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The Great Mango Fraud could happen again, warns BIFA

The British International Freight Association is warning that criminals could be attempting to mount a rerun of last year’s mango fraud when an importer accumulated large bills with its members before disappearing leaving them out of pocket.The 2023 fraud, perpetrated by a Preston-based importer with apparent Belgian connections, involved mangoes originating from Dubai and the Indian sub-continent. BIFA says that a member who was a victim of the previous scam has ... [+]

Next stop Ireland – Toga opens UK Midlands hub

Forwarding, logistics and customs clearance specialist Toga Group has opened an Irish Pallet Hub in Coleshill, Birmingham. The 160,000sq ft shared user facility at Hams Hall Distribution Park houses staff from Toga Freight and the Group’s UK subsidiary, Irish Sea Logistics. Toga loads over 20 groupage ... [+]

New look for Hellmann board

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is to make changes to its management board and international executive board. It follows the appointment of Jens Drewes as chief executive in June this year. Chief operating officer Jens Wollesen is to leave the company at the end of the year to ... [+]

London Gateway Berth 4 goes live

DP World has opened its fourth berth at London Gateway, billed as the world’s first all-electric facility. The MSC Sena was serviced by a fleet of battery-powered vehicles and equipment, including four of Europe’s largest quay cranes, straddle carriers, and automatic stacking cranes. The new 430m ... [+]

North European ports get shore power funds

Four Northern European ports are to receive EU Funding of €18,8 million for onshore power for container ships under the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility. The EU.OPS.Network is set to go into operation at Aarhus, Gothenburg, Bremerhaven and Stockholm by 2030. The project has a large reduction potential ... [+]

Priority Freight appoints marine head

Priority Freight has appointed Andreas Schwertfeger as its new director of marine logistics sales. He joins Priority Freight from Crane Worldwide Logistics, where he led account management for the EMEA region. At Priority Freight, Schwertfeger will oversee sales strategies across Europe for the marine logistics ... [+]

CMA CGM delivers ‘robust’ performance

CMA CGM Group said it delivered a robust performance in the third quarter of 2024. Volumes carried on the main shipping routes remained very high mainly due to inventory rebuilding “in an environment still roiled by geopolitical tension” including the prospect of port strikes on ... [+]

Yusen signs deal with Karo Healthcare

Pharma company Karo Healthcare has signed a strategic partnership with Yusen Logistics (UK). Headquartered in Stockholm, Karo’s products are available in over 90 countries, primarily Europe and the Nordic region. Yusen, based in Northampton, will support Karo Healthcare with dynamic planning and value-added services and ... [+]

Felixstowe-Daventry train reinstated

GB Railfreight (GBRf) is to relaunch a daily service between the Port of Felixstowe and Daventry from 11 November. It will run five days a week and will be the rail company’s 17th daily service from the port and its 54th nationally. GB Railfreight piloted ... [+]

Tyne sets up fertiliser plant

The Port of Tyne and Origin Soil Nutrition have invested £7.5 million in a fertiliser blending plant and warehouse. The new facility spans 6,000sq m and stores over 100,000 tonnes of fertiliser. [+]

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