September 2017
They may not look so scary in the photo, but these are some tough mudders. A 30-strong team from Forth Ports in Scotland have raised £25,000 for cancer support organisation Maggie’s Centre, taking part in the gruelling 12-mile of mud and obstacles Tough Mudder challenge in Dumfries & Galloway which was a 12 mile course of mud and obstacles, designed to test their mental grit, camaraderie and physical fitness.
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CargoLogicAir has operated the first of two flights to hurriance-stricken islands in the Caribbean, carrying nearly 200 tonnes of humanitarian goods.
Both of the flights were operated by the British cargo airline’s Boeing 747-400F on behalf of the French Government. The first left Vatry for Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet airport, Guadalupe, on ...
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Sims Metal Management has opened a scrap metal handling facility at Peel Ports London Medway, through its sole UK trading subsidiary Sims Group UK. It allows Sims UK to expand UK deep-sea shipments of scrap metal to world markets and has a capacity of 300,000 tonnes a year.
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Intrepid Aviation has leased a new nose-loading Boeing 747-8 freighter (747-8F) to AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), the scheduled arm of Volga-Dnepr Group. The leasing firm said ABC planned to become an all-B747-8 Freighter operator over the next few years.
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Fifty firefighters have dealt with a major acid tank leak at ABP Hull’s King George Dock, the BBC reports.
According to the report, Humberside Fire and Rescue Service said the tank contained 580 tonnes of hydrochloric acid.
The leak was on the east side of the dock, away from homes but people ...
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XPO Logistics Europe has appointed Malcolm Wilson as chief executive officer following the promotion of Richard Cawston to managing director–supply chain, Europe, the position previously held by Wilson. Troy Cooper, XPO’s had served as the company’s European chief executive since 2015, in addition to his position as global chief operating ...
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UPS is offering its Returns Manager online tool in 44 countries, including the UK. It offers e-commerce merchants a customised return shipments without having to integrate new technology into their own IT systems. Consumers using the service can print a return shipping label directly from ups.com tracking (website and mobile) ...
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FM Logistic has set up a base in Vietnam to support its customer, Auchan Retail. It has opened a 5,000sq m tri-temperature logistics site in Bắc Ninh - 20 km from Hanoi which will supply all Auchan stores in the northern half of the country. It is also preparing to ...
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Europa Worldwide’ s Europa Road arm has launched a Money Back Express (MBX) service offering a full refund of freight charges if the groupage operator fails to deliver to the customer’s defined and agreed transit. Sales director Dionne Redpath, said it would demonstrate Europa’s confidence in its reliability and quality.
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P&O Ferries has launched a free Commercial Drivers Club on its overnight North Sea routes. Members using terminals at Hull, Zeebrugge or Europoort can enjoy a TV lounge, free refreshments and dedicated lavatory facilities. They are also allocated a cabin with bathroom on board solely for their own use, subject ...
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