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As previously announced on this website, heavylift shipping operator Allseas Global Logistics’ DKT Allseas arm is to operate three sailings to carry containers from Shanghai and Ningbo to Liverpool during April. While they will be ‘one-off’ operations, the operator suggests that there could be potential for a more regular service from China to the northern gateway.
Similar in concept to the one-off sailings operated earlier in the year by forwarders such ...
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Bob Andrews, managing director of Romford-headquartered seafreight consolidator Globelink Fallow has passed. Group chief executive Daniel Tok said that his gentle manners and peaceful demeanour “won many friends in the industry. We all know him to be a supportive colleague, cooperative partner and affable business counterpart. His friendly disposition will ...
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Good photo of P&O Ferries departing from Dublin last Friday night, laden with IWT trailers.
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GB Railfreight (GBRf) is to partner with British rolling stock company, Porterbrook, to build 100 Greenbrier 60’ twin container wagons. The first batch is due to roll off the production line in August 2022 and with final deliveries by summer 2023.
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Dublin Port Company (DPC) is inviting alternative views on post-2040 port capacity as it prepares the third and final strategic infrastructure development project which will deliver the full capacity envisaged in the Dublin Port Masterplan 2040.Ireland’s main port will reach its maximum throughput some time between 2030 and 2040and additional ...
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There has been “an explosion” in the development of distribution centres for e-Commerce as traditional traders transform their business model, says Simon Wong, chief executive officer of Hong Kong-based U-Freight.
Changes in demand patterns is driving development in merchandising, warehousing, and distribution patterns he says.
U-Freight has been investing in several of ...
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The DHL Group is increasing says it will invest €7 billion over the next ten years in measures to reduce its CO2 emissions. The funds will in particular be used for alternative aviation fuels, the expansion of the electric vehicle fleet and climate-neutral buildings.
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The government is to set up a £20m fund for green innovations in the UK’s maritime industry, reports BDaily. It will support the development of prototype ships and port infrastructure, such as hydrogen-powered vessels and charging points at ports. If trials supported through the fund are successful, the aims if ...
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Move Intermodal (formerly Ewals CargoCare) and Hupac have launched a rail and sea service from the Uk and Benelux to Istanbul’s Halkali terminal on the eastern bank of the Bosphorus . It uses a train service from Moerdijk via Geleen and Vienna, with sea connections from London Thamesport, Immingham, Teesport ...
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The British Ports Association has called for a four-nation approach to freeports ahead of the Welsh and Scottish elections on 6 May, warning that time is running out to agree criteria. It says that it is important to ensure ports in the devolved administrations are not disadvantaged by delays to ...
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