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Forth Green Freeport is open for business and its three tax sites at Grangemouth, Rosyth and Mid-Forth (Leith and Burntisland) are live as of 12 June following approval from the Scottish and UK Governments.
The public / private consortium, which is chaired by Dame Susan Rice said it would attract new businesses and new jobs into the Forth Green Freeport (FGF) area, aided by financial incentives to deliver economic and net ...
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Ocean Network Express (ONE) UK and Freightliner have extended their commitment to use HVO100 fuel for all rail transport, following a six-month pilot.
A 100% renewable fuel, HVO is made from raw materials such as vegetable oils, waste-based fat and oil from the food industry. Switching ...
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WEC Lines is to launch a direct, weekly service linking Portugal and Spain with Ireland and the UK on 29 June. It will be operated by an 812teu WEC-owned vessel in a fixed-day rotation, departing Bilbao on Saturdays, arriving in Dublin on Mondays, and Liverpool on ...
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The port of Greenock has taken delivery of the second of two ship-to-shore crane. They will help accommodate increased demand from cargo owners and support growth in transatlantic trade. Their capabilities have already been key in securing new routes, include a new weekly deep sea ...
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Freeport East’s Hydrogen Zero Emission Maritime (HyZEM) project is to receive £1.44 million from Innovate UK and a similar sum from Australia's Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
HyZEM focuses on developing low-carbon green hydrogen technology for high powered workboats. The partnership was ...
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DP World says that its SeaRates partnership with Singapore-based CP World Group has led to a 39% increase in month-on-month bookings and shipment tracking for small cargo owners since last year. The digital freight forwarder platform offers streamlined logistics processes and real-time information.
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MSC has launched a direct service from China, Vietnam and Singapore to Liverpool, the first regular link to the North-west port for many years.
The Britannia route will operate on a rotation: Shanghai-Ningbo-Yantian-Vung Tau (Vietnam)-Liverpool-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Hamburg-London gateway-Singapore-Shanghai
The first sailing will be on 1 July.
MSC said: “This sought ...
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Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) put the first electrically powered trucks into operation at its in-house freight forwarder Container-Transport-Dienst in June as parts of its sustainability strategy.
CTD will initially be using the Volvo FHs for container transfers in the Port of Hamburg and data ...
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The Cargo Integrity Group has identified 15 categories of goods that can cause dangerous incident under certain conditions and is urging shippers to follow, the CTU Code and industry best practices.
The list includes reactive hazards that can catch fire such as charcoal, calcium hypochlorite, lithium-ion ...
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Peel Ports, the National Oceanography Centre and the Channel Coastal Observatory are collaborating in a project use satellites to monitor coastal changes and create safer navigation channels. They will use satellite surveillance to assess where maintenance is needed over a six-month period. Funded by UK ...
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