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The International Union for Road – Rail Combined Transport (UIRR) and the Rail Freight Group (RFG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together to promote combined transport.
UIRR is the industry association for Combined Transport based in Brussels and it works to improve the quality and performance of services and achieve a fair regulatory environment.
RFG recognises that a continuously increasing portion of rail freight comes from intermodal transport.
The two ...
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Davies Turner reports that its fixed-day, weekly LCL rail import service from China is consistently delivering quicker than expected transits. The forwarder reported by the end of May, it was beating its schedule by around three days on around 75% of the weekly transits. It believes it is the only ...
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SEKO Logistics has gained ISO 13485 quality management certification for its Amsterdam site. Spearheaded by numerous ISO 13485 facilities in the US, SEKO’s MedTec medical device business has grown 20% annually in each of the last five years and now represents 13% of the company’s global revenue.
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CMA CGM founder the late Jacques Saadé has achieved the rare – for a shipping man – accolade of having a main city thoroughfare named after him. The city of Marseilles has bestowed the title Boulevard Jacques R. Saadé on the road stretching along the Mediterranean a from the famous ...
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The port of Dunkerque has inaugurated the extension of its Quai de Flandres. The quay is now 1,785 meters long, of which nearly 1,000 m have been dredged to 17.3 metres, making it possible to simultaneously berth two 400m-long Ultra Large Container Ships in all tidal conditions.
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Oscar de Bok has been appointed to the Deutsche Post DHL Group board. He will take over the supply chain department from 1 October from John Gilbert who is leaving the group for personal reasons.
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SEAFREIGHT
New plan to keep ‘critical’ freight moving after Brexit
The Government has announced a new plan to secure freight capacity for vital supplies after Brexit, following the abandonment of transport secretary Chris Grayling’s controversial scheme to hire in ferries at a cost of over £100 million.
In a written parliamentary statement, Cabinet ...
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ParcelHero head of consumer research, David Jinks has poured cold water on Prime Ministerial hopeful Boris Johnson’s claim that article 24 of the Gatt agreement could allow free trade between the UK and the EU after a no-deal Brexit.
He says that Article 24 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and ...
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TNT, now owned by FedEx Express, has expanded its one-day parcel service in Europe. TNT Economy Express is for parcels of up to 70kg with delivery on a specific day. The accelerated transit time is available on more than 1,300 connections, covering over 200,000 postal codes across 17 countries.
Following its ...
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Imperial Logistics‘ European road arm has increased its business with Dutch independent car manufacturer VDL Nedcar. Following a renewal of a contract in addition to operating trailers of components between the company’s plant at Born (Netherlands) and southern England, it will now handle round-trip movements between Born and southwest Germany, ...
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