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DPD appoints UK chief

Parcel delivery company DPD UK has appointed Elaine Kerr as chief executive, reporting to Yves Delmas, chief operating officer DPDgroup Europe. She has worked for DPD for over 28 years, lately as executive director, sales, customer relationships management and customer services. [+]

Stena’s Estrid in happy return to Holyhead

Stena Line is bringing its new Stena Estrid vessel back to the Holyhead – Dublin route with the expectation that travel restrictions between Ireland and Britain will be removed She will replace the Stena Horizon who returns to the Rosslare – Cherbourg route. Stena had swapped the ships due to increased freight ... [+]

A wall fit for seabirds to breed in

It may not look much, but the Port of Lowestoft's Kittiwake Wall is a haven for the local seabird population. Associated British Ports (ABP) is carrying out vital works to the Wall to maintain an important breeding site.  Dating from the late 1980s, ABP’s bespoke kittiwake wall on the North Pier ... [+]

GBRf calls for ‘evangelist’ to preach freight gospel

GB Railfreight has called for a ‘Freight Evangelist’ to be appointed to steer the sector’s future growth following the Covid crisis. It says that the new position, which will oversee all rail freight operations, is expected to be unveiled with the publication of the long-awaited Rail White Paper this week, in ... [+]

Swain to set up stone terminal at London Gateway

DP WORLD has signed an agreement with Swain Group for a 2.25 acre distribution facility at its London Gateway freight and logistics hub. Under the three year agreement, Swain Group will use the quayside site for the temporary storage of imported construction materials such as stone and offsite manufacturing before onward ... [+]

Frankfurt to reopen runway

Frankfurt Airport is to reopen its northwest runway from 1 June in anticipation of a rise in aircraft movements this summer. There has already been a increase in recent weeks and if numbers continue to rise, the runway will be required to ensure operations continue to run smoothly and to ... [+]

P&O takes to the Russian canals

P&O Maritime Logistics has launched a new inland river route from the Caspian Sea to DP World Yarimca in Turkey via the Russian inland waterways, following the completion of  a trial voyage at the end of last month. The Turkey – Caspian line offers a more environmentally-friendly and faster connection ... [+]

Geodis to open Paris airside site

Geodis is opening a 6,000sq m site at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport aimed especially at customers in the health and luxury goods sectors. The new complex will have immediate airside access.  It will be located near Air France's main warehouse and other main service providers at the airport. The CEIV ... [+]

XPO launches Waterford-Ballina rail route

Irish Rail, XPO Logistics and Port of Waterford are to launch a new intermodal service between Ballina, Co. Mayo and Waterford Belview in June – only the second such train in the whole of the country. It will operate twice-weekly in both directions. The only other container rail service in Ireland ... [+]

DFDS takes delivery of Côte d’Opale

DFDS completed the handover of its new ferry, Côte d’Opale on 17 May before she set sail from China. She will be the longest to operate on the Channel when it joins the Dover-Calais route later this summer. Côte d’Opale was ordered by DFDS in April 2018 (on a ten-year charter from Stena ... [+]

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