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French-owned Seafrigo Group recently opened a new headquarters and base in Le Havre but it is also expanding rapidly in the UK.
In July 2023, the French food logistics specialist acquired UK-headquartered forwarder Perishables Movements Ltd (PML) which operates at Heathrow, and Kent in air, ocean and road, warehousing and value-added services.
Mike Parr, head of region UK and Ireland said that PML Seafrigo planned to move its Heathrow base at Feltham ...
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DP World says its Modal Shift Programme in Southampton to encourage container shippers to switch from road to rail has removed 64,300 truck journeys from UK roads and cut carbon emissions by more than 17,000 tonnes in its first year.
Under the programme, launched in Septmeber ...
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The Move to -15°C initiative, which aims to cut carbon emissions in the frozen food supply chain by increasing temperature standards from -18°C to -15°C, has recruited UK supermarket Iceland, Emirates SkyCargo, and Latin American cold storage operator, Emergent Cold LatAm.
It has also secured support ...
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China’s Cosco Shipping has inaugurated a green port at Chancay, 50 miles north of Lima, Peru. The natural deep-water port offers 1,500 meters of quayside and four berths, two container and two multi-purpose and can accommodate the world’s largest box ships. It is designed for ...
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In a surprise move, DFDS has completed the acquisition of the international transport network of Turkey-based Ekol Logistics, having earlier this month saying it had abandoned its bid due to a failure to reach contractual conditions by the agreed deadline.
The Danish-owned ferry and logistics company ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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Stena Line’s new-look meatballs are nothing to be afraid of. So says group executive chef, Jakob Lells.
Half of the meat in one of the ferry operator’s most popular dishes on board its vessels will be replaced next year with a plant-based mince made from yellow ...
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