November 2011
One of DP World Southampton's quay crane handled a record 535 boxes in a 12 hour shift on the appropriately named vessel OOCL Southampton on 30 October. The port said its quay crane rates had risen by almost a quarter during 2011, thanks to changes to working agreements, systems and equipment deployment. Earlier this year DP World Southampton also set another productivity record on the OOCL Southampton with a total of 176 ...
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FedEx helped fund a charter flight arranged by its FedEx Trade Networks arm on 6 November to deliver 600 ShelterBoxes for relief efforts from the UK to Erzurumin Turkey, following the earthquake of October 22. Each ShelterBox is designed for a family of 10 and typically contains a disaster relief ...
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MOL Group is providing free transport of relief supplies by its containerships to flood-stricken areas in Thailand. The group has already provided ocean shipping containers to serve as a flood barrier wall and contributed THB 2 million (about Y5 million) in cash.
It will transport dry containers loaded with grant relief ...
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The Port of Dunkirk is again participating in the citrus and fresh produce import campaign from Morocco with CMA CGM's Agadir Express service, which operates weekly from Agadir with a transit time of five days. The port points out that there is ample availability of reefer road transport, generated by ...
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Culina Group has launched a new door-to-door, multimodal freight management service for fresh produce, horticulture and other perishable goods. Fresh Limited aims to overcome the current disconnects in existing supply chains by offering an integrated solution to manage the complete supply chain from source, whatever the country, to final delivery ...
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Air cargo general sales and service agency ECS Group has opened its first offices in India, supporting its 2011/2012 global expansion strategy. Branches in Mumbai and Delhi are now operational and ECS expects to open further outstations in India as its business grows. Mark Pulling has taken on the additional ...
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Top-end retailer House of Fraser has appointed Allport to manage its international inbound logistics in a three-year contract starting in March 2012.
With 62 locations throughout the UK, the move is the retailer's next step in supporting its rapidly developing overseas market.
Executive supply chain director at HOF, Mark Holland, said, "We ...
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Russia is expected to join the World Trade Organisation by the end of the year, after a deal was brokered with its regional rival, Georgia on 3 November. Securing the latter country's agreement was the final barrier to Russia’s admission to the WTO which dates back to the 2008 war ...
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Excess vessel capacity and carriers fighting for market share are pushing down world container rates, according to benchmarking company Drewry Maritime Research. Drewry said its Global Freight Rate Index, which excludes intra-Asia trades, fell 12% in September, the fourth consecutive month of falls in the index. Continuing weakness on East-West ...
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UPS is extending its UPS Paperless small package electronic customs clearance system to air freight in more than 90 countries, including the UK. The free-of-charge solution enables customers to integrate order processing, shipment preparation and commercial invoice data and then transmits data in advance of the shipment to worldwide customs ...
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