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Firms in frantic search for scarce customs experts

Logistics recruitment firm WR Logistics says there has been a “staggering” 183% rise in demand for customs professionals as uncertainty around a no deal Brexit continues. It says there has been an upsurge in demand when comparing company data from August – October 2019 with the first quarter of the year, for people with experience of the customs clearance process, documentation knowledge, and tariffs and rate negotiation skills. With a potential no ... [+]

Tensions take their toll of world trade

World merchandise trade is expected to remain below trend into the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) latest Goods Trade Barometer. The reading of 96.6 is a slight improvement over the 95.7 registered in August, but it remains well below the index’s baseline value of ... [+]

DSV open for business in Southampton

DSV held an innovation event to mark the opening of its new 95,000sq ft distribution centre in Southampton Mayor Peter Baillie cut the ribbon, in the company of DSV regional manager Karen Truckel, branch manager Paul Hendy and regional sales manager Phillip Hoare along with local business and customer representatives. [caption ... [+]

Multimodal expert for FTA

FTA has appointed Zoe McLernon to the new role of multimodal policy manager. She will join FTA’s 17-strong policy team to speak on behalf of its multimodal members to stakeholders and government and to ensure their interests are represented and their views heard and acted upon. [+]

A Testament to ABP expertise

Last seen perched on top of Mount Ararat a few millennia ago, Noah’s Ark has made a visit to ABP’s Port of Ipswich. The wooden vessel is in remarkably good condition, especially for one that is tens of thousands of years old, a fact possibly explained by the fact that ... [+]

DHL opens Bochum mega centre

Deutsche Post DHL has opened a ‘mega parcel centre’ in Bochum, between Essen and Dortmund in Germany. With a sorting capacity of up to 50,000 shipments per hour, the Bochum centre along with that at Obertshausen near Frankfurt am Main, which opened in 2016, is the largest DHL parcel centre ... [+]

Etihad signs up to cargo.one

Etihad Cargo signed a distribution agreement with airline e-booking platform, cargo.one at the Dubai Airshow. Serving more than 300 freight forwarding companies across Europe, cargo.one the deal with the Middle Eastern carrier will give forwarders access from Europe to new markets inthe Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, Asia, Africa, Australasia and ... [+]

Connemara comes to Portsmouth

Portsmouth International Port welcomed Brittany Ferries’ Connemara for the first time on 17 November, with an exchange of plaques between harbour master Ben McInnes and captain, François Le Breton. Connemara is the vanguard of a wave of Brittany Ferries vessels over the next four years. Powered by liquefied natural gas, she ... [+]

Feeling faint? Rhenus home delivery is breath of fresh air for Swoon

Rhenus Home Delivery, the final mile consumer delivery arm of the German-owned forwarder, has been appointed sole carrier for all two-man home deliveries by furniture company Swoon. London-based Swoon sells sofas, sideboards and similar furniture and Rhenus has already improved delivery success by more than 50% and given customers greater flexibility ... [+]

Shareholder bids for Eddie Stobart

DBAY Advisors, the largest shareholder in troubled logistics firm Eddie Stobart  says it has made an offer for 51% of the company. It will indirectly acquire a 51% stake Greenwhitestar Acquisitions Limited, currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eddie Stobart that holds the Company’s interests in the trading entities of the ... [+]

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