January 2024
DP World-owned Unifeeder is offering a service between Manzanillo in Panama and Turbo, Cartagena, Barranquillo and Santa Marta four ports in North Colombia It is aimed at exporters and deep sea lines shipping time sensitive products such as fresh fruit and bananas. Additional terminals can be called at by inducement. The route is operated by the MV Noah with a capacity of 700teu and 220 reefer plugs.
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Danish forwarding and logistics company says that the use of HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) is well underway in its operations. It follows the introduction of CNG (compressed natural gas) fuels to its fleet in Immingham. HVO has been introduced to both articulated and rigid vehicles. DSV points out that HVO ...
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The first of AAL Shipping's next generation 32,000 deadweight Super B-Class ships, the AAL Limassol, was floated out from dry dock in late December. She is due to go for sea trial in April 2024 before her delivery to AAL in May.
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The start of 2024 may herald the start of a new economic growth cycle for air cargo after last year ended with a +9% year-on-year rise in demand and the highest general spot rate in nine months, suggests the latest weekly market data analysis by Xeneta.
While geopolitics and cost of ...
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International development organisation Transaid has concluded phase two of its Professional Driver Training project in Uganda, with 890 graduates over a two-year period – exceeding the project’s original goal by over 15%.
Delivered in partnership with local non-governmental organisation (NGO) Safe Way Right Way, the project set out to improve the ...
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Kent-based Express European Couriers has rejoined the Pallet-Track network. The operator, which is based in Tonbridge, provides palletised freight distribution throughout Kent with network links to Europe and worldwide through a fleet of 16 vehicles and 40,000 sq. ft of warehouse space. Express European Couriers will cover several TN postcodes ...
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Europa Road has signed a new partnership arrangement with Magsped in Switzerland. The Dartford-based groupage operator said it would reduce export and import lead times and allow the launch of a daily service in both directions from 1 March. Magsped’s network covers the whole country including Basel, Zürich, Lucerne, Bern, ...
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A total of 299 vessels - 18% of global shipping capacity - have rerouted from the Red Sea and Suez Canal to the longer route via the Cape of Good Hope in Africa, following the intensification of attacks on shipping by Houthi rebels in Yemen, reports project44.
The visibility specialist said ...
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Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Great Tema, the third of sixro-ro multipurpose G5 class vessels for its Northern Europe to West Africa service. Like her sister ships, she can carry 4,700 linear metres of rolling freight, 2,500 CEU (Car Equivalent Units) and 2,000 TEU (Twenty Foot Equivalent Units). ...
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German state rail operator Deutsche Bahn has launched the sale of its DB Schenker arm, one of the world’s largest forwarding and logistics companies.
The DB Group said that investors would need to express interest in the next few weeks. The company is valued at between €12 billion €20bn (US$13.2-20bn).
According to ...
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