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Associated British Ports (ABP) has concluded a long-term agreement with the UK’s largest independent producer of sand and gravel, Brett Aggregates, at the Port of Ipswich. Brett Aggregates already has a well-established depot at the West Bank Terminal and the new agreement will increase its footprint at the port.
Aggregates arrive by ship at the Port of Ipswich and are then stored and processed for use in on site concrete manufacture ...
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Le Shuttle Freight transported 128,980 trucks in April 2022, an increase of 14% compared to April 2021. The increase was driven by the suspension of P&O services between 17 March and 26 April. Since 1 January nearly 504,000 trucks have crossed the Channel aboard the Shuttles.
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The UK will operate slimmed down, proportionate and risk-based import controls when the country’s new customs regime is finally introduced in 2023, says director of border readiness, Stephen Webb.
He told a session organised in London by the Belgian Economic Mission on 10 May that the government planned to take advantage ...
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Lufthansa Group has ordered new ten freighter aircrafts - three current-technology Boeing 777F freighters and seven 777-8F freighters, Boeing's next-generation all-cargo aircraft. It will be the largest investment in Lufthansa Cargo’s history.
The first of the 777F aircraft, which could be acquired on the used market at short notice, is expected ...
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PD Ports has entered into a long-term deal with offshore solutions specialist Seajacks to bring its UK Marine base to the Tees Valley.
Formerly based in Amsterdam, the Seajacks will use Cargo Fleet Wharf at Teesport Commerce Park to berth up to three of the world’s most advanced jack-up vessels whilst ...
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KC Group Shipping, has announced the first direct container service between China and Scotland.
The new service is a partnership between the KC Group's KC Liner Agencies division, DKT Allseas and China Xpress.
With the maiden voyage due to arrive in Greenock on about 10 July, there will be three sailings per ...
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West Midlands Interchange has appointed Winvic Construction as its design stage delivery partner.
The 734 acre site will offer over 8m sq ft of commercial space, in units ranging from 200,000 to 1.2m sq ft, along with a dedicated rail link. The site is one of a number of new Strategic ...
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Germany’s Duisport and the Port of Rotterdam have signed a letter of intent to connect their IT systems.
The two ports have had a cooperation agreement in place since 2020, which will be expanded to include digitisation and energy transition.
The two ports been trading partners for a considerable time. For example, ...
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The CargoAi online platform says it has attracted a quarter of the world’s airfreight capacity to its digital marketplace. More airline and GSA contracts are in place to double this by the end of this year, it adds.
It attributes its success to the fact that it uses code instead ...
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DFDS’s UK cold chain business unit has acquired a 21,000-pallet cold store in Liverpool, two years on from taking over the lease of the facility. It has capacity for about 21,000 pallets, including a fully automated chamber holding over 12,400 pallets. The cold store operates at -21 degrees and is ...
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