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Infrastructure body calls for zero-tolerance to freight emissions

Emissions from freight traffic on road and rail should be reduced to zero by 2050 and there should be a complete ban on the sale of diesel-powered heavy trucks by 2040, said the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) in a report published on 17 April. Sir John Armitt, the Commission chairman said development of hydrogen and battery HGVs is already well advanced and vehicles are expected to be commercially available in the ... [+]

Taller trailers for Fishguard-Rosslare route

Fishguard-Rosslare ferry Stena Europe is being refitted in a Turkish shipyard to allow it to carry full-height trailers on its main deck. Previously she was restricted to carrying full-height trailers on her port side only but modifications to the deckhead levels on the main vehicle deck will allow for taller ... [+]

Rhenus extends its Americas empire

German-owned forwarder Rhenus has acquired Miami-based Freight Logistics. Freight Logistics operates its own consolidation hub near the International Airport in Miami and has its own offices in Argentina, Brazil and Chile. It follows acquisitions by the Rhenus Group in Brazil and Canada. Freight Logistics s founded in 2001 specialises in supply-chain ... [+]

Robot RTGs arrive in Felixstowe

The Port of Felixstowe has taken delivery of its first remote-controlled Rubber Tyred Gantry cranes (RTGs). The four electric-powered cranes were built by ZPMC in Shanghai and are the first of eight similar machines to be delivered over the next few weeks. The port also has two remote controlled ship-to-shore gantry ... [+]

IAG Cargo sets up 24-hour team

IAG Cargo has set up a dedicated 24-hour Critical Service Team, operating seven days a week to support customers with urgent shipments. Based at IAG Cargo’s London Heathrow hub, the team will support all service matters related to the Critical product, overseeing the entire shipment journey including out-of-hours bookings, customer service ... [+]

Kuehne + Nagel overland hub open for business

Kuehne + Nagel’s has officially opened its new Overland hub at East Midlands Gateway. With 40,000sq ft of temperature controlled warehouse space dedicated to pharmaceuticals and a 155,000sq ft cross-dock area for general cargo, the new site will combine activities currently carried out in Birmingham and Nottingham  and 270 employees ... [+]

DHL team complete cyclone mission

Deutsche Post DHL’s Disaster Response Team moved nearly 800 tonnes of aid to south-east Africa after it was struck by cyclone Idai. The 12-strong team was deployed at Beira Airport between March 24 and April 12at the request of the United Nations, handling incoming relief goods and coordinating aid for ... [+]

Satisfaction or your money back pledges Kuehne + Nagel

Freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel has launched KN Pledge, an online solution that offers guaranteed lead time, 100% money back guarantee, extended cargo liability, instant pricing, and carbon footprint offset for full container load (FCL) shipments. It covers all delivery combinations from port-to-port to door-to-door and, in the event that ... [+]

Airfreight goes green with Rhenus

Rhenus Logistics has introduced what it says is the first worldwide air freight carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction programme. The free Rhegreen service offers the opportunity to choose a ‘greener’ aircraft for freight shipments. Rhenus Logistics Air & Ocean has established a system to calculate rankings for airlines by considering aircraft types, ... [+]

Norse poetry in motion

Stena Line has held a ‘floating out’ ceremony in China for its second E-Flexer series ferry, which will be named Stena Edda after the old Norse canon of medieval poems and mythology. Scheduled to enter service on the Belfast-Liverpool route in spring 2020, she is the second of three new vessels bound for ... [+]

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