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Yusen Logistics has gone live with an enhanced version of the its Global Operations System in the UK, as part of a phased roll-out. The system links up Yusen Logistics' global ocean infrastructure, speeding up the movement of data to enable more rapid shipment updates to customers. Information is exchanged in real time to enhance visibility throughout the supply chain, improving productivity by reducing process time.
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Businesses need specialised freight management solutions to negotiate the tangled web of freight service costs, according to a new white paper by software developer AEB. Carrier terms and conditions have varying price calculation models with all sorts of cost factors and service types that few can comprehend. The lack of ...
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Norbert Dentressangle driver trainer Jason Thornton has visited Zambia for a second time to help deliver new and refresher training to Zambian and Tanzanian instructors as part of transport charity, Transaid’s Professional Driver Training Project. A shift leader at Norbert Dentressangle’s site in Rugby and registered Association of Industrial Truck ...
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Expeditors have won this year’s Impatex 5-a-side football Challenge Cup, for the second year running. The tournament, organised by customs software supplier Impatex was held at Heathrow’s Goals Soccer Centre. Now in its second year, and with co-sponsors Albacore for 2012, the competition drew entries from Agility, Hellmann, DHL, KRL, ...
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Public and private stakeholders met on 5 July to discuss plans to speed up Egypt's entry to the TIR Convention “in the very near future”, reported the International Road Transport Union (IRU). All parties agree that it is essential for Egypt to join as soon as possible. The major UN ...
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Ad hoc directives and impractical rules on advance electronic information could hit air cargo security and drive up costs, warns the Global Air Cargo Advisory Group (GACAG). It is calling for regulators to work more closely with the air cargo industry to develop rules and regulations and for broad industry ...
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TPC Freight Management has appointed David Pollock as head of business development for its UK Southern Region. He will oversee the continuing growth of the Paisley-based freight management business outside Scotland, specifically the wines and spirits sector.
TPC Freight Management provides complete global logistics solutions for the food; wine, beers and ...
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Senior executives at French shipping operator CMA CGM Group told officials in Ivory Coast that they were interested in tendering for the construction of a second port terminal at Abidjan recently. CMA CGM does not intend to participate in this project alone but will invest as part of a consortium ...
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Since Torque, the third party logistics provider, moved into it's Wigan premises, it has been actively building a network of clients in the North West. This July Torque will be extending its services to include ocean, road and air freight.
The company's head of freight, Paul Boland, commented that the move “will ...
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Independent Express Cargo, one of the founding members of The Pallet Network in Ireland, is expanding into deepsea forwarding in order to offer its customers a one-stop-shop for all freight requirements. The Dublin company has set up a deepsea division to strengthen its shipping activities.
IEC chairman Owen Cooke said: "We ...
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