February 2025
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has appointed Lee I'Ons as regional chief executive for its Indian subcontinent and Middle East region from 1 April 1. He succeeds Madhav Kurup, who was recently promoted chief operating officer for airfreight, seafreight, and contract logistics. A South African native, Lee I'Ons brings 30 years of logistics experience in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa and most recently worked at Kühne+Nagel as national manager Gulf region ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is hosting two online events during National Apprenticeship Week (10-16 February).The first, on 12 February is aimed at anyone that is new to the logistics industry or is currently completing an apprenticeship. The session, titled ‘Ask an ex-apprentice’, will feature five employees from the ...
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Maritime Minister, Mike Kane MP visited the Port of Tilbury on 6 February. Owner Forth Ports is working on plans for Tilbury3, a 100 acre site to the east of the existing port at Tilbury2. The site is within the Thames Freeport tax site land area.
The Minister also met with ...
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Associated British Ports (ABP) is holding a Humber 2025 Infrastructure Procurement Day in Hull on Thursday 27 February.
The day will share ABP’s pipeline with the market, with the procurement and projects team giving an overview of the 2025 and 2026 pipelines for Humber projects to support automotive and energy transition ...
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P&O Ferries is to increase capacity on its Tilbury – Rotterdam (Europoort) route from 2 March.
Launched in 2024, it will continue to offer 12 sailings per week with daily departures from both Tilbury and Europoort. The larger Norsky and Norstream will now operate the route, increasing capacity by up to ...
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Brexit trade barriers could have cost the Scottish economy £4 billion, according to an analysis published on 30 January by the Office of the Chief Economic Advisor. According to the Trade Modelling Report, Scottish exports could be lower by 7.2% or £3 billion compared to continued EU membership.
The chemical and ...
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The World Customs Organization (WCO) says that it seized nearly 20,000 endangered or protected live animals in a global operation against wildlife and forestry trafficking in Operation Thunder 2024, in partnership with Interpol,, border control, forestry and wildlife officials from 138 countries. This was the widest participation since the operation ...
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Scan Global Logistics has opened an office in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Access to the Port of Dar es Salaam will allow it serve landlocked countries such as Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, said the forwarder.
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Safety & Security (S&S) declarations that came into force at the end of January will affect hauliers handling imported goods if they are not prepared, warns Mike Parr, chief executive UK and Ireland for perishables specialist PML Seafrigo.
To be fully compliant, regulated products coming into the UK must have the ...
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Twenty years on from the Tsunami that devastated communities in the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004, broker Air Charter Service has released a short video on one of the longest, largest and most complex relief operations in its history.
The response involved virtually every person in the cargo division of ...
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