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The Rail Freight Group (RFG) has appointed Joe O’Donnell as its new head of policy. He was previously head of policy and communications at the Heritage Alliance, representing around 130 organisations from the National Trust and English Heritage to small charities.
RFG director-general, Maggie Simpson, said: His appointment will strengthen our team and allow us to better support our members in key topics such as decarbonisation, the Williams Review and regional devolution.”
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The Port of Tyne is funding a South Tyneside charity that makes young mums happier and healthier.
Bright Futures supports over 30 young mums and mums-to-be through its groups in Jarrow and West Harton, where it is estimated that nearly half of children are living below the poverty line.
Group activities are ...
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Freight and shipping operators said that the coronavirus outbreak that has hit Wuhan and other major cities in China had not yet had a great impact on their operators, not least because it had coincided with the Lunar New Year holiday shutdown.
However, they said that they were continuing to monitor ...
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Dublin-based freight forwarder EFL International has taken on the customers and businesses of one of the city’s last independent operators, Byrne Airfreight.
Ex-Aer Lingus employee Eddie Byrne, who founded Byrne Airfreight in the early 1980s, retired in December 2019 but it was anxious to find his staff and customers a worthy ...
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The Flemish government has announced a scheme to build a second tidal dock in the port of Antwerp, together with projects such as infilling existing docks to create additional space. It follows an increase of 6.8% in total teus to 11.86 million in 2019.
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FedEx Express has shipped over 200,000 surgical masks and personal protective equipment such as gowns and gloves to its Asia Pacific Hub in Guangzhou, China to assist Direct Relief’s efforts to combat the coronavirus outbreak. The carrier said it was working closely with China Post and Guangzhou Baiyun Airport Customs ...
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Austrian airfreight general sales and service agent Brainway and its subsidiaries in Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland , Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia are to become members of the ATC Aviation Services Group. Brainway represents airlines including Saudi Arabian Airlines, United Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, NCA, LOT Polish Airlines, China Southern Airlines ...
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Maritime Transport has promoted John Bailey to managing director – intermodal and terminals and has appointed James Tierney as its rail development manager. James Bailey has held key roles at GB Railfreight, Colas Rail, DHL, and Network Rail.
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Director of Leeds-based Tudor International Freight Adam Johnson has called on the government to be more open about its post-Brexit trading relationship with the EU, following Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid’s remarks that “there will not be alignment” between British and EU rules following the transition period.
He said the ...
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Eurotunnel operator Getlink has appointed Deborah Merrens as chief commercial officer, replacing Jo Willacy who stepped down in October 2019. Merrens was latterly a vice president of tax-free shopping firm Global Blue.
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