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The Secretary of State for Transport has given development consent to a scheme by RiverOak Strategic Partners to reopen Manston Airport, in Kent as a cargo hub. The decision was originally due to be taken in January and was postponed to May before being postponed again.
According to the Department for Transport, it would be able to handle at least 10,000 air cargo movements per year and also offering passenger, executive ...
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The European Parliament agreed the 1st Mobility Package to reform the road transport sector on 9 July including revised rules to improve driver working conditions and reduced distortion of competition in the sector.
MEPs endorsed the three legal acts that make up the 'mobility package' without amendments, as adopted by EU ...
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Dublin Port reported a decline in overall tonnage of -10.9% in the first six months of 2020.Having seen a decline of -4.8% in the first quarter, due to Brexit stockpiling in the first quarter of last year, there was a further and steeper decline in the second quarter of 2020 ...
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Containerships has added a third weekly connection from Portugal to the UK, adding a service from Setubal and Leixoes to Tilbury in addition to its existing weekly sailings to Tilbury and Liverpool. It has also enhanced services from Portugal to other north-west European ports and added a direct link between ...
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With the European Parliament agreeing the 1st Mobility Package to reform road freight transport on 8 July, European forwarders’ organisation Clecat said it welcomed the uniform legal framework for the industry but warned against unintended yet far-reaching implications of the new regulatory package.
Director general Nicolette van der Jagt said the ...
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The Port of Dover has revealed plans for a ‘virtual’ freeport zone in its response to the Government’s Freeports Consultation, which is due to close on 13 July.
The Global Trade and Innovation Zone (GTI) Zone will connect the Port of Dover with key manufacturing hubs alongside regeneration sites and iInitial ...
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Volga-Dnepr Group has appointed Konstantin Vekshin as chief commercial officer. He joined the group in 1997 and since August 2018 has held the position of executive president, charter cargo operations. His objectives will be to implement the marketing directive and sales plan, in addition to the centralisation and digitalisation of ...
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Turkish Cargo has also gone live with CARGY, a new artificial intelligence robot that lets customers find out the status of their cargo 24/7. It is available at the WhatsApp number of 0850 333 0777 with Turkish and English language options.
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John Slater is retiring from Globelink Fallow on 31 July after over 50 years in the industry. He was one of the Romford-based consolidator’s best-known faces, particularly in the North of England and the Midlands, where he worked on the sales team for over 20 years.
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Iarnród Éireann (Irish Railways - IE) is to apply for planning permission for a major transformation of its port of Rosslare in southern Ireland.Rosslare Europort will see over €30 million invested over the next five years including a reconfiguration of the port along with new facilities and infrastructure. One berth ...
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