Freight News
Norse Atlantic Airways is to launch a service between London Gatwick and Cape Town International on 28 October. It will fly three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays using Boeing 787 aircraft. The Scaninavian low-cost carrier already operates services from Gatwick to Los Angeles, Miami, New York JFK and Orlando and is due to start three times a week flights to Las Vegas on 12 September. It also ...
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ABP said on 16 April that staff and facilities are in place ready for the opening of the Border Control Posts (BCPs) at Immingham and Hull, serving both banks of the Humber.
Both BCPs are equipped to handle a range of products and have successfully completed ...
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Europa Worldwide Group says that 70 senior managers from its 18 UK sites have achieved the bespoke Europa Management Training certification and a new cohort of 60 is currently taking part in the 11-module programme. The programme, launched in 2023, introduces managers to new concepts ...
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DB Schenker has appointed Aaron Scott as chief executive of its UK and Ireland cluster, succeeding Ray Hennessy who has held the position the last eight years and is retiring.
Scott joined the company in 2021 and is currently Executive vice president contract logistics for Region ...
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The World Shipping Council (WSC) is calling on the EU to design policy frameworks that shipping in a globally connected economy and to forge the path to net-zero by 2050 in partnership with industry.
It is calling for work to secure effective global greenhouse gas (GHG) ...
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Total throughput at the port of Rotterdam fell by 1.4% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year, to 110.1 million tonnes compared to 111.7mt in the first quarter of 2023. The decline was mainly due to lower throughput of ...
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CMA CGM has initiated the sale of Bolloré Logistics' activities in Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint-Martin, French Guiana, and Polynesia, In line with the commitments made to the European Commission and the Polynesian Competition Authority for its takeover of the French-owned forwarding company. CMA CGM Group has ...
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Logistics UK warned that the UK’s international trade connections have fallen behind its competitors in recent years, in its response to the ‘Build It In Britain’” pledge by the Labour Party on 17 April
Deputy policy director Michelle Gardner said it was vital that there is ...
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Vivid Goliath general manager Nick Thomas says that the toy and games supplier has had the smoothest peak season in recent memory, thanks to its collaboration with forwarding and logistics company Uniserve.Vivid Goliath faced the challenge of managing some 50,000 order lines annually across diverse ...
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The World Shipping Council (WSC) has appointed Joe Kramek as its new president and chief executive, taking over from John Butler who is retiring at the end of July. Joe Kramek brings a wealth of experience and expertise to his new role, having served as ...
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