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Irish ‘back door’ to France slammed shut

All UK passport holders entering France from Ireland will need to present printed evidence of a negative result from a private (not NHS) pre-departure Covid-19 PCR or other antigen test taken up to 72 hours prior to their arrival, reports ferry booking agency Motis. They must also complete a Covid-19 declaration form. UK passport holders who permanently reside in the Irish Republic are exempt but must have proof of Irish residence ... [+]

Liverpool2 expansion set for summer completion

Peel Ports Group took delivery of five more cantilever rail-mounted gantry (CRMG) cranes on 7 January, as part of the next phase of growth at its Liverpool2, deep-water container terminal. The new cranes are the first of two deliveries in 2021, which will complete the set of 22 CRMG cranes ... [+]

XPO takes a stand against the traffickers

XPO Logistics is sponsoring Truckers Against Trafficking Truckers Against Trafficking for $25,000 to fund training of commercial drivers to recognize wrongdoers and their victims. TAT’s no-cost education program has trained over 975,000 truck and bus drivers to spot the signs and thousands of drivers have called its hotline, resulting in ... [+]

Brexit reality begins to bite

Problems with cross-Channel shipments in the first few days since Brexit, including week, parcel operator DPD’s temporary suspension of deliveries to the EU, are just the “tip of the iceberg”, according eCommerce trade expert Hurricane Commerce. Hurricane says that the issues caused by lack of complete and valid customs data and ... [+]

Top safety marks for Maritime drivers

Maritime Transport says a safety bonus scheme has achieved a significant reduction in incidents in 2020. It rewarded over 2,000 drivers in December with a bonus payment in excess of £1,300,000, averaging around £600 per driver. Based on vehicle telematics scores, drivers are graded between A and G on their ... [+]

Testing time for Frankfurt handlers

Frankfurt Cargo Services managing director Claus Wagner takes a corona virus test as part of a campaign launched by the airport’s three major air cargo handling companies in early January. FCS, along with LUG aircargo handling and Perishable Center Frankfurt put around 1,500 employees through the scheme, operated by Bensheim-based company ... [+]

Logistics UK calls for better Ulster information

Logistics UK has called on the government steps up communication with industry to ensure that trucks between Great Britain and Northern Ireland have the correct paperwork and declarations. It follows reports of disruption to trade on the route. Director of policy, Elizabeth de Jong, said: “Issues which have occurred at the ... [+]

Join the shipping revolution – or evolution – with Multimodal

The next Multimodal online session at 14.30 on 21 January will be a Roundtable webinar that will explore the question: Container Shipping: Revolution or Evolution? Adrian Jones from MOL, Jeremy Haycock at Maersk, Mike DeAngelis from WiseTech Global and Chris Stokes of Agility will delve into disruption from Covid-19, Brexit, digitalisation and ... [+]

DHL puts its back into vaccine deliveries

DHL Express has operated more than 50 flights since Christmas to transport Covid-19 vaccines within Europe to destinations including Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Finland, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Romania and Sweden. It has also despatched vaccines to Bahrain, Chile, Costa Rica, Israel, Mexico, Oman and Singapore. [+]

Heathrow airfreight trucker joins Pallet-Track

Heathrow-based airfreight trucking company Mixed Freight Services has joined the Pallet-Track network. The company, which employs almost 100 staff, has taken over the TW postcode area on behalf of the Wolverhampton-based network. Caldicot-based Hicks Logistics began looking after the Avonmouth postcodes on the same day. This is the first time Mixed Freight Services ... [+]

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