October 2020
DSV Panalpina has acquired Denmark-headquartered Prime Cargo from Mitsui-Soko Group, including the forwarder’s activities in Denmark, Poland and China.
DSV said its new acquisition has a high degree of specialisation in selected verticals where it has little activity along with strong competencies in e-commerce and fashion retail with a fashion product in China.
DSV Panalpina said the company would be a perfect match for its Danish Solutions division and Air & Sea ...
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Delta Cargo has approved the DoKaSch Opticooler RAP container for use on its aircraft as part of its cold chain pharma program for the safe transportation of vaccines.
It offers transport at 2-8°C and 15-25°C without the need for dry ice and has a large control panel plus quadruple redundancy for ...
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It’s a tough call, with Covid-19 disrupting many freight forwarders’ daily operations, but now is the time to step up apprentice recruitment, says the British International Freight Association (BIFA).
Just a few weeks ahead of the end of the Brexit transition period, it has been suggested that an extra 50,000 private-sector customs ...
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TT Club has launched a Brexit webpage resource in an attempt to bring clarity to the complexities and the uncertainties of Brexit. It aims to collate, in a single accessible location, a wide variety of available information that is likely to be of importance to its Members and entities across ...
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BT and Belfast Harbour have announced a partnership to build a 5G system, the first within a UK or Irish port. It will achieve the highest levels of ultrafast mobile connectivity, coverage, reliability and security across the main operational and is expected to go live across large parts of the ...
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“Get ready for January 2021 and find a freight forwarder to help you,” says a new film starring Davies Turner & Co director Alan Williams.Davies Turner, one of the UK’s largest independent freight forwarding companies was approached by HMRC to help with the public information broadcast for social media.The film ...
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Birmingham-based International Forwarding Ltd (IFL), has taken over a third large, secure, storage facility to meet increased demand due to coronavirus restrictions and an anticipated surge in volume ahead of Brexit. The new unit will provide space for up to 6,000 pallets and is close to the city centre, the ...
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Freight forwarder WE Deane has freed up 3,000 pallet spaces at its Barking main base to meet increased demand. The UK is currently in the midst of a nationwide capacity crunch, and the accommodation will help businesses meet continued demand caused by a hike in e-commerce volumes, nationwide panic buying ...
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Maersk has signed a partnership with pharma manufacturer Covaxx to distribute a Covid-19 vaccines globally, using normal temperature-controlled equipment.
US-based Covaxx is carrying out Phase 1 clinical trials of its UB-612 vaccine in Taiwan and has an agreement with the University of Nebraska Medical Center to conduct Phase 2 trials in ...
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Containerships has added a new call in Dunkirk to its BENI service between Rotterdam, Dublin and Cork, making it the only service running between the Republic of Ireland and the northern French port with a transit time of four days. Rail connections are available between Dunkirk, Paris and Metz as ...
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