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Pall-Ex keeps EU trade rolling after Brexit

Pall-Ex says it is helping customers through the on-going challenges of Brexit by providing additional resources and support to minimise disruption and delays. Both the Pall-Ex and the Fortec network are reassuring customers that services are continuing, with additional support available to help businesses continue trading internationally. While goods being transported to and from Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and mainland Europe have faced delays, Pall-Ex’s two network memberships have ensured ... [+]

ABP to build plasterboard plant in Newport

Associated British Ports (ABP) will start construction in April of a plasterboard factory at Newport, which will help create around 60 new full-time jobs in the area. Gypsum used in manufacture will be delivered by ship and will eliminate the need to transport raw materials from the port to an inland ... [+]

Air France KLM Cargo launches dedicated vaccine service

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has launched a new product to ensure that Covid-19 vaccines get the attention they require. It is available for all temperature ranges and container types, and offers features such as highest priority loading, 24/7 dedicated service, monitoring and intervention, and specific security measures. All shipments ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd to buy NileDutch

Hapag-Lloyd is to acquire Netherlands-based African shipping line NileDutch, subject to the approval of antitrust authorities. The German operator will acquire all shares of the company, established over 40 years ago and one the leading providers of container services to and from West Africa. NileDutch has 16 owned offices in the ... [+]

Changes to RHA conditions – check your small print

Insurer the TT Club says that new clauses in the RHA conditions of carriage could put the onus on shippers under some circumstances. It points out a number of potentially significant changes in the latest version of the conditions released last year and effective 1 September. They include changes to clauses ... [+]

New China-Liverpool service from DKT Allseas

DKT Allseas is marketing a China Xpress Service that will offer a direct call from Shanghai and Ningbo, China, into Liverpool. Equipment is available in both Shanghai and Ningbo, with the first vessel leaving Shanghai – the MV Ronnie – on 4 April, due to arrive in Liverpool on 3 ... [+]

Keeping it in the Teesside family

Three Teesside family freight firms have worked together to secure a shipping deal and support the growth of Middlesbrough’s port facilities. Shipping companies, Casper Shipping and Cockfield Knight, along with forwarding and logistics firm AV Dawson, owner and operator of Port of Middlesbrough, have collaborated to provide a complete local supply ... [+]

SEKO is the Gers’ latest supporter

SEKO Logistics has become an official partner of new Scottish Premiership champions Rangers Football Club. The logistics provider says it is its biggest-ever sports order fulfilment and global shipping campaign. As Official Logistics Partner, SEKO has already fulfilled hundreds of thousands of orders and completed deliveries to supporters in 89 countries ... [+]

Hydrogen hub set to transform Tees transport

Mott MacDonald has developed a masterplan for the UK’s first multi-modal hydrogen transport hub in the Tees Valley, on behalf of theDepartment for Transport (DfT). Development of the hub will be kickstarted with £3m in government funding and could be fully operational by 2025. Retailers, warehouse operators and delivery companies ... [+]

Clear blue water emerging between rail and sea for China traffic

Rail traffic between China and Europe has increased by 10-15% recently, says Rachelle Slingerland (pictured below), business development manager at shortsea and intermodal operator, Samskip Logistics. She says that capacity shortages and intense sea freight rate inflation are giving an extra push to rail, as a fresh crop of long ... [+]

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