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The MSC Gülsün, the world’s largest container ship, has arrived in Europe after completing its maiden voyage from north China on 19 August. She is the first of a new class of 23,000+ teu vessels being introduced in 2019-20, with space for over 2,000 refrigerated containers. The vessel also offers a range of environmental, efficiency, stability and safety improvements.
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Shipping legal firm Myton Law is calling on the UK to sign up to a new United Nations Convention on the settlement of international commercial disputes through mediation. On 7 August, 46 countries, including the US and China, signed up to the new ‘Singapore Convention’, but the UK and the ...
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UK parcels carrier Yodel, has appointed Jayne James as director of international services, following the opening of its first international office, in Chengdu, China, last year. She has worked in the international mail, express parcels and supply chain solutions industry for more than 25 years andjoins Yodel from Deutsche Post ...
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Leeds-based Tudor International Freight director Adam Johnson, director says that the benefits of freeports should not be overstated.
While international trade secretary Liz Truss has claimed recently, when unveiling a vision for the UK to open up to ten freeports across the country that they would transform towns and cities across ...
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Tigers South Africa has opened an e-commerce centre at its Johannesburg, South Africa, warehouse. An app allows staff to conduct scan checks while packing shipments and create waybills for packages and a similar solution is planned for Cape Town by the end of August.
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E-commerce logistics specialist the U-Freight Group (UFL has welcomed Amazon’s decision to launch its supply chain anti-counterfeit tool internationally, Transparency, to the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, India, and Canada. UFL chief executive Simon Wong said the the move by the retailer was the latest in a series of initiatives ...
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DSV has completed its acquisition of fellow forwarder Panalpina, following the settlement of the previously announced public exchange offer for all publicly held shares of Panalpina
Kurt Kokhauge Larsen will be chairman of the merged company and Jens Bjørn Andersen, Jens Lund and Thomas Stig Plenborg will be members of the ...
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The United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) has confirmed the appointment of Nicola Ridges-Jones, Managing Director of MS Holdings (South) Ltd, as its new chair. She succeeds Stobart Aviation’s Graeme Undy, who had served in the role since 2016. UKWA chief executive Peter Ward, commented: “Nicola brings passion and experience to her ...
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Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines will boost their flights between the UK and the US from next summer, in a move which sees Delta join Virgin Atlantic at Gatwick Airport and giving cargo customers their best-ever choice of trans-Atlantic capacity, routes and frequencies, say the carriers.
Gatwick will become Delta’s ...
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UK-based forwarder Trans Global Projects Group (TGP) recently delivered over 60,000 freight tonnes of modular machinery and equipment to a mining site in Western Australia.
The 62 modules were delivered to a mining site near Newman where the owner – a committed supporter of breast cancer awareness - encourages its suppliers ...
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