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Most global shipping companies apart from China’s COSCO have suspended cargo bookings to and from Russia, says analytics company GlobalData.
Business Fundamentals Analyst, Sathiya Jalapathy said the decision could put the country in a difficult position as it will struggle to import goods such as motor vehicles and spare parts, industrial machinery and equipment, apparel and electrical machinery.
Essential goods such as medical equipment, food, and humanitarian aid continue to be transported, ...
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Unsurprisingly, the Ukrainian conflict has severely affected multimodal transport to and from the country but some traffic is continuing to move, according to a delegate from FIATA’s Multimodal Transport Institute and member of its Sea working group.
While Ukraine’s seaports and Dnieper river ports are “practically blocked”, the Danube ports of ...
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P&O Ferries has restarted its services between Liverpool and Dublin, but other routes including Dover/Calais remain suspended. It follows the company’s move on 17 March to sack 800 seafarers and replace them with lower-paid agency staff.
Other operators have moved to fill the gap meanwhile. Stena Line said in a statement: ...
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Franco-Dutch airline Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) has been awarded IATA CEIV Pharma certification for the Air France and KLM airline processes and its Charles de Gaulle and Schiphol hub operations.
The carrier has also drafted a three-year strategy to achieve growth in the pharmaceutical segment. In addition to strengthening ...
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Etihad Cargo has renewed its Cargo iQ certification for its global network. It follows an audit by SGS.
The carrier was awarded two supplementary stars to recognise its performance in the Corporate Social Responsibility and Innovative Spirit categories. Cargo iQ is an IATA interest group with the mission of creating and ...
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Work is underway on Eddie Stobart’s new, two-unit campus at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT). Eddie Stobart has operated out of its existing facilities at DIRFT since 1997, and the plan is to vacate these properties on completion of the new units. Logistics property developer Prologis is providing the ...
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Geodis has committed to offer humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine by transporting essential goods, alongside a fundraising initiative with the French Red Cross. The forwarder will provide free transport and storage of goods from France and other European Union countries to the regions that have taken in Ukrainian ...
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DSV has opened a 95,000sq m warehouse and office premises near Copenhagen. Together with DSV's other buildings in Hedehusene, it forms part of one of the largest logistics centres in the Nordic Region, with 231,500sq m of space due to open by the end of 2022. The forwarder says that ...
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Forth Ports has promoted Simon Harper to group learning and development (L&D) manager and Natalie Dalgleish to L&D manager leading the team in Scotland.
Simon Harper will take on responsibility for the L&D teams across the Group which operates eight ports in Scotland and The Port of Tilbury on the Thames ...
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UM Terminals is promoting opportunities for businesses looking for bulk liquid storage facilities in Liverpool.
They include the company’s Gladstone terminal which has two berths allowing for multiple ship and barging operations to run simultaneously.
Further storage opportunities are currently available at the company’s Regent Road facility, also in Liverpool.
The tanks available ...
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