August 2024
Former PML managing director Mike Parr is taking over as chief executive PML Seafrigo UK and Ireland, one year after the Le Havre-based company took over UK-headquartered forwarder Perishables Movements Ltd (PML).
As part of the reorganisation, Ryan Parr becomes operations director for the UK and Ireland.
PML operates at Heathrow, Lincolnshire and Kent in air, ocean and road as well as warehousing and value-added services.
Mike Parr said, “By harnessing the global ...
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BEST container terminal at the Port of Barcelona has taken delivery of 14 new automated electric cranes from Finnish supplier Konecranes. They will allow the terminal to increase its storage capacity by 25% from 27 to 34 automated blocks. The first new block is expected to be fully operational in ...
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JPGL has become a shareholder member of Pallet-Track to cover postcodes in Jersey and Guernsey. It will transport pallets from Pallet-Track's Midlands hub to its sister company Woodside Logistics in Portsmouth for final mile delivery to the Channel Islands. The two companies are part of Jersey Post Group and employ ...
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Humber Freeport says that over £1bn of new investment has been pledged 12 months on from its launch.
Investments committed to tax sites in Hull and Goole are expected to create more than 700 skilled jobs, in sectors ranging from advanced manufacturing and technology to ports and green energy.
Humber Freeport chair ...
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Peel Ports says that new bulk storage in Liverpool has been sold out before its construction was complete.
Half of a 237,000 sq ft multipurpose warehouse at the Port of Liverpool was assigned for grain, and this space was fully booked up by importers while construction was still ongoing.
The first of ...
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Digital road freight forwarder Sennder is to acquire the European Surface Transportation operations of US-owned global logistics provider CH Robinson, for an undisclosed sum.
Sennder says the combined business will become a top five full truck load (FTL) player in Europe , with a combined revenue of €1.4 billion and a ...
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NTG Nordic Transport Group’s NTG Germany arm has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of road and logistics services provider Schmalz+Schön Holdings.
The company has 330 employees and 27 sites across Germany, doubles NTG’s revenue in Germany and significantly strengthens the company’s European network.
Founded in 1959, SSH offers tailored solutions to ...
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IAG Cargo’s tonnage in the first half of 2024 was up 7.8% versus the first half of 2023, said the carrier, whose brands include British Airways, Iberia, Aer Linguis and Vueling.
The business reported commercial revenues of €566 million for the period, a decrease of 6.1% while yields for were below ...
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Brazil’s Modern Logistics is to extend its service to Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay, followed by Mexico and the US within the next six to twelve months as part of a two-stage strategy for international expansion.
The carrier, which Modern Logistics is offers an integrated logistics capacity of 20 to ...
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DP World has welcomed Cosco vehicle carrier Min Jiang Kou to Jebel Ali Port for the first time.
The LNG dual-fuel vessel, one of the largest in the world with a capacity for 7,500 cars, called on her maiden sailing from Shanghai. Alongside sister ship, Liao He Kou, has multiple advanced ...
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