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November 2024

Peel Ports to invest £30m in new Sheerness ro ro berth

Peel Ports Group investing £30million in a new in-riverro ro berth at Sheerness. The in-river vessel berth and floating pontoon developed will increase capacity for wheeled cargo and cater for larger vessels exceeding 230 metres overall length. Expected traffic are automotive, paper reels and timber, construction machinery and building materials, project cargo, agribulks, and steel. It will support customers such as Volkswagen and CEVA, who use Sheerness as the primary location for ... [+]

Making a world of difference in Southampton

DP World Southampton has donated £5,000 to food redistribution charity, The Big Difference, to help it set up the city's largest community pantry in Northam. The Big Difference was formed in 2020 and supports over 100 local charities, community groups and schools in Southampton by helping struggling families and those ... [+]

Dave O’Brien joins Davies Turner board

Davies Turner has appointed Dave O’Brien to the board of directors at its surface freight subsidiary, Davies Turner & Co.He joined the company in 1990 when he joined as Turkish import manager and helped grow traffic from a few trailers per week to over 110 currently, making it one of ... [+]

Bullet Express targets triple growth

Bullet Express is targeting threefold growth over the next four years and is currently tracking ahead of plan, says group chief executive, John McKail. The Scottish-based transport, storage and international logistics business is planning accelerated growth after a year of strategic overhaul following private equity investment by Panoramic Growth Equity, Maven ... [+]

Kuehne+Nagel to buy US drayage firm IMC

Kuehne+Nagel is to acquire a 51% stake in US marine drayage company IMC Logistics, for an undisclosed sum. IMC specializes in transportation solutions to or from seaports or rail hubs, customer facilities and inland. Collierville, Tennessee –headquartered IMC's national network includes 49 locations and it handles 2 million TEU a ... [+]

Two new routes for ONE

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has launched SCX (Scandinavia Express)andIBC (Iberia Europe) services. SCX operates on a rotation: Rotterdam- Gothenburg-Helsingborg-Aarhus-Copenhagen-Rotterdam and IBC: Rotterdam-Leixões-Lisbon-London Gateway-Bremerhaven-Rotterdam. [+]

Ital Logistics gives Young Forwarders DG insight

Manchester forwarder Ital Logistics provided a dangerous goods awareness training workshop to members of BIFA's Young Forwarders Network on 21 November. The session included presentations by company Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor (DGSA), Adam Smethurst and Simon Morley, managing director and DGSA of sister company Ital Transport. Air Sea Containers provided UN approved ... [+]

Kale joins Cargo iQ

Air freight community systems provider Kale Logistics Solutions has joined the airfreight quality group Cargo iQ as an associate partner, specialising in digitalisation and supporting digital reporting capabilities. Kale will offer insight to help members optimise their digital capabilities and improve stakeholders’ communication, in line with Cargo iQ quality standards. ... [+]

Freightos links up with e2open

The Freightos fright booking and payment platform is now integrating its services with  supply chain software provider e2open. It gives forwarders access to Freightos’ dynamic rates, eBooking and market intelligence from their usual portal,without switching or error-prone manual processes. The integration has been tested by Crane Worldwide Logistics, whose vice president ... [+]

Le Truck Village celebrates fourth birthday

LeShuttle Freight has celebrated four years since the opening of Le Truck Village in 2020, a secure and safe space for drivers as they travel between the UK and Europe. Situated off the A16 motorway in Coquelles and with over 270 spaces available, Lthe Village has to date welcomed over 400,000 ... [+]

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