January 2025
Logistics UK urged the government to prioritise workable solutions for frictionless trade in its response to the Department of Business and Trade (DBT)’s call for input into the forthcoming Trade Strategy. It said that immediate changes should be made to border processes to ease the movement of goods across the UK’s borders with Europe.
It warned that the cumulative impact of changes to trade and border policies following the UK’s departure ...
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Project forwarder Deugro has increased its shareholding in Norway-based K2 with a joint investment with Peak CSL Group. K2 was founded in 2021 as an independent project freight forwarder to serve clients in its home country with project freight forwarding and supply chain services in the oil and gas, power ...
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Speedy Freight has achieved Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status. Part of the World Customs Organisation’s SAFE Framework of Standards, the AEO status will ensure the logistics company is recognised as a trusted trader globally. Benefits include faster customs clearance and reduced administration.
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BIFA is urging forwarders not to move food and animal product goods from Germany unless they are absolutely sure that they are compliant, following the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in the country. The association says that they should be completely confident that they have accurate information on meat ...
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The first cohort of Emirates SkyCargo cargo managers have graduated from the carrier’s Executive Leadership training programme, while a second group of candidates are set to begin training in April.
The course provided candidates with tools focussed on future operations and industry trends, such as artificial intelligence (AI), embedding innovation, optimising ...
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German forwarding and logistics company Dachser has acquired all the shares in its Finnish joint venture, Dachser Finland. Dachser founded the joint venture in Finland at the end of 2013 together with the ACE Logistics Group with both partners previously holding 50% of the shares. Dachser has now acquired all ...
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Airfreight general sales agency ECS Group is to use CargoAi’s CargoCoPilot API to digitalize requests and quotations. The solution uses generative AI to automate manual email processing for ECS Group’s operational and sales teams across 23 countries.
ECS Group needed to streamline the overwhelming volume of client emails for rates, quotations, ...
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Heavylift transport specialist Roll Group has expanded its operations in Saudi Arabia with a 4,000-square-meter facility in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
Established in 2023, Roll Group Saudi Arabia offers heavy-lift engineering and transport services and is already involved in a number of major projects. The company says that the new office and ...
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Belfast Harbour has launched new five-year strategy to enhance its position as a key player in the development of UK and Ireland’s offshore wind sector.
Advance Regional Prosperity 2025-2029 outlines more than £300m investment in capital projects over the next five years - £208m in port developments and improvements and £105m ...
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WEC Lines, in cooperation with A2B-online, Tailwind Shipping Lines and inland shipping operator Danser Group, is offering a twice-weekly barge connection between the port of Moerdijk Combined Cargo Terminals in the Netherlands to Germany’s Duisburg Gateway Terminal, the world’s largest inland port. From 3 February, it will offer an alternative ...
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