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The new Grimsby River Terminal (GRT) - the ABP-owned port’s single biggest investment project in over 160 years – handled its first vesse when the MV Ems Highway discharged over 800 Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda vehicles onto the Terminal’s 7,000 tonne concrete pontoon on 1 August. The £26 million GRT, which is the first construction to be built outside the lock gates since Royal Lock opened, can take two vessels ...
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IAG Cargo – the joint carrier formed by British Airways and Iberia - said its cargo revenue was down 8.3% in the first half of 2013, to €541 million. Freight carried was down 8.4%, to 2,756 million cargo tonne kilometres while cargo capacity was also trimmed, but by only 2.7%.
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More industry representatives have added their concerns over Russian plans to suspend the TIR system.
The forwarders' associations umbrella body CLECAT has joined the British International Freight Association in raising concerns over Russian threats to suspend TIR arrangements for trucks transiting its territory. In a letter to the UK's HM Revenue ...
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DHL Freight has appointed Marc Bernitt as its new head of customs management. He has held various management positions during his 27-year career, among them with Archer Daniel Midland and Olympus Europe and, most recently, managed the Trade & Customs practice at KPMG Switzerland.
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FedEx has expanded its temperature controlled packaging portfolio to include a new “cold shipping” packaging option for customers that require a refrigerated environment of 2-8° C and for up to 96 hours. The new packaging is aimed at the healthcare industry. The patented NanoCool system achieves a temperature of 4°C ...
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Zim Line has started a new west coast of Central America service. The weekly rotation ,operated by wo ships is:Balboa (Panama) - Acajutla (El Salvador) – Puerto Quetzal (Guatemala) - Lazaro Cardenas (Mexico) – Puerto Quetzal - Acajutla – Balboa. There are connections to the line's global network
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Over half of British exporters think that air freight’ is the safest way to ship their goods abroad, although the majority of them still use seafreight, according to a new study. The poll by delivery service comparison website DeliveryQuoteCompare.com quizzed 1,135 managers from companies based around the UK. Some 41% ...
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Organisers of the Sino-International Conference are expecting over 1,200 independent freight forwarders to gather in Xiamen, China on 16-19 September for what it says is the largest and most influential logistics networking event in the world. The event is organised by China International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFA) and freight forwarder ...
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Norbert Dentressangle reported stable turnover in the first half of 2013 at €1,932m, although there was a small downturn in its freight forwarding activities. Operating profit before goodwill was €55.1m, down 14%, primarily as a result of one-off charges by the Transport activities. Freight Forwarding, which was launched in 2010, ...
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Russia is threatening to suspend TIR arrangements for trucks transiting its territory, according to the British International Freight Association (BIFA). In a letter to HM Revenue & Customs, BIFA warns that the Russian Federation is considering additional guarantee measures for goods moving under TIR carnets from 14 August, according to ...
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