November 2024
AAL Shipping has named its AAL Antwerp, the fourth vessel in its eight-strong Super B-Class fleet. The 32,000 dwt methanol-ready ship was officially named on November 15 at the CSSC Huangpu-Wenchong Shipyard in Guangzhou, China in.
Capable of transporting over 90,000 freight tons of cargo and boasting a combined lifting capacity of 700 tonnes, the vessel can carry heavy lift project equipment or breakbulk and dry bulk all at the same ...
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Globalization remains at a record level, despite geopolitical tensions and uncertainties, say DHL and New York University’s Stern School of Business in the latest issue of the DHL Global Connectedness Tracker, published on 19 November.
In 2023, 21% of the value of all goods and services produced around the world was ...
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A consortium led by Belfast Harbour has been awarded funding for a feasibility study into autonomous technology
It will partner with digital solutions provider Aidrivers and container port operator BCT to trial the use of automatic terminal tractors (TTs) to transport containers between quay cranes and storage areas.
Traditional TT operations contribute ...
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The Road Haulage Association says that the Welsh Government has committed to establishing a Logistics and Freight Delivery Group following a meeting with First Minister Eluned Morgan at the Welsh Labour Conference in Llandudno on 17 November. The group discussed issues including investment in the M4 and A55 trunk roads, ...
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Operations at Canada’s ports, including Montreal, are set to resume after recent strikes, following a directive from Labour Minister, Stephen MacKinnon, to the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) ordering a mandated dispute resolution. The long running recent strikes were over working conditions, including wages and concerns over automation.
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The IRU-accredited TIR Logistics Hub in Zhengzhou in inland China has opened a new route to Kazakhstan. The first truck set off after completing its export customs declaration and TIR procedures at the hub, before exiting China through the Khorgos border crossing and arriving in Almaty. IRU said the 4,000km ...
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MSC has inaugurated a weekly Eastern Cape Express Service from Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) and Walvis Bay to Rotterdam, London Gateway, and Antwerp. The service avoids Cape Town, cutting transit time to London Gateway to 22 days. It has been launched at the beginning of the grape season to meet the ...
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Maersk has completed the world’s first conversion of a large containership to dual-configuration, able to operate on methanol or conventional fuel. The retrofit operation on the Maersk Halifax was carried out by Zhoushan Xinya Shipyard in China in 88 days and with the engine conversion carried out by MAN Energy ...
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Vienna Airport handled of 216,360 tonnes of cargo in the first nine months of 2024, an increase of over 20% over the same period last year.
There were increases in both flown and trucked airfreight. Belly cargo on passenger aircraft increased by 45% to 90,692 tons compared to the same period ...
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French-owned Seafrigo Group recently opened a new headquarters and base in Le Havre but it is also expanding rapidly in the UK.
In July 2023, the French food logistics specialist acquired UK-headquartered forwarder Perishables Movements Ltd (PML) which operates at Heathrow, and Kent in air, ocean and road, warehousing and value-added ...
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