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Malcolm Rail, a division of logistics provider the Malcolm Group, has launched a new rail service between PD Ports’ Teesport and Scotland. The new service is operated by Direct Rail Services and runs between Teesport’s container terminal and Malcolm Rail’s multimodal terminals in Grangemouth, Scotland’s busiest container port, and to Elderslie near Glasgow.
The service was primarily set up to cater for the spirits trade but also carries other cargo. It ...
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Maersk Line is to integrate the corporate functions of its sister African container operation Safmarine into its own core business and close the latter's headquarters in Antwerp. The brand will however be retained, insisted Maersk Liner Business CEO, Eivind Kolding. The move had been driven by the need to ensure ...
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Emirates SkyCargo moved a 36-tonne rudder part – its heaviest single item ever carried - required for urgent repairs to a vessel at Dubai Dry Docks. The part - tailor-made by Korean steel manufacturer Taewoong would normally be transported by sea, but a quick solution was required to reduce the ...
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Cargolux said on 1 October that it had reached a tentative agreement with Boeing over contractual issues that had led to it refusing to take delivery of the first two Boeing 747-8 Freighters initially scheduled for 19 and 21 September. The all-cargo carrier said it would disclose further details after ...
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Schenker Limited has been awarded a two year contract to handle Stannah Stairlifts European Roadfreight requirements from the UK and the Czech Republic into Germany, Belgium, Holland, France and Poland. DB Schenker will operate direct trucks into Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands while control of the account will be ...
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Cobelfret's CLdN subsidiary is adding Cork to the schedule of its weekly Ireland/Europe service. It will call at the port's Tivoli container terminal direct from France, before sailing to Dublin. The service will also call to the ports of Radicatel in France, Rotterdam and Zeebrugge
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The port of Calais is about to start work on a plan to double the size of the existing harbour and to diversify into new trades including containers and trade cars. The port, owned by the local authority – Nord Pas de Calais – is putting the finishing touches to ...
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Work is expected to start next year on Calais Premier, described by its promoters as one of the first direct gateways for distribution between the UK and continental Europe. Claimed as the biggest logistics project in northern France, with a total surface area of 160 hectares, the site is the ...
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Air Charter Service has opened its second US office in Los Angeles – to complement its established operation in New York. The company already handles many charters on the west coast, and felt that a presence in California was essential to further growth.
ACS managing director Tony Bauckham, commented: "A team ...
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The Port of Felixstowe formally opened its new deep water shipping terminal on 28 September. The two-berth terminal (8&9) - is the first stage of a £1 billion-plus investment programme - and is currently the only facility in the UK capable of handling the largest container ships currently on order. ...
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