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TT Club, the specialist insurer for the international transport and logistics industry, has appointed Pandi Correspondents as network partner in India. The new recruit has offices in Chennai, Kolkata and Goa in addition to Mumbai will be integrated into TT Club’s claims IT system and has been delegated claims handling authority. Pandi Correspondents has handled local claims for the Club in India since 1994.
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The Port of Cork is investing €3 million in new plant equipment following an agreement with crane manufacturer, Liebherr. It includes a new LHM 550 Harbour Mobile Crane for the Ringaskiddy deep-water berth to allow Panamax size vessels to be handled. With the recent fodder crisis in Ireland, the port ...
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Parcels carrier and Geopost member DPD has gained planning permission for its new £100m parcel hub at Hinckley Commercial Park in the East Midlands. Building work on the 33 acre site is expected to start in late August and should be completed by 2015.
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Emirates has found a successor to its long-serving cargo supremeo, Ram Menen, who retired from the Middle East carrier earlier this month. Nabil Sultan, whose career spans more than 20 years in commercial roles within Emirates, has been appointed the new divisional senior vice president, cargo. He was previously divisional ...
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Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK has appointed five new staff at its Lichfield headquarters to cope with growing ocean freight volumes. The forwarder says its UK ocean freight division's turnover is up by 28%. with volumes up by 15% and bottom line net profit is up by 248% compared to the ...
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The Freight Transport Association Ireland says it is becoming very frustrated at the lack of any progress in introducing a post code system for the country. While a working group recommended introduction of a system as long ago as 2005, and again in 2006 by the National Postcode Panel Board. ...
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Hervé Montjotin, Norbert Dentressangle's chief executive officer got to ring the opening bell at the NYSE Euronext exchange in London today (Thursday, 4 July), to celebrate the logistics giant's listing. Following the acquisitions of Christian Salvesen in 2007 and TDG in 2011, the UK now represents almost a third of ...
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Once again FBJ is off to Glastonbury. After a year off for the Olympics we can't wait to get back to the rain and mud - plus some good music hopefully! The FBJ Flag will be flying high again - look out for it. We'll be down the front for ...
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DB Schenker has set up a new joint venture with its long-term global network partner Salem Freight International in Abu Dhabi. After operating in Abu Dhabi for more than 20 years, Salem Freight International and its staff of 80 has been active in the market as Schenker Logistics LLC since ...
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FedEx's Trade Networks forwarding arm has opened its first office in Ireland. The Dublin office is the 24th in Europe, and its opening chimes in with the country's economic policy, where access to trade is a key factor in its sustained economic growth. It is located close to Dublin Airport
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