June 2024
The EU and Ukraine are to extend and update their current road transport agreement. First signed in June 2022 following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the agreement has substantially increased trade by road between Ukraine and the EU, to the benefit of both economies.
The agreement has been prolonged until 30 June 2025, with tacit renewal for another period of six months, unless one of the parties disagrees and has evidence ...
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The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into the completed acquisition of Wincanton by GXO Logistics. The CMA said that it has reasonable grounds for suspecting that arrangements are in progress or in contemplation which would result in the two companies ceasing to be distinct.Wincanton, one of ...
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Kuehne+Nagel is establishing a new logistics platform in Piscataway,New Jersey for French fashion brand, Sézane. Sézane was founded in Paris in 2013 and is now one of the fastest-growing French fashion brands, mainly using e-commerce channels. The new Kuehne+Nagel operation will allow much faster returns and inventories while continuing to ...
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Scan Global Logistics has achieved Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Pharma certification for 19 sites in nine countries and plans to extend implementation to other sites during 2024. The audit was conducted by DNV and is valid for three years, subject to yearly audits.
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Associated British Ports regional director for the Humber Simon Bird is to step down in October following nine years with the company. During his tenure as he has been instrumental in driving forward significant change in the region including improving health and safety standards, significantly boosting viability, bringing forward large ...
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Shortsea operators Transfennica and CLdN are to link up their shipping services in Zeebrugge to provide more connections through Northern and Western Europe. From 25 July. Transfennica’s Northern Baltic service between Antwerp and Hanko, Kotka, Rauma (Finland) and Paldiski (Estonia) will call at CLdN’s Albert II terminal in Zeebrugge every ...
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Dachser UK is offering an enhanced direct daily groupage service from the UK to Italy. The direct line between the UK and Milan follows the implementation of the forwarder’s Smart Border Connect solution in May which has created significant demand for more direct European export connections.
The new service comes a ...
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Royal Mail has chosenGlasgow Prestwick Airport (GPA) as its latest international e-commerce hub, saying that it offered landing fees as little as a half of some of its competitors.
Prestwick recently announced a £2.2million investment cargo equipment and has taken delivery of two extra-wide high loaders with 20 and 35 tonne ...
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Small and medium sized firms are increasingly turning to international markets to seek out new opportunities, according to forwarding and logistics company, Aramex.
Such markets are becoming attractive to companies seeing to diversify revenue streams says Aramex, which cites an HSBC report that estimates that last year around 450,000 brands have ...
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Freight forwarder Davies Turner is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its alliance with haulier D. Perfect & Sons. The trucking company provides a dedicated fleet to move consol containers between its regional distribution centre in Dartford and the ports of Felixstowe, London Gateway and Southampton.
Davies Turner director and head of ...
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