February 2015
In our report on Philips yesterday, we stated that former inspection Inspeg has been bought by a UK-based company, Trax in 2010. This company was Trax Universal Group and has NO connection with Trax Technologies, Trax Holdings or Trax Tech Europe.
FBJ would like to apologise for any confusion caused.
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CMA CGM has officially opened a new Cameroon logistics platform, the 3CTC Terminal (CMA CGM Cameroon Container Terminal). The two-hectare 3CTC platform, which has been operational since 7 January offers a complete range of logistics solutions including full or empty containers and land transport in Cameroon, Chad and Central African ...
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The System Alliance Europe network handled just over 3.7 million shipments in 2014 – 7% more than in the previous year. Tonnage was 1.6 million over 1,740 trade lanes. System Alliance Europe is a cooperative group of medium-sized groupage freight forwarders with 58 partners in 32 European countries. Hellmann Worldwide ...
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Prime Minister David Cameron chose a visit to the Port of Felixstowe to launch an Economic Plan for the East of England. Whilst at the port he saw the ultra-large container ship, CSCL Saturn, being worked at the port's berths 8&9 as well as the extension being built.
During his speech ...
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French-owned forwarder Geodis Wilson has made permanent the interim appointment of regional EMEA vice president, Matthias Hansen. He replaces Alain Chimene. He will also retain his responsibilities as managing director North Europe (including UK, Belgium and the Netherlands until a successor is nominated.
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Dutch Electronics giant Philips has been defrauded of an estimated €20 million by freight audit and pay companies, according to a report in the Het Financieele Dagblad (HD) newspaper on 19 February.
The fraud, which came to light during bankruptcy hearings, took place in Germany and US and were perpetrated by ...
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Multipurpose shipping line SafmarineMPV will upgrade its SAFWAF multi-purpose shipping service between South and West Africa in mid-April from six-weekly to monthly. Core ports of call on the SAFWAF service are Walvis Bay, Durban, Cape Town, Sonils (Luanda), Matadi, Pointe Noire and Port Gentil and inducement calls are available in ...
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The Scottish Parliament's Economy, Energy and Tourism and Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committees visited the Port of Grangemouth recently on fact-finding missions inquiries into freight transport and exports. The first is looking into why small firms don’t export and the second is identifying the main obstacles to freight flows in ...
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France looks set to follow Germany in imposing a minimum wage for foreign drivers on its territory. The French National Assembly said on 15 February that it planned to adopt a measure imposing France's minimum hourly wage of €9.61 for drivers involved in cabotage operations on its territory.
Germany introduced its ...
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Hamburg Süd has signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire the container liner activities of Chile-based CCNI. The takeover, which had already been announced, is scheduled to take place at the end of March. Hamburg Süd will operate the CCNI container liner business under its brand name in the ...
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