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The European Commission has sent a “reasoned opinion” - a formal request to the UK and French governments over what it describes as excessive track access charges for through freight and passenger in the Channel Tunnel. It said that the charges were discouraging the use of the Tunnel for freight, with an average of only six freight trains using it every day. Only 43% of the Tunnel capacity is used, ...
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Forth Ports has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Port of Zeebrugge to explore mutual opportunities to attract new container cargo.
Both ports have complementary assets both in current trade arrangements and geography. The agreement will initially focus on enhancing container cargo volumes at Port of Zeebrugge and London Container ...
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Teesside multimodal specialist AV Dawson has created a one-off new livery for one of its trucks to mark its 75th birthday.
The new Scania truck is being driven by Bob King – one of the longest serving employees at the family run firm, which is based at Riverside Park, in Middlesbrough, ...
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Plans by Maersk Line, MSC and CMA CGM to form a new global shipping alliance have alarmed shippers' representatives. At a joint meeting in Brussels on 18 June, the European and Asian Shippers’ Councils expressed their deep concern at the P3 plans. They said that the cooperation should in no ...
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Cargolux Airlines has added Muscat in Oman to its 747-8 freighter round the world service, which also calls in Hong Kong, Columbus and Chicago before returning to Luxembourg. Last year, Oman announced the transformation of Muscat International Airport into an international gateway and air freight logistics hub. A new cargo ...
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The Freight Transport Association has called for funds to share the cost of improvements linking private ports to public roads as part of its submission to the Government ahead of the Chancellor’s 2013 Spending Review on 26 June.
The Association argues that investment, not cuts, in transport infrastructure are needed to ...
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Pan-European operator DSV Road has appointed Jesper Hansen as its UK managing director. Hansen (38) has been with DSV Road in Sweden since 1997. In 2004, he became business area manager for the Swedish market and then was appointed division director domestic in 2011 where he ran a team of 330 ...
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Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK, is opening two new contract logistics facilities in Winsford and Colnbrook. They add over 12,000sq m of shared-user space for Hellmann's operations in this sector, which increased profits three-fold in the past two years, says the company.
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Three of the world's major container shipping lines - CMA CGM, Maersk and MSC – are to join forces in a long-term operational alliance on East – West trades from next year. The P3 Network will operate a total vessel capacity of 2.6 million teu (initially 255 vessels on 29 ...
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Emirates SkyCargo is to launch daily non-stop flights from Dubai to Clark International Airport from 1 October, its second destination in the Philippines after Manila. Clark International Airport is in Central Luzon, 50 miles to the north of Manila and is one of the country’s premium economic zones, including the ...
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