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Kerry offers faster Down Under option

Kerry Logistics Network is offering a new air-sea solution between Europe and Australia and New Zealand Oceania, which it says is 50% cheaper than airfreight and three times faster than sea. It connects eight European countries with destinations in Australia and New Zealand. There are daily uplifts from airports in the UK, Spain, France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, and Turkey, to Australia and New Zealand with a 20–24 day ... [+]

Samskip launches UK-Oslo and Bilbao routes

Samskip has launched a dedicated shortsea container service between Rotterdam, Oslofjord,Tilbury and Imingham, with the first three vessels departing from the multimodal operator’s Matrans Terminal in Rotterdam, en route for Norway in mid-March. The new service includes three port calls in Oslo, two port calls in ... [+]

Peel Ports invests on the Clyde

Peel Ports has invested over £11m to upgrade facilities at Inchgreen Marine Park in Inverclyde to help attract new tenants to the site. The work includes new utility connections, new roadways and even the purchase of extra land to make the site more usable. The improvement works ... [+]

Trees for tyres and a million mangroves

DP World has planted 702 trees as part of an ongoing decarbonisation project with tyre manufacturer Goodyear. The ‘Off the Road’ initiative began in January 2023 and is designed to offset the impact of CO2 emissions by planting two trees for every tyre purchased by DP ... [+]

Tyne wins 5G grant

South Tyneside Council has awarded the Port of Tyne, a £1.159million contract to launch 5G-enabled ‘smart port’ operations. It will form part of Tyne’s plan to evolve into a 5G-enabled port, and forms part of The Department for Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT) ‘5G Innovation Regions ... [+]

Workers’ rights must be respected on land and sea, ITF tells Maersk

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) said that trade unions must be consulted as shipping company Maersk’s expanded its activities into shoreside logistics at the company’s AGM in Copenhagen on 14 March.ITF said that Maersk’s expansion into land-side logistics presents opportunities and risks, with the ... [+]

CMA CGM suspends Port au Prince calls

CMA CGM has suspended its calls at Port au Prince, Haiti due to the worsening security situation in the city. However, it is still accepting bookings for the Lafito terminal, 20km north of Port au Prince and to Cap Haitien on the north coast. CMA ... [+]

Freeports: Good progress but more is needed

Ports are often caught up in planning and regulatory challenges and quicker and faster decisions are needed, UK Major Ports Group chief executive Geraint Evans told a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Maritime and Ports Group on 18 March. At the session, entitled: ‘Freeports: what's been ... [+]

P&O Liberté takes up her Dover-Calais duties

P&O Ferries’ new vessel, the P&O Liberté has started commercial sailings between Dover and Calais. She is the second of two Fusion-Class vessels, custom designed for the route, the P&O Pioneer having entered service in June 2023 as the world’s largest double-ended hybrid ferry. Like her sister ... [+]

Sustainability to the fore at Multimodal 2024

The Multimodal supply chain industry event will have a focus on how net-zero targets can be achieved this year with the bulk of this year’s conference programme focusing on sustainability, with keynotes from speakers including Amazon, Pledge, Zeus and the Smart Freight Centre.Amazon will explain ... [+]

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