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September 2024

CMA CGM seeks startup entrepreneurs

CMA CGM has launched Startup Awards for new companies in maritime transport, logistics, and media, in collaboration with BFM Business and La Tribune. Entrepreneurs worldwide in these three sectors are invited to apply via the website of ZEBOX, the international accelerator initiated by CMA CGM group chairman, Rodolphe Saadé. Winners will receive funding, media exposure through CMA Media, tailored support, and collaboration opportunities with the Group on strategic projects. In each of ... [+]

DP World companies offer end to end freight solution

Trade solutions provider Community Network Services (CNS) and fellow DP World company SeaRates, developers of digital Freight Management services have launched CNS Enterprise, a Cloud-based suite of services to streamline workflows. It aims to address the unique needs and challenges companies in the freight and logistics sector face in managing their ... [+]

US and Canada impose swingeing security rules on airfreight from Europe

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Transport Canada implemented emergency measures, effective immediately, for air cargo originating from Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on 13 September. It followed reports of two packages containing incendiaries igniting on European parcel networks. FIATA said that challenges in implementing the new ... [+]

Sale will make DB Schenker stronger, says DSV

German rail group Deutsche Bahn has signed an agreement to sell DB Schenker forwarding arm to Danish owned logistics giant DSV for € EUR 14.3 billion, or €14.8bn including expected interest. DSV said that the combined companies will have an expected revenue of about €39.3 billion and a combined workforce of ... [+]

Night flight ban would hurt Ireland’s economy, warns FTAI

Ireland’s economy and supply chain could be seriously affected if night flights at Dublin Airport are restricted, warns FTA Ireland (FTAI). Chief executive Aidan Flynn, said that without overnight deliveries by air, shops and offices, factories and hospitals could be left without critical supplies  and that much of the economy would ... [+]

Virgin appoints Europe agent

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed ECS Group’s TCE subsidiary TCE as its new general sales and service agent (GSSA) in Continental Europe. Implementation starts later this year initially for exports from the Netherlands, Denmark and Italy, before expanding to all 14 countries across Continental Europe. [+]

Dangerous goods contact number – a reminder

The Cargo Integrity Group – which includes FIATA, the Global Sipper Forum and TT Club - has issued an urgent reminder of the need for an emergency contact number for shipments of dangerous goods. The requirement forms part of many national dangerous goods regulations for transport by sea. A suitable 24-hour ... [+]

Danx sees double in Sweden

Scandinavian spare parts distribution company Danx is now using Duo trailers, in its Swedish operations following a change in legislation. The new rules allow trucks with two or three trailers up to 34.5 metres in length to operate on around 590km of the country’s road network. Danx anticipates that the ... [+]

Barcelona terminal first to use electric reach stacker

Hutchison Ports’ BEST terminal in the Port of Barcelona has put the first electric reach stacker in southern Europe into service as part of a plan to reduce emissions by 80% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2040. It marks the start of a programme to replace diesel equipment with ... [+]

Finnlines to launch Sheerness service

Grimaldi’s Finnlines arm is to launch a freight ro ro service from Finland to the port of Sheerness London Medway. The service will be operated by three Finneco-class hybrid ro-ro vessels, each with a cargo capacity of 5,800 lane metres, equivalent to around 400 trailers. They can load cargo up to ... [+]

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