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Members of ‘C’ Shift has won the Port of Felixstowe's John Bubb Safety Trophy, the second year in a row it has gone to an operational shift. The shift, which includes berth operators, crane drivers, internal movement vehicle drivers, and terminal managers, reduced the number of reportable accidents on the shift by 64% during the year, one of the largest reductions ever seen at the port. The port as a ...
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Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK has signed a new partnership with Rangel Express and Logistics in Portugal to operate round trip road freight services to Oporto and Lisbon. Existing twice-weekly from the UK to Portugal will increase from twice to three direct departures a week.
Hellmann UK’s commercial director, Matthew Marriott, said: “Finding ...
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UPS has agreed to buy rival carrier TNT Express for about €5.16 billion, slightly more than the initial €4.9 billion offer rejected by the Dutch-based operator earlier this month. TNT's executive and supervisory boards said they would unanimously intend to support and recommend the offer.
In a joint statement, the two ...
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A large proportion of insurance claims are the result of deficiencies in operators' own systems or processes, according to a paper presented by by TT Club director Laurence Jones to the TOC conference. The Club’s director of global risk assessment told the conference on 14 March that 43% of the ...
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So many freight companies have been frightened off carrying animals for medical research that the UK's life sciences industry is under threat, warn scientists.
A report by the BBC said that campaigns by animal rights activists, bombarding airlines, ports, ferry operators and handling agents on social media sites and with letters ...
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NYK’s Southampton transport team have saved around 100 tonnes of CO2 every month in the last year thanks to a 100,000km reduction in truck miles. The line has worked with hauliers to increase the number of container reloads through triangulation of journeys: using the same truck to take import containers ...
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Alistair Arthur, group managing director of Paisley-based logistics firm TPC Global is swapping Scotland's chilly climate for the warmth of the Middle East to develop the company’s business in there. He will oversee the continuing growth of logistics partnership ...
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The Unite trade union has strongly criticised government plans to scrap the Docks Regulations that govern health and safety in ports in favour of self-regulation, as part of its 'Red Tape Challenge. It adds that since it downgraded health and safety in docks to ‘low risk’ in October last year, ...
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UPS is reported to be nearing agreement to buy TNT Express NV following the rejection of the US giant's initial €4.9 billion euro offer was rejected, according to Bloomberg. The news agency reported that the sides are now close to a deal on the price, but on conditions that may lead to ...
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The Haven Gateway Partnership has launched a Low Carbon Freight Dividend project that will offer financial incentives for smaller firms to switch container movements from road to rail. The scheme, which enjoys nearly £3 million of support from the European Regional Development Fund will operate for three years with firms ...
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