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New Singapore centre for Ceva

Ceva has started operations at its new logistics center in Singapore. Located in the eastern part of the island and close to the expressways, airport and major seaports, it is housed in the 42,000 sq m multi user warehouse facility at Tampines LogisPark. It is described as the signature facility for Ceva in the Asia Pacific region and showcases its commitment to sustainability with LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental ... [+]

Arvarto sees optical opportunity in France

Arvato Transport is offering a new network for in-night deliveries for the optical sector in France. An in-night network is being set up in conjunction with a leading French shipping company with a launch date of 1 September. Avarto's director of transport management, Patrick Bos, comments: “On the French market, ... [+]

Unite targets Uniserve in London Gateway protest

Unite activists were due to stage a protest at Uniserve's Tilbury depot on 22 August in its continuing dispute with the nearby DP World London Gateway port over union recognition. The Uniserve site was chose, says the union, because it has confirmed that it plans to set up operations at ... [+]

New dispute over Russia border checks

A fresh row has broken out over Russia's border procedures, this time over delays to traffic to and from Ukraine, reports EUObserver. European Commission trade spokesman, John Clancy sent a warning to Moscow after it was reported that Russia had brought road and rail transport with its neighbour to a ... [+]

Writing the book on pallets

Anand Assi, project director at palletised freight network Pall-Ex, has just received a Doctorate in Business Administration from Aston Business School for his thesis on ‘hub and spoke’ palletised freight. He is currently spearheading the European expansion of the Leicestershire-based operator With Pall-Ex Italia, Pall-Ex Iberia, Pall-Ex Romania and Pall-Ex France ... [+]

Palletways adds Czech and Slovakia

Palletways is to extend its pan-European coverage to include full services to and from the Czech Republic and Slovakia from 2 September, bringing its coverage to a total of 13 countries. The Palletways Group network now comprises well over 300 depots and 12 hub operations, with a distribution network made ... [+]

Damco gains Myanmar licence

Freight forwarder Damco has gained a permanent license in July to operate under its own legal entity in Myanmar making it one of the first supply chain solution providers to offer genuine end-to-end logistics services there, it says. Trade barriers with the country of around 60 million people were lifted ... [+]

70 million teu and counting…

The landmark container was loaded aboard the 13,800teu MSC Bettina by the UK Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin on 21 August driving a huge container crane under the guidance of one of the port’s crane driving instructors. Clemence Cheng, CEO of Felixstowe's owners, Hutchison Ports (UK), said: "Passing this ... [+]

IAG to offer Atlanta and Dallas collections

IAG Cargo - the single business created following the merger of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo – has extended its Cargo Connector small freight collection service to include the catchment areas of Atlanta Hartsfield–Jackson and Dallas Fort Worth international airports. For consignments of less than 200 kilos, freight ... [+]

Transport Security Expo in November

Transport Security Expo has been the leading event for global heads of aviation, maritime, counter piracy, and supply chain security for the past ten years. Designed to deliver clarity to the complex task of protecting cargo and high risk assets from those intent on doing harm, Transport Security Expo is ... [+]

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