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Davies Turner has postponed its 150th anniversary staff birthday party, due to be held on 20 June, until next year. It says that the UK's largest independent freight forwarding company (which is still in the same family ownership as it was in 1870) believes that the innovative thinking that has seen it survive many ups and downs over the last 150 years, will see it through the corona crisis.
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The Multimodal 2020 show and conference has been postponed again, to 23-25 March, 2021, at the Birmingham NEC. The move follows advice from Public Health England and the UK government.
The event was originally planned for June 2020 and was then postponed to November 2020, due to the Covid-129 crisis.
However, organisers ...
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Chapman Freeborn has signed an agreement to acquire Arcus Air Logistics and Arcus Air OBC from the Arcus Air Group. Offering ad-hoc air cargo charter and on board courier services primarily to the automotive industry, Arcus Air Logistics provides cargo charter services with its own fleet of two Dornier 228-212 ...
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The Transported Asset Protection Association’s (TAPA) has signed up European digital booking platform Bosch Secure Truck Parking as a partner. It has contributed to a 42.9% growth in the Association’s database of secure parking places in the last 12 months.
TAPA’s Parking Security requirement (PSR) industry standard was launched in 2019 ...
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Guernsey-based cyber insurance and risk management specialists Astaara has published a white paper in partnership with the British Ports Association to promote cyber security in ports.
The recent rapidexpansion in remote working and reliance on technology in maritime business continuity throughout the covid-19 crisis has boosted interest in cyber security and ...
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German-owned forwarder Rhenus Group aims to deliver up to 200 million essential medical supplies to support Covid-19 relief efforts in several countries including France, Italy, Djibouti and Canada.
It says that as governments around the world rapidly evolve their policies and measures to curb the pandemic, Rhenus has had to demonstrate ...
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Automotive logistics specialist Gefco has moved 500 tons of key automotive parts from Wuhan, China to France on one of the first block trains to travel from the city since the COVID-19 global crisis. The 41 containers arrived at the Lille Dourges terminal (pictured) in northern France 19 days after ...
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Agility Spain has moved into a new 11,000sq m warehouse and office at ZAL Port (Prat) in the Port of Barcelona. Features of the warehouse include free height of 11 meters in the storage area and a deck roof. The facility was built by CILSA, the company that manages the ...
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Europa Warehouse has moved into its new £60m third party logistics site at in Corby on schedule, despite the Covid-19 crisis.
Located on a 25-acre site at Midlands Logistics Park, the ground floor of the new Corby warehouse is equivalent to seven football pitches with 715,000sq ft dedicated to logistics and ...
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BG Freight Line has added an additional weekly container service between Liverpool and Dublin. The Peel Ports-owned short sea operator now operates three times a week between the two ports.
BG Freight Line chief executive Koert Luitwieler said: “We are always looking for new growth opportunities and adding another service to ...
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