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Air freight rates from China to Europe had tripled or quadrupled since the delayed reopening of factories after Chinese New Year, says Cheshire-based logistics expert Straightforward Consultancy director Andy Cliff.
He warns that the Covid-19 crisis has led to a spike in air freight demand. “However, a perfect storm evolved as this demand coincided with the drastic reduction of scheduled flight capacity led by airlines such as Virgin and British Airways. ...
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Chief executive of the British Ports Association, Richard Ballantyne has described ports and their workers, who are keeping imports of foods, essential products, energy and fuel coming into the country during the coronavirus situation as “unsung heroes”.
He said: “The key workers across the UK include those in the ports, shipping ...
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The Gothenburg Port Authority and its Railport system are offering interim storage points for containers and trailers to help Swedish importers cope with the effect of the Covid-19 outbreak. A number of Railport terminals with direct rail links to the port are now ready to step in as interim storage ...
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IAG Cargo owner of the British Airways, Aer Lingus, Iberia and Vueling cargo brands, is operating a global network of cargo-only flights to keep supplies moving to support the fight against COVID-19.
Since March, IAG Cargo and its sister airlines have operated charter and cargo-only flights on passenger aircraft with shipments ...
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Truck driver Maurice Robinson has pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to after 39 Vietnamese nationals were discovered dead in his in a refrigerated trailer on 23 October in Grays, Essex. Their bodies were discovered at an industrial estate soon after the vehicle arrived in the UK on a ferry ...
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Stena Line has suspended its ferry route between Trelleborg in Sweden and Sassnitz in Germany until further notice. Freight volumes and train traffic on the route have been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The company initiated discussions with the worker´s council in Germany and the ferry FS Sassnitz is laid up in Port ...
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ABP has increased its refrigerated container storage capacity at the Port of Hull with the installation of two new reefer gantries at the Humber Container Terminal. They raise capacity by an additional 64 reefers.
The two new gantries allows reefers on the terminal to be stacked four high, saving ground space, ...
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Gefco says it has transported 750 tons of key automotive spare parts to France, including turbo compressors, pistons, control panels, doors and mouldings, in eight chartered flights to prevent production stoppages.
It collected parts from several suppliers, via truck, from Chinese locations consolidated them and loaded them onto chartered cargo planes ...
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Agency Sector Management (ASM) has welcomed HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)’s decision to extend the cut-off date for its CHIEF system beyond September 2020.
Transition to the new Customs Declaration Service (CDS), originally scheduled for the start of 2021, will now be delayed.
SAM chairman Peter MacSwiney, said: “We understand that CHIEF ...
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PD Ports has taken delivery of three Liebherr electric rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes, as part of the latest phase in the port operator’s container terminal expansion at Teesport.
The RTGs, which stand at are more than 24 metres high and weigh 135 tonnes, are the first of PD Ports’ electrically powered ...
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