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Unsworth recently organised an exclusive tour of Defra’s Inland Border Clearance facility at Sevington for almost 100 of the forwarder’s clients and other stakeholders.
The event, which was held in association with Ashford Port Health, was designed specifically to provide first hand information about the next stage of the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM), which takes effect from 30 April.
Attendees gained an understanding of how UK importers and EU exporters will ...
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CY Shipping and BigLift Shipping are to add two heavy transport vessels (HTVs) to their fleet, bringing it to six vessels. The first of the Chinese-built ships will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2025 and the second in mid-2026.They are designed to transport ...
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UPS has opened a micro hub in Cambridge, the first of its kind in the UK.
It allows electric assisted four-wheeled cycles to deliver packages, reducing emissions and congestion in the city.
It is housed in a converted shipping container and will serve as a central dispatch ...
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Dachser has launched two Smart Border Connect services, connect40 and connect42. They provide UK exporters, shipping on DDP incoterms, with frictionless access to Dachser’s European groupage network.Since Brexit Dachser has created many bespoke customer DDP solutions but Smart border connect is designed to give UK ...
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The organisers of the Multimodal 2024 show in Birmingham on 11-13 June has announced the finalists for the Modal section of its awards.
The awards are independent endorsements for excellence across supply chain businesses and individuals, and ensures all sizes of businesses are represented.
Voting for the ...
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French-owned forwarding and logistics company Geodis has achieved an A score from CDP, a global non-profit organization that runs an environmental disclosure system for companies and government.
Geodis’ score reflects its commitment to transparency over greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and recognizes its rigorous approach to identifying, ...
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Chair of Belfast Harbour, Dr Theresa Donaldson, was godmother to the port’s new pilot boat Hibernia this week. Northern Ireland’s largest port took delivery of its newest vessel, which will transport pilots to and from ships calling at Belfast.
The new vessel, built by Holyhead Marine ...
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CMA CGM Group’s Air Cargo arm has appointed ECS Group as general sales and services agent (GSSA) for flights operated by its in-house freighter aircraft fleet.
The carrier, owned by CMA CGM – which also operates container shipping and logistics services – currently flies nine times ...
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ABP Southampton completed a navigation channel widening programme at its Western Docks on 2 April, enabling the largest container vessels to pass the biggest cruise ships berthed in the port. The first significant channel-widening project in the port in ten years, the work involved removal ...
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Maersk named the world's second large methanol-enabled container vessel Astrid Mærsk at ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan on 4 April.
Mrs. Liza Uchida, spouse of Nissan chief executive Makoto Uchida served as godmother. Astrid Mærsk is the second of Maersk’s 18 large methanol-enabled vessels, scheduled for ...
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