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A new report by the National Assembly for Wales called for a new freight strategy for the country with greater emphasis on rail freight, electrification of the relief lines on the Great Western Main Line to improve access for container traffic to Welsh ports and for gauge clearance work to allow for high-cube containers. All routes into North and South Wales have a restricted loading gauge that prevents them from ...
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Norbert Dentressangle is to take over the freight forwarding operations of Sri Lankan and Indian-based conglomerate, John Keells Group, following a share purchase agreement signed on 4 July. The transaction is due to be finalised at the end of August.
The freight forwarding operations employ 120 people and had reported revenues ...
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The European Parliament has called for all trucks over 2.8 tonnes to be fitted with ‘new generation’ tacographs between now and 2020, including retrofitting of lorries already being being sold in the EU. MEPs adopted a report by Romanian MEP Silvia-Adriana Ticau on July 3 in Strasbourg. New generation tachographs ...
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AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) was the only way to fly when the star attraction at Russia’s Udmurtskiy Zoo needed to go to the dentist. Sgata-Neseyka, a rare subspecies of Atlantic walrus, has been hand-reared since losing its mother. The 520kg walrus prospered at the zoo and also proved to be multi-talented, ...
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Kuehne + Nagel is to take over the business of Vancouver-based Perishables International Transportation. Established in 1991, PIT is an independent freight forwarder, specialising in handling and transportation of fresh and frozen perishable goods.
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Ceva Logistics has signed a memorandum of strategic cooperation with Shanghai’s Shine-Link International Logistics to explore opportunities in customs clearance and bonded logistics services in China. It follows Ceva's buyout of its joint venture CEVA Ground in China in June. Shine Link is owned by Shanghai Wai Gao Qiao Free ...
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Global forwarder Panalpina is to set up four new Logistics Competence Centres in Prague, Singapore, Buenos Aires and New Jersey and a Supply Chain Solutions Centre. The Logistics centres will provide support for Panalpina's local teams and will support the deployment of the best-in-class tools and techniques in terms of ...
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Emirates will launch four weekly flights between its Dubai hub and Adelaide from 1 November, rising to a daily service from 1 February 2013. The current double-daily service to Perth will also increase to 19 weekly flights from 1 December, becoming a triple daily operation from 1 March next year.
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DB Schenker is to take over the running of the million International Railfreight Park in Telford, the Shorpshire Star reported on 3 July. The site was operated by JG Russell, which quit its 15-year lease in December after losing money on the scheme, the paper reported.
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/07/03/top-rail-freight-firm-to-run-7m-shropshire-terminal/
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Spirits are riding high amongst the workforce renovating the Malawian lake steamer Chauncy Maples as a floating clinic, says Ross Girdler, project manager in Monkey Bay.
Marine surveyors from the Ministry of Transport who inspected the ship's hull at Monkey Bay said they were pleased with the professionalism and the standard ...
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