May 2021
Antoine Pretin has joined Geodis as vice president engineering group. He will oversee automatisation of the forwarder’s service offerings to its customers.
He has since 2014 been head of the distribution business at a VINCI Group company specializing in automated intralogistics solutions.
He said: "The arrival of increasingly autonomous intelligent robots and a constant search for competitiveness are paving the way for increased automatizstion. Such solutions provide great leverage to improve performance, ...
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Brittany Ferries has shelved plans for a new route between the UK with Porto in Portugal due to start this summer. It said that the decision to re-open Spain to British tourists, combined with falling Covid cases and rapidly rising vaccination rates in the country, means opening a new Porto ...
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An Extraordinary General Assembly Meeting of Agility approved the sale of its Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) business to DSV Panalpina on 23 May. The acquisition will be an all-share transaction and closing is expected in the third quarter of 2021. Agility will become the second largest shareholder in DSV with ...
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The legal framework for the full digitalisation of the TIR system has entered into force, opening eTIR to 77 countries across five continents.
It will allow for completely paperless cross-border transit of goods, under the customs guarantee of the TIR system.
The occasion was marked by a ceremony at the United Nations ...
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The latest Office for National Statistics report shows a steep fall in trade with both EU and non-EU countries – with Brexit having a bigger impact than Covid, says broker ParcelHero.It says that trade with EU countries has declined 23.1 in the first quarter of 2021 with steep declines in ...
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The airfreight market still faces great uncertainty, despite the return of scheduled passenger flights, says logistics provider Freightline Carriers.
It predicts that passenger flight numbers will remain at a reduced amount, while demand for cargo may increase, leading to a shortage in capacity for air cargo of around 12-13%.
While belly supply ...
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Freight drivers arriving in Dover or Calais ports will be able to use the next available P&O Ferries or DFDS sailings under a new space charter agreement between the two short-sea operators.
They said it would help maintain customer service levels on the route and ensure its continued resilience.
It would shorten ...
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Priority Freight has received ‘Clearance on Wheels’ status for its truck park and warehouse in Dover and warehouse in Coventry.
This new simplification procedure was brought in by the UK Government to speed up the clearance process at UK borders but Priority Freight says it is one of only a few ...
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DHL Express is to set up a new intra-European airline based in Austria and will at the same time remodel its East Midlands-based airline, DHL Air UK, to focus on intercontinental services, with increase flights to the Americas and Asia.
Under its Strategy 2025, it will operate a fleet of B757 ...
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Forth Ports has unveiled plans to create a £40million renewable energy hub at the Port of Leith in Edinburgh. Based around a new riverside marine berth, the 175 acre facility will be capable of hosting the world’s largest offshore wind construction vessels and will support the next generation of offshore ...
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