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January 2024

Turkish Cargo offers three pharma options

Turkish Cargo is offering three new pharma services in its portfolio - TK Pharma Standard, TK Pharma Extra and TK Pharma Advanced. TK Pharma Standard enables temperature-sensitive cargo to be shipped in compliance with the industry requirements, benefiting from expert handling, high priority for loading, dedicated temperature-controlled storage, trained dedicated operations team and 24/7 customer services. TK Pharma Extra is available for pharmaceuticals and medical products with a higher sensitivity to temperature ... [+]

Gothenburg defies the gloom

The Port of Gothenburg said that 2023 was the best in its 403-year history, despite geopolitical unrest and economic slowdown. Volumes increased in most cargo segments and a total 914,000 TEU were handled, a growth of 3% compared to the previous year and 16,000 more containers than the port's previous ... [+]

Lower freights hit Hapag profits

Hapag-Lloyd recorded a significant decrease in earnings in the 2023 financial year in its preliminary and unaudited figures. Group EBITDA earnings stood at US$ 4.8 billion (€4.5 billion), and the Group EBIT experienced a year-on-year decrease, to $2.7 billion (€ 2.5 billion). This can largely be attributed to lower freight ... [+]

Logistics UK calls for clarity on fruit and veg ‘confusion’

Logistics UK is calling on the government to clear up the confusion after it indicated that fresh fruit and vegetables are to be reclassified as “medium risk” goods for border inspections.   Speaking ahead of the introduction of the first stage of the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM), which will see ... [+]

Haropa trade down but vessels calls hold steady

Haropa, the port authority for Le Havre, Rouen and Paris, said today (Monday 29 January) that total traffic fell 4.5% in 2023 to 81.3m tonnes, which was in line with ports in the range. Containers were down 15% to 2.6m teu, due to disruption in China, the economic slowdown and ... [+]

ASM augments board members

Freight software firm Agency Sector Management (ASM) has David Baker, Stuart Campey, and Dave Allen to its board of directors. David Baker is managing director at The George Baker Group, bringing more than 18 years of customs brokerage; Stuart Campey has been chief executive Customs Clearance Ltd for the last decade; ... [+]

Rhenus doubles west of Ireland space

Rhenus Ireland has expanded its Parkmore campus in Galway, Ireland, with the addition of a new BREEAM certified warehouse. It effectively doubles the capacity of Rhenus Parkmore to 20,000sq m. The new warehouse on the west coast will expand the services and solutions available to both regional and foreign direct investment ... [+]

A portrait of Irish Sea success

Belfast Harbour unveiled a portrait by local artist, Ken Hamilton of Stena Line owner and chairman, Dan Sten Olsson, at its Harbour Office in Corporation Square to celebrate the contribution the Swedish ferry operator has made over the last three decades. Stena Line is marking a record year for freight volumes ... [+]

Leo Teplitskiy to run Chapman Freeborn’s Americas key accounts

Avia Solutions Group’s Chapman Freeborn arm has appointed Leo Teplitskiy as director of key cargo accounts for the Americas. Based out of Houston, Texas, Teplitskiy joins from DHL following seven years as manager of air product capacity, pricing, and charter operations for its US industrial project division. Previously, Teplitskiy held ... [+]

DP World steps up modal shift incentive

DP World is increasing its financial incentive in its Modal Shift Programme by almost 50%.  The programme, which is being trialled at DP World Southampton for 12 months, initially offered £70 to customers who move import-laden containers via rail to a railhead within 140 miles of the Southampton logistics hub. ... [+]

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