September 2019

Much more than simply ships

Ports are long horizon businesses and must steer through the immediate storms, business leaders told a breakfast roundtable in London on 10. Delegates to the event, hosted by the UK Major Ports Group, the UK Maritime Minister, Chinese Government representatives and were told that ports had to do far more to succeed than simply handle ships. They needed to play an active role in supply chains. A compelling proposition to customers ... [+]

New campaign to get truckers Brexit-ready

The government has launched an information campaign in the UK and Europe to prepare hauliers and others for the UK’s departure from the EU on 31 October 2019, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced on 9 September. It is aimed at ensuring that truckerss obtain everything they need from traders to get ... [+]

Europa signs up Portugal agent

Europa Road has signed a partnership with Portuguese transport company, Torrestir. It will handle distribution for Europa across Portugal, as well as line-haul in both direction between the two countries.  Services will operate four times per week between Dartford and Portugal, and three per week between Portugal and Dartford. [+]

CDS is cause for concern, says BIFA

BIFA says that it has “numerous concerns” over the progress of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)’s new CDS computer, which is due to replace the existing CHIEF system for processing declarations. Director general, Robert Keen says that BIFA is concerned that progress with the new system has been inconsistent, with ... [+]

Freeports idea has wind in its sails

Political momentum is building in favour of freeports, said speakers at a conference organised by the British Ports Association in London on 9 September. Deputy director of maritime policy at the Department for Transport, Rod Paterson told the event, used to launch a new Port Zones UK report, that there ... [+]

KN gets down to work in Luxembourg

Kuehne + Nagel has started work on a new contract logistics centre in Luxembourg. Due to open in the second half of 2020, it will serve as an advanced European distribution centre for both off- and online channels. [+]

UPS opens US free trade zones

UPS has converted its US international air freight gateways at Chicago, New York, Dallas and Los Angeles into free trade zones. FTZs help reduce duties, import taxes and other fees thanks to special regulations that allow duty deferral or elimination, tariff inversion, fee consolidation and streamlined customs procedures. UPS has ... [+]

Heathrow cargo chief moves on

Heathrow Airport head of cargo Nicks Platts is to leave his post on 9 October saying that he would seek a fresh challenge. He said the cargo programme at Heathrow was “well advanced”.  Since taking up the post in 2015, he has overseen improvements in efficiency and a reduction in ... [+]

Trump trade war weighs on airfreight

Air cargo continues to suffer from weak global trade and the intensifying trade dispute between the US and China, said the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on releasing data for global air freight markets in July. Demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs), contracted by 3.2% in July 2019, compared ... [+]

WFS is the pharma king of Denmark

Handler Worldwide Flight Services says it has set a new standard for the handling of pharmaceutical products in Copenhagen Airport with the official opening of its new facility. The new 1,500sq m building offers a temperature-controlled environment for 2-8°C pharma products incorporating acceptance, offload, pre-storage, build-up and storage for loose ... [+]

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