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The International Road Transport Union has joined forces with other EU industry bodies calling on the European Commission and member states to implement additional customs contingency to reduce disruption to freight in the case of a no-deal Brexit. IRU says that any goods starting their journey to or from the UK or in transit before the deadline and arriving after the deadline cannot be declared before the UK becomes a ...
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Hapag-Lloyd is to introduce a new the South East India - Europe Express (IEX) service in October, alongside a Middle East-India-Africa Express (MIAX) in October. The weekly IEX will provide the only direct connection between South and East India and will be jointly operated with ONE, YML and COSCO, with ...
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Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has opened its first own air and sea freight branch in France, at Villepinte, close to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. The network in France will be expanded further with the opening of additional branches, it added. Hellmann will continue to cooperate with its French partner ...
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A total of 16 ports in England will receive a share of a £10 million fund pot to help their preparations for Brexit, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced on 26 September.
Successful bidders in the Port Infrastructure Resilience and Connectivity (PIRC) competition, which offers ports up to £1 million each to ...
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Felixstowe-based compliance specialist VARTAN Consultancy says it has successfully worked with Peel Ports Group to secure Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status across its five-strong UK port network. AEO certification brings a range of benefits including a reduced risk score with HMRC, fewer physical and document-based controls, reduced financial guarantees, prior notification ...
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Following its earlier announcements of a long-term strategic plan, Belfast harbour has revealed details of its £40m upgrade of its container terminal at Victoria Terminal 3. The three-year investment programme will invest £28m in ten new cranes and civil works delivered by local contractor FP McCann to reconfigure the 27-acre ...
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For the third year in a row Stena Line is running a donation campaign for Mercy Ships, which brings free medical care to hard-pressed communities with its floating hospital. In October customers on Stena ferries restaurants, bars, cafés and shops are given the opportunity to donate by rounding up every ...
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Swiss-based forwarder Militzer & Münch Group has signed a joint venture with Serbian logistics company Invictus System Transport and Logistics to expanding its network in the Balkans. The partners say they aim to become a leading forwarder in Serbia within the next two years. The JV will initially focus on ...
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Austrian-based forwarder cargo-partner has introduced a rail-sea solution from Chongqing to Qinzhou Port. It covers 16 provinces in China’s western and central regions and reaches all major production areas in the country’s hinterland. It is up to twice as fast as barge transport and around 30% of the cost of ...
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P&O Ferrymasters has signed a partnership with SGS Maco to offer customs declaration services to its customers, in the event of a “no-deal” Brexit.
If at the end of October, the UK leaves the European Union without a deal that maintains existing customs arrangements, goods may have to be declared to ...
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