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Sustainability could overtake Brexit as main focus for the industry in 2020, says the British Ports Association in its annual New Year’s message.
Chief executive Richard Ballantyne said while UK new border controls will be a major challenge for parts of the UK logistics sector including those on the Irish Sea, head of policy and external affairs, Mark Simmonds, added that for many, “2020 is the year of the sulphur cap ...
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The Global Shippers Forum (GSF) has issued advice for importers and exporters facing demands for surcharges from lines seeking to cover the cost of the new global sulphur shipping limitswhich came into force on 1 January.
GSF’s Top Ten Tips for Sulphur-Surcharged Shippers include:
-Don’t lock in an early rate or consolidate ...
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An articulated truck operated my airfreight handling company dnata was involved in a late night collision with a car on New Year’s Eve in which three British Airways cabin crew died. The accident took place just after 23.40 on Bedfont Road, close to dnata’s Heathrow cargo hub. The truck reportedly ...
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Irish premier Leo Varadkar has called for an engineering assessment into whether a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland would be viable. The issue came up at a meeting between the Taoiseach and Boris Johnson who described it as a "very interesting idea".
According to the BBC, the two leaders could ...
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Stena Line’s newest ferry Stena Estrid arrived in Holyhead on the morning of Monday 23 December after a five-week 10,000 mile voyage from China, where she was built, via Singapore, the Malacca Straits, the Indian Ocean Suez Canal and Algeciras.
The first of five next generation Stena Line RoPax vessels to ...
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EV Cargo company Palletforce has recruited Steve Porter Transport as its 13th new member this year. The company will cover the Channel Islands and the Isle of Wight for the network from depots in Southampton and Portsmouth.
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Danish family-owned investment firm Kirk Kapital has acquired 30% of container storage specialist Titan Containers. Titan has offices in 17 countries, with over 100 depots and is particularly strong in refrigerated container storage, operating a fleet of over 30,000 boxes.
Kirk is investings around DKK140 million to support Titan’s continued growth ...
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There’s no escaping the Christmas Turkey, even when you’re tossing around in the middle of a river on the 25th.
Forth Ports has ensured that the crew manning the Craigleith tug on the River Forth on Christmas Day don’t miss out on the 500 birds it distributes to its Scottish port ...
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Etihad Cargo has become the second carrier to achieve IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Perishable Logistics (CEIV Fresh), in Abu Dhabi, as well as the first Middle East airline and the second global carrier to hold both CEIV Fresh and CEIV Pharma certifications. The CEIV Feresh certification covers Etihad Cargo’s ...
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Netherlands-owned XELLZ is investigating a potential offshore supply base location in the South and South-East of Ireland to serve future offshore renewable wind energy projects. President and chief executive Peter Bouwhuis says the company has already started discussions with ports and landowners to find a location with sufficient infrastructure.
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