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German multimodal specialist CargoBeamer has opened its new terminal in Calais with a four round-trips a week service to and from Perpignan in southern France. Another route between Calais and Domodossola in Northern Italy will be launched later this year, it says.
Services are operated by DB Cargo’s French arm, Euro Cargo Rail. Cargobeamer’s patented technology for semi-trailers move trailers on and off flatbed rail wagons using horizontal shifting technology. As ...
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Improving road safety, overcoming the skills shortage, and decarbonising operations are all vital to protect the nation’s supply chains and to future-proof Ireland’s logistics industry, said FTA Ireland (FTAI in its response to the Irish government’s consultation, Ten-year Strategy for the Haulage Sector First Consultation Document.
General manager Aidan Flynn, commented: ...
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The Welsh government has written to the UK Government asking for an urgent discussion to determine how to resolve issues over freeports, warning that, without a workable solution, “we will need to move forward and dedicate our focus to supporting the economy in Wales in alternative ways.”
In a statement on ...
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Demurrage and detention charges have doubled, resulting in complains across the US, Europe and Asia, reports the FIATA international forwarder group.
Schedule reliability in the face of the Covid pandemic are now at an all-time low resulting in a total absence of predictability, whilst freight rates are at record high levels, ...
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FedEx Express has signed a commercial agreement with Indian logistics specialist Delhivery, subject to conditions and regulatory approval. FedEx will make a US$100 million equity investment in Delhivery.
Under the deal, FedEx will focus on international export and import services to and from India, and Delhivery will sell its partner’s international ...
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Evergreen reports that the Ever Given, the containership that was stuck in the Suez canal for six days in March, is on her way to Europe, at reduced speed and calling only in Rotterdam and Felixstowe. Containers for Hamburg will be transshipped in Rotterdam to the Ever Utile.
The vessel is ...
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Maersk is redesigning its ocean network in west and central Asia including India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, UAE and Saudi Arabia. The changes are primarily aimed at improving speed to market, providing higher predictability and offering more flexibility and resilience. A new ME4 service will offer a direct coverage between ...
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Middle East logistics operator Aramex and German-based forwarder DB Schenker have signed a memorandum of understanding to offer upply chain solutions in critical industries to and from Abu Dhabi and the wider region. Leveraging DB Schenker’s extensive freight forwarding capacity it will boost Aramex’s capabilities and offerings in the region ...
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Chief Executive of the UK Major Ports Group, Tim Morris says that operators have seen rocketing numbers of staff having to isolate after being contacted by the NHS Covid app, similar to the rest of industry.
He added: “Most of these workers have received one vaccination already with many already double ...
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Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, southern India sent 483,460kg of mangoes to four months from March to June. Doha emerged as the leading destination for the fruit, with 140,000kg, followed by London (68,000kg) and Singapore (55,000kg). June saw the highest movement s with 169,882kg of mangoes, handled by cargo terminal ...
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