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First call for Liverpool’s new Far East link

The Port of Liverpool has handled the first call of MSC’s Britannia service, its first regular container link from Asia in living memory. MSC Tokyo arrived in Peel Ports-owned Liverpool from Vietnam and China. The service rotation is: Shanghai-Ningbo-Yantian-Vung Tau (Vietnam)-Liverpool-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Hamburg-London Gateway-Singapore-Shanghai. Peel ports, which has lomng campaigned for such a limk, says the new service follows increased demand from retailers and importers looking to diversify their supply chain and bring ... [+]

Pall-Ex launches Logistics arm

Pall-Ex Group has formally launched its new Pall-Ex Logistics arm. It integrates several previously independent operations, combining the Group’s five-owned sites in Northampton, Essex, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall and Surrey along with the recently launched 3PL division under one unified brand, Pall-Ex Logistics. The range ... [+]

A not-so-crushing victory for Ital’s Morgan Green

Manchester forwarding and logistics firms Ital recently celebrated its 24th anniversary with pizzas, cakes and drinks. They also invited Rachel Binns, area manager of the Road Haulage Association (RHA), along with Paul Allera and its driver simulator. Many of the team were able to test their ... [+]

Belfast on track for Net Zero by end of decade

Belfast Harbour cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 18% in 2023 and is expected to reach Net-Zero in its direct operations well ahead of its 2030 target. Northern Ireland’s largest port launched its first Environmental, Social and Governance  report on 5 August, stating that against the ... [+]

New cranes for Barcelona

BEST container terminal at the Port of Barcelona has taken delivery of 14 new automated electric cranes from Finnish supplier Konecranes. They will allow the terminal to increase its storage capacity by 25% from 27 to 34 automated blocks. The first new block is expected ... [+]

Modern Logistics embarks on pan-American expansion

Brazil’s Modern Logistics is to extend its service to Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay, followed by Mexico and the US within the next six to twelve months as part of a two-stage strategy for international expansion. The carrier, which Modern Logistics is offers an integrated ... [+]

Jebel Ali welcomes giant of the seas

DP World has welcomed Cosco vehicle carrier Min Jiang Kou to Jebel Ali Port for the first time. The LNG dual-fuel vessel, one of the largest in the world with a capacity for 7,500 cars, called on her maiden sailing from Shanghai. Alongside sister ship, Liao ... [+]

Champ to standardise Menzies customs

Menzies Aviation has selected Champ Cargosystems to provide a standard platform for its customs filing processes alongside its recently launched Menzies Aviation’s Cargo Handling (Mach) cargo management system. Champ’s Traxon Global Customs solution will be embedded and integrated into the Mach cargo management system, reducing the ... [+]

Deugro delivers giant ‘spaghetti’ for Italian cable firm

The 3,300 tonnes of cables had to be delivered from Italian-owned Prysmian Powerlink’s manufacturing facility in Pikkala, Finland to meet the arrival of the cable-laying vessel Giulio Verne in the Dardanelles Strait. Deugro designed and delivered a complete turnkey, all-in-one service solution, including the provision ... [+]

Three join IFS senior team

Nuneaton-based Independent Freight Solutions (IFS) has appointed three long-serving members of staff to its new senior management team as part of a restructure. They are: sales and marketing manager Anna Marszalek, branch manager Neil Lewis and operations manager Emily De Sousa, who is also promoted from ... [+]

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