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U-Freight Group has helped Airport Authority Hong Kong produce a video promoting the gateway as an e-commerce hub.
‘Hong Kong International Airport - The e-commerce fulfilment hub in Asia’ is part of a campaign to highlight its advantages as a global logistics centre.
Parts of the video were filmed at U-Freight subsidiary e+Solutions’ eCommerce Logistics Centre at Chuen Kei Industrial Centre in Kwai Chung. Airport stakeholders shared insights into how Hong Kong’s ...
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Samphire Cargo - a sister company of Birmingham-based Simpex Express – has acquired ACT Forwarding and Logistics.
Founded in 1986 by managing director Tony Ball, Dover-based ACT employs nine staff, who will now join the Samphire team.
The acquisition strengthens Samphire’s customs clearance capabilities. ACT enjoyed significant ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is taking a prominent role in a news-style programme, Transforming Logistics: Precision and Purpose, produced by ITN Business.The programme, hosted by presenter and broadcaster Louise Minchin from the ITN London Studio, features reports along with sponsored editorial profiles, spotlighting ...
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The Tilbury on the Thames Trust and the Port of Tilbury have secured nearly £4.5 million in funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to fully refurbish the Grade II listed Riverside Railway Station and bring it back to life as a vibrant community location.
The ...
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AP Moller-Maersk named its fifth large dual-fuel methanol vessel at a ceremony in Felixstowe on 9 October, but putting new tonnage into service is only the start of what promises to be a long and challenging voyage to zero-emission shipping.
The Maersk Alexandra, named after a ...
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Peel Ports Clydeport has officially unveiled Greenock’s new £25m ship-to-shore cranes at a ceremony to celebrate the biggest-ever investment in the Scottish west coast gateway’s container facilities.
The cranes arrived at the port in June this year and have been fully operational since July following testing. ...
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Cookery programme presenter and former greengrocer Gregg Wallace will be the celebrity host for BIFA’s Freight Service Awards. Best known for presenting MasterChef and Celebrity MasterChef on BBC1, he will present the awards at the ceremony at The Brewery in central London on Thursday, 16 ...
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High-end automotive firm Great British Sports Cars says that its continuing logistics partnership with forwarder Davies Turner is allowing it expand into global markets. Davies Turner recently handled the shipment of two of its Zero vehicles from the UK to the US.The Zero is a ...
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Swissport has opened a dedicated area for unaccompanied pets at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport in South Africa. Away from the bustle of the general air cargo warehouse it offers a calm environment, with water service, air –conditioning, and calming music.
It also features a dedicated ...
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Six Forth Ports tugs were given a traditional marine blessing by their godmothers in Leith on 3 October.
They form part of the large fleet of tugs and work boats operated by Targe Towing, a wholly owned subsidiary of Forth Ports Limited, which provide towage, emergency ...
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