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Pall-Ex founder and Dragon’s Den star Hilary Devey is to sell Pall-Ex Group to its network membership and management in the UK and Europe.
The acquisition, believed to be the first of its kind, is described as “a unique opportunity” for members to be involved in the development of the network. The management team have also committed to shares in the company but share ownership will be available to the entire ...
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Air charter firm Chapman Freeborn has gone into cooperation with Airbridge International Agencies (AIA) Cargo to strengthen both companies’ offerings in Ireland. UK-headquartered Chapman Freeborn is now the exclusive partner for all AIA Cargo’s aircraft charter requirements to and from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
The announcement comes at ...
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Quality Freight UK, now part of the Peel Ports Group, has partnered with client heavy transport specialist Collett to move 27 145 metre-long wind turbines to the Clocaenog Forest near Denbigh. The turbines, which weighed over 12,000 tonnes, were brought into Quality Freight UK’s Ellesmere Port dock on 12 vessels, ...
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ABP is partnering with the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), to run the EnSiX Challenge Competition, which invites UK businesses to provide innovative solutions to help boost efficiency and sustainability. KTN is a partner of Innovate UK, part of the government-funded UK Research and Innovation organisation. The competition will run until ...
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Maritime Transport has put two new Konecranes straddle carriers into operation at its Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal (BIFT). With a four-high capacity they will provide faster, more reliable loading and unloading containers.
Maritime acquired BIFT in 2014 as part of the Roadways Container Logistics deal, and has grown the terminal’s operation ...
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Ceva Logistics has appointed Niels van Namen as Global Head of Healthcare Business Development. His previous positions include business development director healthcare for DSV and VP healthcare Europe for UPS' Healthcare and Life Science Sector.
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FedEx Express has expanded its Asia Pacific to Europe International Economy service to include Malta, Bulgaria and Cyprus and International Economy Freight option to Romania and Estonia. FedEx International Economy service is described as an affordable, cross-border, customs-cleared, door-to-door service.
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German forwarder Dachser’s new northwest England terminal in Rochdale is fully operational, replacing an existing facility.
The 3.7 hectare (9.2 acre) site £14.4 million and offers 49 dock loading doors and an additional four level access doors.
Managing director, Dachser UK, Mark Rollinson commented: “We have an optimistic view on the future ...
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Dublin-based Toga Freight Services has signed a deal with Germany’s Loxx Logistics GmbH. Headquartered in Gelsenkirchen, near Essen in the heart of the Rhine-Ruhr industrial belt, Loxx - established in 1977, has almost 600 staff across Germany and Europe including over 370 at the Gelsenkirchen logistics hub. There are also ...
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DP World inaugurated its Kigali Logistics Platform in the presence of the Rwandan President Paul Kagame and DP World chairman and chief executive Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem. The facility has been operational since September 2018 in test mode, and has an annual capacity of 50,000teu. DP World says it could ...
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