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Chinese logistics company SF Holding is to take a 51.5% stake in Hong Kong-based forwarder Kerry Logistics Network, subject to conditions. At the same time, Kerry’s warehouse assets in Hong Kong will be disposed of to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kerry Holdings Limited to unlock shareholder value, This will allow Kerry to operate under an asset-lighter model comparable to international industry peers. Kerry’s business in Taiwan, including the interest in ...
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Ekol Logistics haslaunched a new intermodal connection between Turkey and Spain via a DFDS ro ro service between Izmir’s port of Alsancak and Tarragona in Spain. The new connection will also connect Morocco, Spain and Portugal with Turkey and the Middle East Shipments picked up in Portugal on Tuesday evening can ...
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The ultra-tight sea freight market from China to Europe prompted forwarder Geodis to go to extraordinary length of chartering its own vessels to move boxes from the Far East.
The first 1,000teu capacity vessel, operated exclusively by Geodis, is scheduled to arrive in Hamburg on 28 February, carrying 435 forty-foot containers ...
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The International Transport Union (IRU) has used a shipment of essential medical supplies from Poland to the UK by truck to demonstrate the TIR customs bonding and guarantee system as a solution for post- Brexit transport.
It says that TIR can help avoid paperwork problems, delays and a shortage of customs ...
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The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has made a number of appointments to its leadership and advisory board teams in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region.
It has appointed Ap Boom as the Association’s new Chief Financial & Compliance Officer. A former volunteer member of the board, he joins ...
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The wisdom of a recent upgrade of water management and maintenance on the Manchester Ship Canal was borne out during Storm Christoph in January, said owner Peel Ports. Upgrades to the canal’s sluices now ensure that the sliding gates are capable of controlling varied and potentially dramatic increases in water ...
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Delta Cargo has set up a Vaccine Watch Tower to ensure that critical goods are shipped with the highest priority on its aircraft and to monitor the entire journey from end to end. If there is a disruption, the Tower works across numerous divisions on a recovery plan to ensure ...
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Long term smaller customers are being discarded by their customs brokers in favour of new, larger clients as the industry grapples with a severe shortage of capacity, a meeting of the EU Goods Sub-Committee was told on 8 February.
Independent customs expert Anna Jerzewska told the meeting that while there was ...
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CEVA Logistics has expanded its less-than-truckload services from China to South East Asia. Itconnects China’s regional hubs via Shenzhen to key cities in Southeast Asia such as Hanoi, Bangkok, Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore with timings of around seven days on Tuesday and Friday. The service will accept Li-Battery shipments ...
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The Port of Tilbury has announced the appointment of a further 10 young apprentices in full time roles across the port following the completion of a successful two-year programme.
On 1 February, the Port of Tilbury, in partnership with the PLA, that it was offering over 30 unemployed young people the ...
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