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Stena Line has developed a new concept vessel, the Futuro, which it says could reduce energy usage by 20% or more.
The 240-meter-long ro ro ship would carry semi-trailers and cars and would have an optimised hull and superstructure design to achieve the most efficient use of cargo space possible. Low weight and optimised hydro- and aerodynamics, with a low and streamlined design will reduce low fuel consumption.
Stena Futuro will ...
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Peel Ports has started a £10 million investment programme at its port of Heysham, chief operating officer, David Huck revealed in an interview with FBJ. The work will include reconfiguring the yard area to increase capacity by 20%, putting in new haulage gates and introducing ...
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Air Charter Service (ACS) arranged charters to Myanmar and Thailand over the weekend of 29/30 April following the earthquake that hit Myanmar on Friday 28 April. Several flights have already delivered aid to Yangon and Bangkok in Thailand.The epicentre of the earthquake, measuring 7.7 on ...
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Air Canada has resumed flights from Ottawa to London Heathrow with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Services will operate four times weekly with connections at Heathrow across Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa. The carrier will serve Heathrow from six Canadian cities, with up ...
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Peel Ports Liverpool handled 702,000 tonnes of steel from South Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, Turkey and Europe in 2024 and further investments should boost this figure to around 1m tonnes over the next 18 months.
While the UK steel industry does face challenges from US tariffs and ...
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Associated British Ports Immingham has handled the first vessel under a new military capability deal with the Ministry of Defence.
The 23,000-tonne Eddystone, a strategic equipment transport vessel, called on 29/30 March, transporting hundreds of vehicles and pieces of equipment belonging to 7 Light Mechanised Brigade ...
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Awery Aviation Software says that Schiphol-based on board courier Wings achieved a 25% increase in productivity since implementing its tailored digital solution.
In collaboration with the Wings team, Awery developed a comprehensive OBC service solution, incorporating Awery's enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, with custom-designed track-and-trace software ...
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Supply chain visibility specialist FourKites has appointed two additional vice presidents to its leadership team. It follows the recent launch of Intelligent Control Towe, which combines real-time supply chain data and continuously updated digital twins with an AI-powered Digital Workforce.
Sree Mangalampalli joins as vice president ...
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Nordic Transport Group’s NTG Ebrex UK arm has acquired EDS Worldwide and Rolls Freight. Founded in 1978 and 2002, respectively, EDS and Rolls Freight are Wolverhampton-based freight forwarding companies owned by the same shareholders, specialising in land transport with a strong focus on the Irish ...
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Ocean and air freight routing and planning platform Fluent Cargo is partnering with market intelligence firm Xeneta.
By working together, they aim to give users comprehensive information alongside routing capabilities, allowing them to make more efficient decisions.
As Xeneta's inaugural partner in the Australia/New Zealand region, Fluent ...
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