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UK food importer Pimpernel Wharf has awarded a chilled distribution contract to Culina to supply specialist cheeses to Morrisons. Over 20 different cheeses chosen by the supermarket chain and sourced by Pimpernel Wharf from various suppliers across Europe will be shipped through Culina’s warehouse in Haverhill to Morrison’s national distribution centres. Stock is ordered weekly from suppliers in Italy, Germany, France and the Czech Republic who then ship a consolidated ...
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Peel Ports is investing £3 million in its steel terminal at Liverpools Gladstone Dock. It gains the latest-generation CareGo warehouse optimisation and crane automation system and a fully automated warehouse and web portal, giving round-the-clock instant ordering. A vehicle booking system will minimise paperwork and haulier turn-around time. Customers will ...
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Famous Pacific Forwarding Philippines – a member of the FPS network of independent forwarders and NVOCCs – has launched two-way FCL and LCL services to link the main international ports of Manila and Cebu to key ports throughout the islands. Through services are also available between the Philippines network and ...
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Maersk Line is promising an end to shipping surcharge complexity with a new charging structure that it will phase in during 2013. It says there will be fewer and more transparent charges to make costs easier to understand.
Under phase 1 of its surcharge simplification, which starts on 1 January, basic ...
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Volga-Dnepr Airlines has been awarded a Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) licence to transport rockets and other space gear, including rocket fuel. Aerospace is already big business for the airline, which has completed 3,312 such flights for customers in Germany, Kazakhstan, Canada, China, Russia, US and France to all of ...
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Associated British Ports has gained a licence to dredge 450,000 cubic metres at Marchwood Moorings and widen the channel for larger container ships. It is part of the port's programme to redevelop its 201/2 berths to handle the world's largest vessels. ABP has worked closely with Marchwood Yacht Club to ...
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Norbert Dentressangle has acquired the general cargo freight forwarding and ambient and temperature-controlled warehousing activities of Belgian logistics company, Nova Natie. Most of Nova's business is in the Port of Antwerp in Belgium and the remainder at Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands.
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On Saturday (1 December) the world's most famous Christmas Tree left DFDS Seaways at Immingham Dock to make the last leg of its 700 mile journey from Norway to London ready to take its place in Trafalgar Square.
The Trafalgar Square tree was felled during a ceremony before the Mayor of Oslo, Fabian Stang and the Lord Mayor of ...
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Roadways Container Logistics says that it plans to run services from the new London Gateway from when it opens next year and will also provide inland rail terminals for operators using the new port.
The haulier's managing director, Nick Matthews said: “Roadways will be running services from day one of operations for ...
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UPS and TNT Express said they would sell assets and open up their air networks on 30 November in a bid to assuage Brussels regulators in their bid to get approval for their planned merger. However, the express delivery companies gave few other details. According to press reports, UPS has ...
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