August 2022
François Lavallee has been elected chairman of the Board of Directors at the ports of Bouogne Calais while Benoît Rochet has become general manager. Lavallee is also first vice-president of CCI Hauts-de-France and managing director of the Evariste Group. Benoît Rochet was previously deputy director general of Port Boulogne Calais.
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Head of consumer research at ParcelHero, David Jinks is warning that the logistics industry is facing a “perfect storm” with dock, rail and postal workers and even Amazon operatives staging industrial action over the summer.
He said: “It’s estimated that the port strike alone will disrupt trade worth up to £700m ...
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Peel Ports Heysham has reduced the carbon emissions of its landside plant, equipment and vehicles by up to 90%, in what it says could be a first for any UK port.
All vehicles, plant equipment, forklift trucks, tug masters and ancillary equipment are now operating on either electricity or Hydrotreated Vegetable ...
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The Pall-Ex network has now raised over £8,600 for its #PLXUKRAINE appeal for people affected by the conflict in Eastern Europe.
Members of staff at the head office in Coalville events including a football match between Pall-Ex and Fortec Distribution Network at Leicester FC’s King Power Stadium, climbing Snowdon and Ashley ...
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Lithuanian ship designer Western Baltic Engineering (WBE) has unveiled the Electric Eeel, which it believes is the first ever electric pusher vessel on Europe’s inland waterways.
Klaipeda headquartered WBE said the first electric pusher is due to be built next year for the Lithuanian Inland Waterways Authority, and could replace diesel ...
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Hainan Airlines resumed its Beijing-Manchester service on 22 August. The Chinese carrier inaugurated flights in 2016 before they were withdrawn two and a half years ago due to the Covid pandemic. It will be operated weekly by an A350 aircraft. Due to current Chinese government policy, the outbound service to ...
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Rhenus Warehousing Solutions is to acquire Danish company DKI Logistics and its warehouse investment affiliate DKI Automatic. Founded in 2001, DKI has 350 employees at seven warehouse locations offering over 280,000sq m and with customers in healthcare, FMCG, furniture, clothing, household appliances and DIY products. The acquisition is subject to ...
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The International Chemical Transport Association (ICTA) has joined other industry stakeholders in endorsing the guidelines contained in the White Paper, ‘Safety Guidance for Dangerous Goods Storage and Handling Facilities’ published by a number of industry bodies in December last year.
Richard Steele, CEO of ICHCA – which helped produce the paper ...
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Customs solutions provider C4T, said in mid-August that it was increasingly concerned about the number of UK importers yet to register for, and become familiar with HMRC’s new Customs Declaration Service (CDS). The deadline for migration from the old CHIEF system is 30 September and declarations using CHIEF from 1 ...
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Shipping agent Armitt Group has opened a rail freight terminal near the port of Holyhead Holyhead. The terminal is at the Orthios Logistics Hub and Eco Park site on the site of the Anglesey Aluminium plant which closed in 2009 and uses the former smelter’s rail sidings.
The terminal can handle ...
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