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Finnish stainless steel firm Outokumpu is to invest €40 million in a biocarbon plant at the German Baltic port of Mukran. The material will be produced from secondary wood raw materials, delivered by rail, using an innovative high-temperature process and will be used to reduce emissions in the steel production process. The fine granulate will be shipped via Mukran to Tornio in Finland for further processing into biocoke pellets, replacing ...
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Nine maritime clusters are to share £1 million of government funding for local industry and training and educational programmes, Maritime Minister Mike Kane said on 5 December. Tees Maritime Cluster gains £117,000 to run a maritime training and careers events for schoolchildren and school leavers, ...
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Knowles Logistics has opened two bonded warehouse facilities at its sites in Wimblington and Wisbech in the east of England. The sites are accredited to BRCGS (Brand Reputation through Compliance Global Standard, formely British Retail Consortium) standard. The third party logistics specialist says that businesses ...
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French-owned global forwarder Geodis has appointed Eric Martin-Neuville as executive vice-president, Asia-Pacific and Middle East and Henri Le Gouis Executive vice-president, global freight forwarding.
Eric Martin-Neuville was most recently executive vice president of the global freight forwarding line of business. Henri Le Gouis was chief executive ...
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Heathrow express courier handler CFL says it has seen a surge in demand for express shipments from across the world as last-minute shoppers order gifts from overseas suppliers, with imports up 18%. It has also seen a boom in exports, which were 30% higher this ...
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Electric car racing event Formula E and its logistics partner DHL say they will save at least 25% on freight-related CO2 emissions in season 11. It will reduce the volume and weight it transports via air by using more sea and road freight and will ...
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Luxembourg freighter airline Cargolux has joined the Cargo.one, CargoAi and WebCargo by Freightos marketplaces. After an initial launch in Benelux and Germany, availability on the platforms will be gradually expanded to cover other countries and regions.
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Röhlig Logistics has opened a warehouse in Rayong, Laem Chabang in Thailand and is set to open another facility in Melbourne, Australia, in April 2025.
The new Thailand warehouse has 16,000sq m of storage space and is in a Free Trade Zone near Laem Chabang Port. ...
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Vehicle logistics specialist Ontime Automotive has opened a new subsidiary and facility in Germany.The hub at Bergheim, near Cologne, is close to the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, the largest in Europe for vehicle transhipments and will provide covered storage and technical support, mirroring the activities of ...
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Global air cargo demand showed no signs of slowing in November as volumes recorded a 13th consecutive month of double-digit growth and load factors hit their highest level since April 2022, according to the latest market analysis by Xeneta.
Demand rose +10% year-on-year in November, fuelled ...
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