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ALS ships piling machines on large roro vessel to India

ALS (Freight Management Nederland) BV, Moerdijk and ALS Belgie bvba, Antwerp has successfully shipped 3 large hydraulic foundation machines from Belgium to India. Each machine’s dimensions were 24 metres in length, 3.50 metres wide and a staggering 3.50 meters high and weighed 68 and 79 tonnes. The 3 machines together with 3 mafi trailers containing loose equipment were organised by ALS Moerdijk and shipped from Belgium by one of the largest roro ... [+]

CEO urges PM not to backtrack on fuel duty stabiliser

PALLETFORCE Plc chief executive Michael Conroy is urging the Prime Minister not to backtrack on plans to introduce a fuel duty stabiliser. David Cameron recently suggested plans that formed part of the Conservative’s election manifesto to cap petrol prices could be revived. However he has since told motorists not to ‘raise their ... [+]

Van der Vlist Move Large Vessels in Rotterdam

International Heavy Transport Company Van der Vlist have recently completed a local quay movement in Rotterdam, moving several large vessels from the ship to storage.  The size of the larger pieces was phenomenal, but by using  specialist modular equipment they posed  no problem whatsoever. The items will be moved again once ... [+]

GAC expands UK network with new Sheffield office at Bramall Lane, home of Sheffield Utd FC

GAC Logistics has opened an office in Sheffield, its tenth in the UK. It will provide a wide range of services and solutions to serve companies throughout South Yorkshire and the North Midlands. GAC is planning to open a further eight locations in the UK over the next two years. [+]

Irish award

CMA-CGM Shipping Ireland won the Port of Cork-sponsored the Irish Exporter Awards in the ‘Deep Sea Shipping Company’ category in Dublin on 25 November. It was made for the French-owned line's record in providing global container shipping solutions for companies in all sectors. [+]

Hospital ship work wins award

London-based insurance company Thomas Miller has won the Insurance Day Corporate Social Responsibility Award for its sponsorship of the Chauncy Maples Malawi Trust (see FBJ 2, page 4). The UK charity is renovating a 19th century ship as a clinic to provide medical services to the lakeside people of Malawi. ... [+]

Ward gains Bulgaria foothold

Independent European  Forwarding and Logistics group Maurice Ward has bought a majority stake in Bulgarian-based forwarder Dex Logistics. Maurice Ward Group, established 1968 in Dublin,  now operates 32 forwarding stations in 15 European countries. Joint group managing director , John Ward said: “This acquisition will deepen our footprint in Europe , ... [+]

FullForce is latest addition to Palletforce ‘family’

A leading West Midlands logistics company is the latest member of Palletforce’s growing ‘family’. FullForce became a shareholder member of the UK’s leading palletised distribution network in November. The Coventry-based company sees the move as the ‘next logical step’ in its continued success and as a member of Palletforce it will now ... [+]

Belgians seal road charging deal

The Belgian EU Presidency has pushed through an agreement on the revised Eurovignette Directive, which could trigger widespread reforms of lorry road user charging in Europe. According to Brussels sources, it could increase the average truck toll from the current 15-25 euro cents per kilometre by a further 3-4c. The political ... [+]

Three big ones for TNT

TNT Airways has a signed an agreement for the delivery and lease of three new Boeing 777-200 Long Range Freighters with Guggenheim Aviation Partners. The first aircraft will enter service by July 2011 and the others by the end of 2011. The new aircraft will replace two owned B747-400ERFs and ... [+]

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