March 2017

Fastest POSSible from Spain

CMA CGM short-sea subsidiary OPDR says its new POSS service between the inland port of Seville and Tilbury, via Setubal in Portugal is the fastest link Southern Spain and the UK. Taking just four days, the service to Seville also provides connections by rail and truck to Madrid and the rest of Spain. The new service follows the setting up of a joint company between OPDR and maritime services company Boluda ... [+]

UPS goes all stations to China

UPS has added four more Chinese stations and two in Europe to its China/Europe rail service. Service is now available to and from Changsha, Chongqing, Suzhou and Wuhan Stations, along with the existing stations of Zhengzhou and Chengdu – while in Europe, Duisburg, Germany and Warsaw, Poland in addition to ... [+]

Henry Gorski to Lead Procurement and Global Ocean Coverage at enVista

enVista, a leading global supply chain consulting and IT services firm, announces today that Henry Gorski has joined the enVista Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) team as ocean category manager. In this role, Gorski will be responsible for navigating enVista’s procurement goals on a global level with an ... [+]

P&O Ferries to refit Irish Sea ships

P&O Ferries is sending four ships from its Irish Sea fleet to the Cammell Laird yard in Birkenhead over the next two months for £1.2 million of re-fit work. The two Liverpool-Dublin ships - the 17,500 ton sister vessels Norbay and Norbank - go to the Merseyside yard for 16 days ... [+]

Bloomin’ marvellous

Mother’s Day outstrips Valentine’s Day as the busiest time for the UK flower market,  says CargoLogicAir. The Stansted-based all cargo carrier should know – it flew over 100 tonnes  of blooms and other favourites into London Stansted Airport from Bogota, Colombia, in time for the 26th. When CLA isn’t keeping the ... [+]

Ceva takes space at Doncaster’s iPort

CEVA Logistics has opened a shared-user warehouse at the new iPort intermodal logistics park on the outskirts of Doncaster. The 215,800 square foot facility features VNA (Very Narrow Aisle) and gravity fed racking for high density of storage and can accommodate up to 28,000 pallets. It is also next to the ... [+]

New EU port rules will bite, despite Brexit

The British Ports Association has described the EU Port Services Regulation, which finally came into force on 27 March as “unnecessary and unwelcome”. It sets out a framework for port services covering mooring, towage, bunkering and waste as well as financial transparency arrangements for ports on the EU TEN-T Core ... [+]

Palletways opens Poland central hub

The Palletways Group has opened its new hub at Łódź in central Poland. Comprising 2,500sq m (26,900 sq ft) of distribution and logistics space, it will provide collection and delivery services to every postcode area within Poland for the new Polish network, which currently has 12 members. Palletways is currently ... [+]

We Are Europa – Video Celebrates Passion for Logistics

Leading independent logistics operator Europa Worldwide Group has launched an innovative video to showcase the real people behind the on-going successes of the business as they tell the story of four years of challenge, courage and ambition. [embed]https://skeletonproductions.wistia.com/medias/o1rwvbsf2x?embedType=iframe&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=626[/embed]  Leading independent logistics operator Europa Worldwide Group has launched an innovative video to showcase ... [+]

Heathrow handler gains safety cert.

  Dubai-owned handling group dnata has gained IATA's Safety Audit for Ground Operations registration for its London Heathrow station, joining ten other station in its network that are similarly certified. The standard includes cargo and mail handling and aircraft loading.     [+]

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