsored by the Airforwarders Association (AfA) working with the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association. The Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization legislation aims to modernize the US aviation system and tackle airport truck congestion. It authorizes more than$105 billion in appropriations for the FAA for ... [+]

Border ambitions fall well short of reality, says BIFA

Aspiring to create the most effective border in the world is worthy – as announced by the UK Government in December – but delivering it is a long way off said the British International Freight Association (BIFA) in its response to a National Audit Office report published on 20 May. ... [+]

Multimodal registrations jump by a third

This year’s Multimodal has seen a 33% increase in visitor registrations, says the organisers of the show which takes place on 11-13 June at Birmingham’s NEC. Its popularity has also driven an increase of 17% in exhibitors with a spike in attendance from shipping lines, technology providers and warehousing solutions providers. ... [+]

UK’s biggest brownfield port scheme moves ahead

Professional services company Turner & Townsend says it will continue to work as strategic project and commercial management advisor to Haventus, owner of Ardersier, the UK’s largest brownfield port. It follows a recent financial investment decision and secured funding for the re-development of the port which lies on Moray Firth, about ... [+]

DFDS launches UK/Poland intermodal route

DFDS has launched an intermodal sea-road-rail service between the UK and Poland, offering a substantial reduction in carbon emissions compared to previous solutions.The route consists of a ferry leg from Immingham or Felixstowe, dependent on origin to the DFDS terminal in Vlaardingen, from where cargo is shunted by road to ... [+]

Freight software firm sold to three-forwarder consortium

Three UK forwarders have formed a joint venture and bought freight software specialist Forward Computers. Cardinal Partnership, Davies Turner and Woodland Group have created a holdings company and purchased UK-based freight software company Forward Computers from the Freight Software Group. Forward Computers, which trades as Forward Solutions is now owned and ... [+]

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