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First fruits of CEVA-CMA cooperation

CEVA Logistics and its new parent company CMA CGM have launched a new service between Thailand and Laos for ocean freight containers used by customers in both countries. Importers can drop off their empty containers at a newly expanded CMA CGM container depot, operated by CEVA, outside the Laos capital, Vientiane, avoiding the need to send them back empty to the Thai port of Laem Chabang. Ceva Logistics opened an ... [+]

Brexit unsettles Eurotunnel traffic

Brexit uncertainty took its toll on Eurotunnel’s truck traffic in May, which was down 11% compared to May 2018. Destocking by British businesses in April and May followed stock building in the first three months of the year in preparation for the original departure date from the EU on 29 ... [+]

Boom time for heavylift line

Specialist shipping line SAL Heavy Lift is offering a highly configurable crane boom extension offering unrivalled lifting height and applicability. The Fly Jib has been designed for the cranes of SAL’s Type 183 vessels (MV Lone & MV Svenja) and can be installed on each of their main cranes’ booms. ... [+]

Tech, finance and Brexit – it’s all up for grabs at Multimodal

Multimodal exhibitors’ stands will showcase the latest tech, host industry-challenging debates and create a space for discussion and network building across the supply chain Multimodal 2019 is set to be the most dynamic edition of the show yet, with more than 200 exhibitors and over 9,000 visitors expected to attend the ... [+]

Plain sailing for Cosco Logistics

Cosco Shipping Logistics UK recently off-loaded an 8-tonne sailing yacht from a 40ft container at its new London gateway depot. Shipped by CMA CGM from Dubai, dimensions were 11.7x3.7x4.6m. It was loaded onto a yacht transporter using a 26-ton HIAB,2 4m spreader beam for road transportation to Southampton.   [+]

Rhenus launches Manchester to UAE sea route

Rhenus Logistics UK has launched seafreight services from Manchester to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is predicting further growth in the Middle East as the region shifts from its historic reliance on oil as a source of revenue. The forwarder is anticipating increased demand for this service, especially for ... [+]

Ideas wanted to transform air cargo

IAG Cargo is seeking applicants for its Hangar 51 innovation programme, aimed at finding start-ups with ideas or products to transform the aviation industry. Start-ups with ideas for transforming cargo services are invited to apply to the 10-week mentorship programme. Successful candidates will compete for investment from IAG’s multimillion-pound fund. ... [+]

Brisk business for BIFA’s online customs training

BIFA says it is seeing massive interest for its new online customs declaration training. The 11-module  module course includes export and import processes, entry completion rules, Customs Procedure Codes (CPCs) and Customs Simplified Procedures. BIFA says it should not take more than around five hours to complete. Robert Keen, BIFA director ... [+]

Belfast berth shift for Stena

Stena Line is to relocate the Belfast terminal for its Heysham Service to Albert Dock/Ballast Quay for about six months from Friday 14 June to allow preparation work for its new E-Flexer ships to take place. (See map). [+]

There’s a buzz about the port of Cardiff

ABP South Wales is used to handling steel, grains and containers - but bees? Port manager Callum Couper recently took a call asking if his team would like to recover an errant swarm that had settled on a bench at Cardiff Bay Barrage. However, it wasn’t quite so left-field as it ... [+]

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