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Maersk is to open a second temperature-controlled warehouse in South Africa, trading under the name of Precool Cold Storage.
The Cold Store is a part of its existing warehousing and distribution site in Hammarsdale, in Kwa-Zulu Natal, 45km from Durban port, and expected to be operational early January 2021. Increasing the capacity of the existing cold store operations, which can handle temperatures from ambient to -25C it has dedicated sections for frozen and ...
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The ONE shipping consortium will implement a Low Sulphur Fuel surcharge of US$3 per teu all Korea export and import cargoes from 1 November. It follows the introduction of Emission Control Areas at the country’s ports by the South Korean government.
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Freight forwarder DSV says it carried out the first direct shipment between the UAE and Israel on 24 Setember, following the signing of a treaty to establish diplomatic ties between the two countries. The consignment of perfume was flown by Israel national airline El Al and might easily have taken ...
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Eurotunnel operator Getlink has appointed Sharon Flood as a director. She is a financial expert with knowledge of the railway sector, and replaces Philippe Vasseur, who has agreed to terminate his mandate early after twelve years on the Board.
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Associated British Ports (ABP)’s Port of Newport has signed a new lease with Power Poles to provide secure storage space to support the company’s regional operations. Power Poles supplies treated wooden telephone poles from Nordic countries, distributing them throughout the UK, and has signed the lease for a one-acre storage ...
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Austrian forwarder Gebrüder Weiss has gained regulatory approval in Austria and Germany for its takeover of Bremen-based Ipsen Logistics, announced in July. Gebrüder Weiss will take on the 180 employees at eight locations, thereby strengthening its position in the German market. Ipsen locations in Germany will begin operating immediately under ...
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Over €85 million of products were stolen from supply chains in 46 countries in Europe, Middle East and Africa (in the first half of 2020 despite Covid lockdowns, says the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA).
While opportunist cargo thieves almost certainly reduced their activity in the first six months of the ...
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Central and Eastern Europe freight specialist Xpediator has appointed current joint interim chief executive and chief financial officer Robert Ross as chief executive of the Group. Robert. A search will commence shortly for a new chief financial officer. It follows the decision by former chief executive Stephen Blyth to step ...
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Portsmouth stevedore Portico has recruited 17 additional staff in preparation for the end of the Brexit transition period on 1 January. Able to clear goods at any UK port or airport, Portico customs is fully accredited and authorised by the government, this means they can process paperwork faster, benefit from ...
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Frankfurt airport operator Fraport has started work on a new truck park at CargoCity South. The 14,500sq m lot is near Airport Gate 32 and will provide space for another 61 trucks, bringing the total truck parking spaces available at CargoCity South to 135. The plans include state-of-the-art sanitary facilities ...
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