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AV Dawson managing director Gary Dawson and Redcar Bulk Terminal managing director Garry O’Malley are the new chair and vice chair, respectively, at the Tees and Hartlepool Port Users Association (THPUA).
Dawson takes over the reins from former chair, Stuart Brookes, whom he has supported as vice chair for the last two years. He said: “The Tees Valley Mayor, Ben Houchen has been very open in his views about the River ...
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Specialist freight forwarder DG International is launching Horizon, a cloud-based, single-platform digitisation, visibility and integration platform. It can be tailored to different business objectives and, rather than being an ‘out-of-the-box’ solution, the platform offers complete visibility over the supply chain enabling customers to request quotes, book shipments and manage freight ...
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Heavy transport Company Collett & Sons has bought 76,000sq ft of warehousing and office space at a new Bradford site.
This new 2.32 acre location is less than two miles from Junction 26 of the M62 and three miles south of Bradford city centre and allows Collett to further expand their ...
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Aberdeen Standard Investments’ AIPUT fund (Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust) has gained planning permission for its Black Arrow speculative-build warehouse development at Blackthorne Point industrial estate in Poyle, near Heathrow’s Terminal 5. The high-spec, 27,760sq ft warehouse will be on a vacant brownfield site. Black Arrow will be a flexible industrial ...
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Two new super-post-Panamax cranes are on their way to Stockholm’s new Norvik Port .They began their journey from Shanghai on 10 January and will arrive for installation at the end of March. Norvik will be able to handle the largest vessels operating in the Baltic Sea and the cranes can ...
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International freight forwarder WE is expanding its logistics arm to meet growing demand for its bespoke services, particularly within the automotive and retail sector. It is investing £250,000 in a bespoke IT system and provide visibility across the supply chain. The company, which has offices in the UK, South Africa ...
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FTA Ireland says that the calling of a general election on 8 February by the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar was good news for logistics. It said the industry was losing confidence in the government’s ability to successfully navigate Brexit and provide the right framework to transition to a zero-emission economy
FTAI general ...
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Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani has inspected ongoing work to upgrade ro ro facilities at the Port of Felixstowe in her first port visit of 2020 and the new government.
The scheme, which is due to be completed before the end of the Brexit transition period, include the lengthening of No.3 Ro/Ro ...
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DP World is urging truckers heading to Southampton with no booking to stay away due to a backlog of hundreds of lorries trying to get through the port, according to the BBC website. It said that there were long queues for Dock Gate 20 following the suspension of crane and ...
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The British Ports Association (BPA) has re-issued its invitation for industry bodies to collaborate with it on Thought Leadership projects.
The Port Futures programme has been running since 2018 and BPA says it is keen to continue to work with companies and specialists working at the cutting edge in their area ...
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