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Voting has opened for the Multimodal Awards modal categories and entries for the independently-judged categories must be submitted by 3 May
The Modal Awards recognise excellence in air, road, rail, maritime, freight forwarding services, technology, and pallet networks and winners enjoy the accolade of recognition by peers and customers alike as finalists are subject to an open online voting system.
The list of finalists can be found at multimodal.com.
Winning companies will be ...
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Maritime Transport has signed a long-term agreement with Associated British Ports (ABP) to operate a six-acre loaded container storage facility at the Port of Ipswich. Located off dock at West Bank Terminal and within easy reach of the A12 and A14, it will provide space for up to 2,500teu, increasing ...
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ABP has donated £10,000 to Immingham Museum which it is supporting through a new partnership.
The donation will allow Immingham Museum to invest in technology including an immersive video wall that will give visitors an experience of life on the port and a bird’s eye view from vessels entering the lock.
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Intersped Logistics (UK) has signed a strategic partnership with Transtir, based in Carpi, in the Emilia-Romagna region and Prato, in the Tuscany region.
The partnership will start in Prato with immediate effect, initially offering twice weekly departures, and in June in Carpi, with a guaranteed daily departure. Intersped, which celebrates its ...
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The founders of logistics software supplier Fargo Systems have retired to allow the current generation to take the helm.
Established in 2002 by Andrew Miller, Hemant Patel and Kevin Terrill, the company has grown to serve over 100 customers across the logistics sector. They will remain in the business as non-executive ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has appointed Igor Popovics as policy and compliance advisor with responsibility for Customs and frontier-related issues. Prior to joining BIFA, he was export documents and customs declaration officer at the London Chamber of Commerce, and whilst primarily fulfilling a Customs role, he also has ...
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The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has welcomed European Union Transport Ministers’ moves to waive permit requirements with Ukraine and Moldova to ease trade links during the current crisis. With Black Sea ports and maritime routes closed due to the war, road transport is crucial in helping move goods, especially ...
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Turkish-owned MNG Airlines is converting a second A330-300 aircraft into a freighter at the Elbe Flugzeugwerke base in Dresden, Germany. It follows introduction of the operator and Turkey’s first passenger to freighter aircraft in November last year. With a 61-tonne payload the A330-300P2F aircraft offers higher capacity than older generation ...
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Bournemouth Airport has launched a dedicated freight handling service, Cargo First. The south coast gateway describes itself as the fastest growing UK cargo hub based on 2020 statistics, having grown from almost no cargo in April 2020 to 20,000 tonnes of throughput by the end of March 2022. Indeed, it ...
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Dubai handling company dnata has extended off-airport cargo centre at London Heathrow airport with a 10,500sq m Phase II extension to its existing 22,500sq m Phase 1 facility which opened in September 2019.
It forms part of the company’s ‘dnata City East’ complex which dnata says is by far the largest ...
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