September 2024
The Lord-Lieutenant of Kent has presented Priority Freight with The King’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade at the company’s head office in Dover.
The award recognises the company’s good business practices and significant, sustained growth in overseas sales.
The Lord-Lieutenant, Lady Colgrain, presented the award to Priority chief executive Neal Williams at a ceremony on 4 September.
Neal Williams said: “The logistics industry has suffered waves of challenges in the past few ...
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Freeport East is making over £980,000 of funding available to businesses and education organisations in the East of England.
Two new funds aim to offer support to small and growing businesses and strengthen opportunities for innovations and green jobs.
The Freeport East Clean Growth Fund offers financial assistance to local businesses operating ...
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Intermodal carrier CargoBeamer is to double services on its Calais-Perpignan route from 7 October, from two to four round trips per week. This 1,400 km route, which runs the length of the country from north to south, carries craneable and non-craneable semi-trailers, as well as containers, swap bodies, and specialized ...
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Truck CCTV provider Centrad says that artificial intelligence-equipped cameras could help detect and prevent freight thefts.
With freight crime costing the UK £460 million last year, road freight thefts are on the rise according to the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS). With over 5,300 incidents reported last year. Industry experts ...
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GB Railfreight (GBRf) has appointed four new directors as part of broader changes to its leadership team. They are: Julie Garn, intermodal director; Alex Kirk, commercial director; Carl Kent, sales director; and Elizabeth Delafosse, general counsel and people director. The changes will help GB Railfreight deliver its ambitious five-year strategy ...
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Musician turned painter Udo Lindenberg has presented a vast panoramic painting of the port of Hamburg to shipping line Hapag-Lloyd.
Lindenburg, whose half century musical career encompassed hits such as Sonderzug nach Pankow (Special train to Pankow) and Hoch im Norden (High in the North) also included several brushes with the ...
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Nigeria’s Vice President Shettima inaugurated a US$115 million upgrade of APM Terminals' West Africa Container Terminal in Onne on 4 September. The project includes yard expansion, new equipment and a modern office complex. New mobile harbour cranes, rubber tyre gantries and other advanced cargo handling equipment will significantly reduce turnaround ...
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Logistics provider XPO has been awarded the EcoVadis Gold Medal for its Corporate Social Responsibility strategy and performance in 2024. The US-owned company has held the Silver Medal for four consecutive years. Its rise to demonstrates its ability to excel in an even more competitive and challenging environment and places ...
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The global air cargo market’s hot summer continued in August with average spot rates showing their largest year-on-year growth of +24%, according to the latest weekly analysis by Xeneta.
Global average air cargo spot rates of US$ 2.68 per kg in August were boosted by continuing supply and demand imbalance. August's ...
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Bolton-based Irish Freight Solutions (IFS) and Armagh-based Allied Fleet Services (AFS) have signed a partnership with Merseyside-based SSO Logistics, bringing a seven-figure investment to the St Helens-based company that would help take it to the next level, said chief executive, Peter Draper.
Founded in 2019 by Bolton native James Wood, IFS ...
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