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The new London Gateway port and logistics development will “fundamentally change the economic geography of Britain,” predicted Business Secretary Dr Vince Cable when he visited the site on 5 October. The £1.5bn DP World development had the potential to completely realign the UK's existing logistics patterns.
Work on the site is forging ahead, and over a quarter of the dredging and new port land has been competed. Chief executive of London ...
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Excess customs costs are making doing business in the emerging world unnecessarily expensive, says a DHL expert. Richard Owens, DHL Global Customer Solutions, Asia Pacific claims that almost 15% of supply chain costs are still related to customs and regulations procedures in Asia-Pacific, compared to only 3% in Europe. Easing ...
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The Freight Transport Association is extending its carbon reduction research work to include the maritime supply chain, as well as road transport. It will be assisting Heriot-Watt University with its research on the subject and will integrate the outcomes into its broader Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme (LCRS), launched at the ...
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An Iraq Airport Expansion, Cargo Logistics conference and exhibition is being help on 6-7 April 2011, in the northern city of Erbil, Kurdistan. The event will be an opportunity for companies in the aviation, airports, cargo and logistics sectors to better understand the needs of the Iraq aviation industry as ...
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JF Hillebrand has acquired another specialist forwarder, Australian-based John Crack Freight Services (JCFS). Located at the port of Adelaide, JCFS provides forwarding services to a number of wineries and operates an 8,000 square metre warehousing and container packing depot. JCFS will retain its own identity and existing structure, and all ...
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European based logistics and freight specialist DSV Air & Sea Holding has set up a subsidiary in South Africa through the acquisition of the business activities of its agent, Transmedit Forwarding . The transaction is expected to be completed by 1 December The move will give DSV a presence of ...
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