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UPS has become the first global express delivery company to be wholly-owned in Vietnam, following its acquisition of the 49% interest of VN Post Express in its joint venture. The carrier has also invested in new facilities including Ba Ria, Binh Duong, Hai Duong and Bac Ninh provinces.
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Toll Global Forwarding has appointed Paul Chinery as air freight director for its UK operations. He will be responsible for developing Toll's UK airfreight business, and will manage all aspects including carrier negotiation. He will also directly control the company's main UK airfreight operations at Harmondsworth and Feltham. Chinery, with ...
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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is increasingly targeting transport and warehouse operators who – possibly unknowingly – have handled excise goods on which the duty has not been paid, report BIFA and the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA).
While HMRC has since 2010 had the authority to assess anyone for duty on ...
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Clecat, the European forwarders' group, has suggested that the rules for cabotage be simplified as a prelude to the complete opening up of the haulage market in the EU. It suggests that the conditions for establishment of a haulage operation be streamlined; at the same time the definition of cabotage ...
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New routes on the Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo network from April include Paris-Montevideo five days a week, a continuation of the existing service to Buenos Aires, operated by a B777-200ER. There is also a new flight between Amsterdam and Fukuoka, Japan, three times per week with the same aircraft type.
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Isle of Wight specialist Steve Porter Transport has launched a consolidation service for the North and Midlands. Customers can deliver IoW-bound freight into a new warehouse in Derby as well as consignments for the south of England and the Channel Islands. The new Midlands consolidation service will be supported by ...
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Germany's 'Maut' electronic truck tolls are facing a major legal challenge, reports European forwarders' organisation Clecat in its latest newsletter.
On 25 October, the Higher Administrative Court of Münster ruled that the Federal Republic of Germany has to refund a road haulier “due to the lack of a legal basis” for ...
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Owing to an incorrect statement in a press release, we wrongly reported Turkish carrier Pegasus' cargo general sales agency arrangements in the UK in the last issue of FBJ (FBJ 2 2013) and on the FBJ website. The cargo GSA for the UK remains Airbridge International; the appointment of AviaCargo ...
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DFDS Seaways' renamed Calais Seaways sailed under her new branding for the first time on the Dover-Calais route on 17 March. Formerly known as the Norman Spirit, the ferry has been extensively refurbished. Facilities for freight drivers include the Road Kings restaurant, as well as a new relaxation area, showers ...
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Potter Logistics has won a two-year, £1m contract to handle bagged and bulk rice for Yorkshire-based Associated British Foods subsidiary, Westmill Foods. Potter's nearby Northern rail freight terminal and Selby distribution centre will take in containerised product delivered by MSC from Felixstowe and bulk rice shipped into the port of ...
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