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Recent work by outsize cargo specialist Abnormal Load Services has included a project to move a tunnel boring machine and its accessories from Bleddfa in Wales to Germany (main picture). The machine had completed the Knighton tunnel for Severn Trent, allowing it to divert water away from the Victorian Elan Valley Aqueduct so repairs could be carried out.
It also arranged a ship charter to move 5,000 from Bremerhaven to Esbjerg ...
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Ceva has signed the Armed Forces Covenant to increase awareness of the company among ex-military personnel. It will also work with the British Armed Forces Resettlement Services and the Career Transition Partnership to advertise vacancies and attend career fairs.
Managing director UK, Ireland and Nordics, Eddie Aston, says: “The Armed Forces ...
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Privately owned Chinese carrier Juneyao Air is to launch a three-times-a-week 787-9 Dreamliner service between Shanghai and Manchester. It will operate initially via Helsinki, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, arriving into Manchester at 08.30 and departing for Shanghai at 10:00.
[caption id="attachment_28035" align="alignleft" width="300"] Juneyao Air Boeing 787-9 with Chinese Petal ...
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DP World Sokhna says it is nearing completion of its Basin 2 project that will nearly double the Egyptian port’s capability to 1.75 million teu per year. The extra capacity will be operational by the second quarter of 2020 and will make Sokhna the only port in the country capable ...
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Kuehne + Nagel is to acquire the overland and logistics activities of Netherlands–based Rotra, subject to conditions. KN board member Stefan Paul,described the company as “a leading and well-rooted player in the Netherlands and in Belgium – two of the centres of gravity for logistics in Europe” that would strategically ...
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Middlesbrough College has chosen local logistics company AV Dawson as a partner to deliver the first trials of the new industry-backed T-level qualifications for the region. Engineering student Joshua Richards has joined the engineering team as part of the trials of the new initiative.
T levels, a new programme coming in ...
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Virgin Atlantic to introduce a second daily service between Heathrow and Delhi in its summer programme for 2020 which, together with its new service to Mumbai launched in October, will give three daily flights to India.
The new schedule will see the introduction of a second daily Boeing 787 service to ...
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The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) launched a Transport Workers’ Sanitation Charter on 19 November to mark World Toilet Day. The charter provides guidance on what action should be taken by employers and governments to ensure access to toilets for transport workers. World Toilet Day is an opportunity to take ...
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The International Transport Workers’ Federation dockers’ section has joined the International Cargo Handling and Coordinating Association (ICHCA) to advance the rights and safety of workers globally. An ITF delegation recently attended ICHCA’s International 20/20 Cargo Vision Conference and Exhibition led by Steve Biggs from Unite the Union and Bob Dhaliwhal ...
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German forwarder Dachser has started work on an extension to its branch in Öhringen, about 50km north of Stuttgart, due to open by summer 2020. A total of 3,500sq m will be added to the facility, while the number of gates will increase from 38 to 87. At the same ...
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