March 2023
The Trades Union Congress has criticised the decision to appoint Dubai-based port operator DP World as one of the operators of the Thames Freeport, pointing out that it is the parent company of P&O Ferries. The ferry operator was widely condemned after it sacked 800 of its workers without consultation last year.
TUC general secretary Paul Nowak has repeated a call for the company to be stripped of all its public ...
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The Breeze digital insurance online platform for forwarders and logistics companies has appointed Patrizia Kern as its chief insurance officer. Kern has over 30 years’ experience in senior roles across the marine insurance industry, most recently at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions’ global marine division, where she headed up the unit's ...
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EV Cargo has opened a new e-commerce fulfilment centre in Hangzhou and appointed Jason Lin as vice president – commercial for Greater China. The company, which bought Allport in the UK and owns the Palletforce network, recently opened branches in Shanghai, Ningbo and Qingdao, adding to Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
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DP World Antwerp Gateway has introduced fingerprint scanning technology to help improve security for container collection.
In collaboration with NxtPort, the digital platform of Port of Antwerp-Bruges, DP World has successfully tested the Certified Pick up (CPu) software with Belgium logistics companies Katoen Natie and Van Moer It will now implement ...
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UPS Healthcare has opened its first dedicated healthcare logistics facility in Germany, in Giessen, about 50km north of Frankfurt-am-Main. The 27,200sq m GMP- and GDP-compliant space has over 30,000 pallet positions capable of supporting storage at 2°C to 8°C, 15°C to 25°C and down to -20°C degrees.
The new facility will ...
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AD Ports Group has launched a freight ro ro service between Khalifa Port in the UAE and Kuwait’s Shuwaikh Port. The long-standing ties between the two GCC countries in recent years has seen a rapid growth in several key markets with non-oil trade exchange between the two countries estimated at ...
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UK-owned forwarder Xpediator Plc is to carry out a streamlining programme to improve efficiency and technology.
It will close its 70,000 sq ft Beckton, East London warehouse, which has traditionally served the UK retail high street fashion market, with key customers moved to its Braintree facility in Essex 40 miles away. ...
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Handler World Freight Services (WFS) and airport operator Aena have launched a proof-of-concept trial for autonomous cargo vehicles at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona - El Prat Airport.
The project is aligned with the first automated ground vehicle (AGV) guidelines being developed by IATA’s Ground Operations Automation and Digitization working group, of which WFS ...
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DP World has become Global Logistics Partner of the Delhi Capitals cricket franchise. The new multi-year partnership will see the port and logistics operator featured prominently on the back of match jerseys as well as training gear.
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Gebrüder Weiss has opened a logistics terminal in Reutte in Tyrol, Austria. The logistics company has invested around €8m in the new building, which complements existing branches in Innsbruck, Wörgl and Hall.
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