Chris
ABP Ayr and Troon manager Stuart Cresswell has been elected as chairman of the Scottish Ports Group. He replaces Clydeport director Andrew Hemphill, who is retiring after over 30 years in the industry.
[+]
CEVA Logistics Mexico has been appointed to operate a new dedicated warehouse for furniture retailer IKEA. The Mexico City IKEA Store will become the company’s first location in Latin America and CEVA has been awarded a multi-year contract to operate it.
[+]
Austrian forwarder Gebrüder Weiss has enlarged its location at Maria Lanzendorf, near Vienna, by nearly 5,000sq m to cater for an upsurge in e-commerce business.
The number of consignments in Austria shipped by its Home Delivery segment rose from 173,000 in the first half of 2019 to 235,000 in the first ...
[+]
Global port operator DP World handled 33.9 million teu across its global container terminals in the first half of 2020, down 5.3% year-on-year on a reported basis and down 3.9% on a like-for-like basis. Jebel Ali in the UAE handled 6.7 million teu, down 6.8%% year-on-year, due to Covid-19 and ...
[+]
The Thames Estuary Growth Board, led by Government-appointed Envoy Kate Willard, has launched ‘The Green Blue’ scheme to boost the potential of the east London, north Kent, south Essex and the Thames regions.
It will work to leverage private sector investment and is currently working to increase freight and passengers moved ...
[+]
The port of Zeebrugge has appointed Tom Hautekiet as its new chief executive. A qualified industrial engineer, he takes over from Joachim Coens who has been elected national president of the Flemish political party CD&V, apposition deemed incompatible with his position at the head of the Belgian port.
[+]
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) says that the 2025 Border Strategy consultation announced by the government recognizes the key role of freight forwarders in cross-border international tradeBIFA director general Robert Keen said that although the trade association has worked closely with various government departments for decades, since the Brexit ...
[+]
The Freight Transport Association – soon to be rebranded Logistics UK – says that a new report by the South East Wales Transport Commissions on upgrading the M4 ignores freight ‘s role in sustaining communities and industry.
Policy manager Mags Simpson, said: “The M4 is the artery along which the lifeblood ...
[+]
The Rail Freight Group (RFG) has welcomed Government’s announcement that freight capacity will be improved as part of the electrification and of the Transpennine route upgrade. However, with the plan not due till December, RFG is urging it to ensure that freight enhancements to deliver capacity and gauge clearance are ...
[+]
Dutch shipping line Seatrade Reefer Chartering has introduced a weekly reefer service from Ecuador, Peru and Surinam to Dunkerque. It is expected to carry cargoes including bananas, pineapples, avocados, tropical fruits and palm hearts from the ports of Puerto Bolivar, Guayaquil (Ecuador) and Paita (Peru) along with shrimps and tuna ...
[+]
« Back
More »
