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May 2024

SriLankan on CargoAi

SriLankan Cargo services are now available on the CargoAi platform. It gives users access to online booking and instant cross-border payment capabilities and offers payment methods, including local transfers to credit card payments. CargoAi’s CargoWallet platform also helps automate the reconciliation process. The integration also means that freight forwarders no longer need to provide a bank guarantee or pay yearly subscriptions. [+]

Trade bodies issue urgent ICS2 alert

Global and European trade associations representing shippers, forwarders and vessel operators have issued an urgent alert to all businesses moving goods into or via the European Union, Norway, Switzerland or Northern Ireland, by sea, road or rail to be ready for the new Import Control System (ICS2) from early June. The ... [+]

UPS opens Dublin healthcare hub

UPS has opened its dedicated healthcare facility, the first of its kind in Ireland. The €12 million investment covers nearly 6,000sq m and offers small package, freight forwarding and logistics and distribution capabilities. It provides in-storage and inbound and outbound transportation for a range of pharmaceutical and health tech products. UPS says ... [+]

Arvato helps Toniebox sweep across Europe

German logistics specialist Arvato – a subsidiary of media, services and education company Bertelsmann - has taken over fulfilment of the Toniebox, including the UK and Ireland from its site at East Midlands Gateway from August. Tonies has conquered playrooms throughout Europe with its Toniebox since 2016, a digital, easy-to-use audio ... [+]

Sennder appoints product and tech chiefs

Sennder has appointed David Vismans as chief product officer and Kollen Glynn as chief technology officer. In their new roles, David Vismans and Kollen Glynn will work closely together to enhance the digital road freight forwarder’s product features and improve the overall digital platform usability and app experience. Both will ... [+]

P&O Ferries signs space charter deal with Irish Ferries for Dover/Calais

P&O Ferries has signed a new space charter with Irish Ferries on the Dover-Calais route. It means that customers booked with either carrier will be offered the next available departure when they arrive at the port, by whichever company is operating it. P&O Ferries says the partnership will ensure ferry capacity is ... [+]

Autonomous trucks make their mark in China

Inceptio Technology says that that heavy-duty trucks powered by its Autonomous Driving System and its Truck Navigate-on-Autopilot have now travelled more than 100 million kilometers in safe commercial operations in China. Inceptio’s Autonomous Driving System covers 83% of China’s national highways connecting seven major economic zones. A total of 1,864 drivers ... [+]

Green light for Harwich’s green energy plan

Tendring District Council has given the go ahead for a new green energy hub in Harwich International Port. The Hutchison Ports-owned operator was granted permission on 14 May ) to use the planned Bathside Bay Container Terminal (BBCT) platform as a green energy hub. The facility will provide interim support for ... [+]

DP World to invest €130m in Romania

DP World is making a €130m investment in its Romania’ logistics infrastructure. It includes a new eight-acre, €21m intermodal logistics hub at Aiud, in the industrial heartland and new project cargo and ro ro terminals in Constanta, the largest container port on the Black Sea, where a new €50 million ... [+]

New programme aims to improve port resilience

A group of operators has launched the Climate Resilient Port Infrastructure (CLARION) project funded by has been launched, aimed at enhancing the sustainability and security of European ports in the face of climate change. It brings together a multidisciplinary team of 21 partners from 10 European countries, and will develop ... [+]

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