January 2025
West Midlands freight forwarder and logistics specialist Masterfreight has completed the first phase of works on its premises in Oldbury, supported by a £2.74million funding package from NatWest and the bank’s asset finance partner Lombard.
It supports the company’s green credentials by way of insulated cladding and improving roof height to aid fitting of solar panels.
Masterfreight offers import and export of cargo and specialist warehousing facilities including customs clearance from major ...
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Emirates SkyCargo has deployed a dedicated weekly freighter to Copenhagen, increasing the Dubai-based carrier’s network of destinations served by all-cargo aircraft to 38.
Previously served only by bellyhold capacity in passenger aircraft, the Boeing 777 freighter will operate on Wednesdays. It increases capacity to the Danish capital – and to neighbouring ...
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New ADR 2025 dangerous goods regulations come into force from the beginning of the year, reports Manchester-based specialist Ital Logistics.
One change is that whereas only the driver was required to have basic training to carry dangerous goods in Limited Quantities, all participants will need to have undertaken training. Whilst new ...
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GB Railfreight (GBRf) chief executive John Smith has been made an OBE in the King's New Year Honours List for services to the rail freight industry.
In a lifetime dedicated to the railway. he has driven the growth of GBRf since it was formed in 1999. He has also been at ...
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Irish Ferries expects to restart operations at Holyhead’s Terminal 5 on 16 January, subject to reasonable weather conditions, following the Welsh port’s closure on 7 December as the result of storm damage.
However, no date has been given for the reopening of Terminal 3, used by Stena Line, which suffered the ...
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FTA Ireland has nominated Councillor Danny Byrne for election to the Industrial and Commercial Panel of Seanad Eireann.
Councillor Byrne, who is already a member of the Fine Gael Executive Council, is committed to the promotion of the freight distribution and logistics sector as essential to the Irish economy. He is ...
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