March 2013
The Port of Dover says it has been asked for terminal facilities by Barco de Vapor, operators of the controversial livestock ferry, the Joline. The Joline, small ex-Russian river ferry, has been operating sporadic sailings from Ramsgate, in the teeth of opposition from Thanet Council, owners and operators of the port, which has taken legal action to have the trade stopped.
In a statement, Dover said: “The High Court has made ...
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The Global Shippers’ Forum’s has announced the speaker line-up for its annual meeting, to be held on 8 and 9 April in London. Key sessions include the sustainability of global freight market; launch of the GSF Maritime Safety Campaign; Getting a grip on rates; trading in emerging markets and new ...
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Maersk Line will phase the first of its Triple-E 18,000 teu giant containerships into its AE10 service between Asia and Europe, the Danish said in a statement on 15 March. The service currently calls at 13 different ports in Asia and Northern Europe but not the UK. The carrier admits ...
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The freight forwarding division of Norbert Dentressangle says it has become a leading provider of air freight services for fresh produce from Chile, 18 months after its launch in Latin America. In December 2012, the company handled 1,500 tonnes of blueberries and cherries from Chile to the US, China and ...
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Freight forwarders confidence in a market turnaround increased for the fifth consecutive month in March according to the latest survey undertaken by Transport Intelligence. The Stifel Logistics Confidence Index was up 0.4 points to 52.5 in March compared with 52.1 in February.
In terms of the present logistics situation, the index ...
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Former transport minister turned peer Lord Freeman pledged to help put freight onto the high speed rail line that is planned to link London and the north. At a Rail Freight Group House of Commons reception to mark 20 years of railway privatisation, Lord Freeman, who served as a transport ...
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Multimodal 2013 panel to reveal how supply chain operators must innovate to fulfil retail's changing demands.
The logistics industry is facing its biggest challenge for decades in response to the multichannel retail revolution, according to Steve Agg, CILT Chief Executive, who will chair a panel exploring the issue on April 23rd ...
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Eurotunnel has made a formal response to the UK Competition Commission's provisional findings that its takeover of former SeaFrance assets to set up its MyFerryLink subsidiary would reduce competition on the Channel.
It says that it “is surprised to find that, in order to maintain competition, it is first necessary that ...
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Somali link restored
Feeder operator Simatech has introduced a container service between Dubai's Jebel Ali Port and Mogadishu in Somalia. Container services to Mogadishu was suspended some years ago due to the political situation in Somalia and the risk of piracy, forcing shippers to use break bulk operations using smaller vessels. ...
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The Low Carbon Freight Dividend project launched by the Haven Gateway Partnership a year ago to encourage smaller firms in the East of England to switch their containers from road to rail has been extended to water transport. The European Regional Development Fund money has augmented the original £3 million ...
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