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Humberside-based port haulage specialist Clugston Distribution Services,has invested over £500,000 in eight new Renault Premium tractor units and expects its fleet to reach over 70 vehicles by March 2012. The company is developing in a number of new sectors including delivery of intermodal dry bulk containers. Clugston Distribution’s main Scunthorpe base is close to the Humber ports.
Humberside-based port haulage specialist Clugston Distribution Services,has invested over £500,000 in eight new Renault ...
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Emirates is to upgrade its daily flight from Newcastle to Dubai from a Airbus A330-200 to a Boeing 777-300ER from 1 September. It will raise cargo capacity by 22% to over 16 tonnes per flight. Popular commodities shipped from the North-East include oil rig equipment, car parts, personal effects and ...
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The European Shippers' Council has responded to a recent report by the US Federal Maritime Commission, which suggested that ending of the liner shipping industry's block exemption from EU competition rules in 2006 has had little impact on shipping rates.
ESC said: “The FMC must be commended for a well-researched report ...
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Singapore Airlines Cargo says it has reduced its freighter capacity by 20% due to continued weak demand and high fuel prices. The carrier added that it was not optimistic about the near-term outlook. SIA Cargo, which currently operates 13 Boeing 747-400 freighters, has reduced flying hours of its aircraft.
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Pall-Ex is searching for a partner in Turkey to help it set up a palletised freight distribution network in the country. The new network would follow the model that has already been established in other countries. Along with the established Pall-Ex Italia network, last year saw the launch of Pall-Ex ...
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PD Ports has completed ground works for its programme to almost double its container handling capacity at Teesport. It involved the complete reconstruction of more than five hectares of the container terminal area with heavy duty paving to withstand the increased loads from the container stacks and the four new ...
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Transfennica will include a weekly direct call to Tilbury from Bilbao as part of its Iberia schedule from 24 February. The Friday evening sailings from Bilbao will call Tilbury on Sundays at 14.00 hrs and after discharging the vessel will head for Zeebrugge.
The short-sea line says it offers a very ...
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Lufthansa's sameday specialist delivery company, time:matters, has opened its tenth UK station at Aberdeen airport. It serves the North Sea oil and gas industry in, along with ship spares and the maritime industries with several daily direct flights to Lufthansa's main hub at Frankfurt.
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PALLETFORCE member A2B-Online has been helping keep preparations for the London Olympics on track.
The Felixstowe firm has delivered four lorry-loads of trees to the Olympic stadium and has made dozens of deliveries of bricks to various sites being used during the games.
“We didn’t have any issues with any of our ...
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Safmarine thas taken delivery of the 4500teu Safmarine Chilka, the first of three new Safmarine-branded WAFMAX containerships to join the A.P Moller-Maersk fleet in 2012. The vessel has been purpose-built for the trade with Africa and has been deployed on the Far East – Africa route. It is the first ...
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