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PD Ports has gone into partnership with the Port of Rotterdam to deliver digitalised solutions on the River Tees.
The UK operator is developing a Port Community System Working in collaboration with the Dutch gateway as part of its plans to become a ‘smarter port’; reducing reliance on personal interaction and paper-based transactions.
PD Ports’ chief executive Frans Calje, said: “In utilising Rotterdam’s developed PCS at Teesport, companies managing the flow of ...
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Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has opened a 250,000-tonne capacity terminal at Brussels Airport. The new 25,000sq m facility is in addition to WFS’ 11,000sq m warehouse and office operation at the airport which opened in the Brucargo West development zone in 2019.
It includes a dedicated pharma zone, which ...
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Austrian-based forwarder Cargo-partner has opened a new UK office in Manchester after taking a one-third stake in logistics firm Aztek International. Cargo-partner will offer services including air, sea, road, rail transport and customs services in the UK.
Aztek International gives cargo-partner full coverage of the UK from its other offices in ...
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Europa Group’s forwarding arm, Europa Air & Sea has launched a management recruitment drive, and plans to bring on board an additional three new business development managers in the first quarter of the year. It has already filled two positions, at its (Minworth) Birmingham and Leeds branches but is still ...
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Following yesterday’s report that freight forwarder Geodis had chartered a breakbulk vessel to move containers from the Far East, German-based purchasing association XStaff said that it had charted the 2,700teu containership Laila from intra-Asian operator China United Lines to move boxes from Yantian in China to Rotterdam and Hamburg.
The vessel ...
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The port of Felixstowe has completed work to accommodate larger ro ro vessels and improve operational efficiency.
The upgrade to includes the lengthening of No.3 Ro/Ro berth and the replacement of the previous hydraulic ramp at No.4 Ro/Ro berth with a larger floating linkspan.
Chief executive Chris Lewis, said: "The completion of ...
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The Port of Dover said on 8 February that it is now handling over 90% of the freight traffic volumes typical of this time of year following the significant stockpiling before Christmas and Brexit. Chief operations officer Sarah West, said: “Our operation has proved its resilience and flexibility in the ...
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European forwarders’ organisation Clecat and a number of other shipping and transport organisations called on EU Member States and the European Commission to ensure that transport receives adequate consideration after the European Parliament endorsed a Recovery and Resilience plan with a budget of €672.5 billion on 9 February. They said ...
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Kintetsu World Express has opened a new office in Constanta, Romania’s largest port city. The team has specialised expertise in project cargo, including oversize and heavyweight cargo, providing services such as vessel and aircraft charter, and break bulk and heavy lift charter.
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Essex-based forwarder Woodland Group has opened a fulfilment and distribution facility in Doncaster, and has increased its teams in the Yorkshire region by 35%.
The 195,000sq ft facility is part of the iPort multimodal logistics hub being developed by Verdion which includes a rail terminal with services from Southampton, Felixstowe, London ...
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