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After five years of pressure from the Russian freight forwarding and transport community comprehensive freight liability cover is now possible but local insurers have not responded by changing the terms of their very restricted policies, says insurer, TT Club. Valid claims are being denied in many circumstances, it adds. TT Club’s Network Partners in Russia is strongly urging forwarders, and road hauliers do demand better, all-inclusive insurance cover.
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The International Road Transport Union (IRU) is calling on the World Health Organization and national governments to introduce a global mutually recognised digital vaccination certificate for commercial truck and coach drivers. Governments need to prioritise commercial drivers in national vaccination programmes. Uncoordinated action by governments, and their chaotic COVID-19 testing ...
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Liverpool forwarding and logistics company Brunswick International has moved its headquarters from Sandhills Lane to Hunts Cross. The new premises offers a customs bond as well as more storage space and a temperature controlled capacity.
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Genesee & Wyoming’s container services arm Pentalver Transport has started work on Phase 3 of its terminal development at Berth 7, DP World London Gateway.
Pentalver first began operating on the site in 2014, shortly after the port opened in November 2013 and has expnded the operation to its present capacity ...
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Quality Freight UK is to change its name to Peel Ports Logistics to reflect its current owner, which acquired the business in 2019.
The shipping and freight forwarding company will roll the new brand across the business, assets and digital platforms.
Peel Ports Group and Quality Freight UK will continue to develop ...
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Kuehne+Nagel has completed acquisition of Asian forwarder Apex International Corporation, following regulatory approvals. Apex is one of Asia’s leading freight forwarders, especially on the transpacific and intra-Asia trade routes, generating turnover of CHF 2.2 billion (£1.73bn) and had the seventh global air freight forwarding volume in 2020. Apex’s management team ...
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CMA CGM’s new air cargo arm is adding Dubai, Beirut and Istanbul to its existing services between Liège, Chicago, New York and Atlanta. It adds that its services to Dubai give scope for sea-air services. The carrier also plans shortly to start up regular services from Liège to Beirut and ...
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Non-EU imports have outstripped EU imports for the first time but that does not make Brexit a success, says broker ParcelHero. It says that latest government statistics show that non-EU imports have declined less alarmingly than those from the Union.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak told the BBC that the Government had invested ...
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Scottish logistics company Bullet Express says the 3.5 miles of pallet racking at its new storage site would be stretch to George Square in Glasgow city centre, if laid out end to end.
Made by Spanish specialist, AR Racking, and installed by local installation experts, Rackit, the shelving is fully operational ...
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Nothing, not even pandemics or Brexit comes between foodies and their favourite veg –IAG Cargo said on 13 May that it had flown a record 2,361 tonnes of asparagus to the UK and Europe between January and April this year. The figure was up 86% on the 1,270 tonnes shipped ...
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