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Top-end retailer House of Fraser has appointed Allport to manage its international inbound logistics in a three-year contract starting in March 2012.
With 62 locations throughout the UK, the move is the retailer's next step in supporting its rapidly developing overseas market.
Executive supply chain director at HOF, Mark Holland, said, "We were looking for a fresh, innovative approach that focused on taking our supply chain to the next level. Our business ...
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Russia is expected to join the World Trade Organisation by the end of the year, after a deal was brokered with its regional rival, Georgia on 3 November. Securing the latter country's agreement was the final barrier to Russia’s admission to the WTO which dates back to the 2008 war ...
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Excess vessel capacity and carriers fighting for market share are pushing down world container rates, according to benchmarking company Drewry Maritime Research. Drewry said its Global Freight Rate Index, which excludes intra-Asia trades, fell 12% in September, the fourth consecutive month of falls in the index. Continuing weakness on East-West ...
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UPS is extending its UPS Paperless small package electronic customs clearance system to air freight in more than 90 countries, including the UK. The free-of-charge solution enables customers to integrate order processing, shipment preparation and commercial invoice data and then transmits data in advance of the shipment to worldwide customs ...
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Kerry Logistics has relocated its Express command centre from Bangkok to the east of Thailand, within 20km of Laem Cha Bang deep sea port. The new centre is also connected to Suvarnabhumi airport and is within one hour's travel time, over elevated highways. It has also established distribution centres in ...
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The Port of Felixstowe has set a new rail record, handling 11,019 containers (16,846teu) in a single week. The previous record of 10,893 units was achieved in May 2011. It follows a number of track and equipment improvements made over the past three years, including a 39-metre extension of the ...
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Eurotunnel has signed an agreement with Equine Travel Agency (ETA), ahead of the World Equestrian games in Normandy in 2014. ETA transports about 5 000 horses a year, is a professional international horse transport company using air conditioned vehicles and experienced staff, holds a DEFRA licence and a Eurotunnel authorisation ...
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Kuehne + Nagel said it had concluded the anti-trust action over price fixing in the US after the District Court approved its plea agreement with the Department of Justice entered into in September 2010. The forwarder has agreed to pay a fine of about $9.9m. The Department of Justice and ...
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Freightliner has signed a contract with CMA CGM to transport containers for ASDA to the North East of England. The rail company will initially be running contract services from Southampton port to Freightliner’s Cleveland Terminal for Asda’s North East Distribution centres.
Asda's import supply chain manager Alex Linton, said of the ...
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Christmas never looks anything as good as this chez nous, but with a mere eight weeks to go before the 25th December, the port of Grangemouth has begun the distribution of lights, decorations and artificial trees for Homebase stores around Scotland.
Just one of a number of seasonal goods that it ...
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