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Thanet District Council said on 2 January that dredging at the port of Ramsgate was due to start that week as part of the bid to re-establish ferry services at the moribund ro ro port, reports kwentonline.co.uk. The port has been earmarked for a new service operated by start-up company Seaborne, a controversial move as it has attracted £13.8 million of government funding for 'Brexit-busting' ferry services. (See story below ...
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ABP has signed a 12-month contract with Siemens Gamesa to store 37 wind turbine blades at its port of Hull for the Hornsea One offshore windfarm. It will use a six-acre area located at the port's Eastern Access, on King George Dock.
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Rhenus Logistics has signed an agreement to buy 100% of the equity share capital of Italy’s Cesped and its related companies, subject to agreement. Cesped has a strong presence in the Friuli Venezia Giulia and Veneto regions.
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The European Shippers’ Council has called for a Brexit transitional period until at least December 2020 to allow governments and companies to finalise their preparation. It says that if the present Brexit withdrawal agreement is not passed in the House of Commons in mid-January, a cliff-edge scenario is most likely ...
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DFDS has stepped up its cooperation with Turkey’s Ekol Logistics. A new agreement covers sea transport of trailers between Istanbul in Turkey and Trieste in Italy and DFDS expects it to increase its volumes of freight units in the Mediterranean by close on 30% and will allocate further vessels to ...
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CEVA Logistics has appointed Gianclaudio Neri as managing director of its Italy cluster. Based in Milan, he recently put gas retailer 2i Rete Gasback on track, has driven Intermarine back to profitability and has also led Piaggio to significantly improve returns which allowed it to IPO in 2006. He ...
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Hannon Transport driver Patrick van der Vijer got an unexpected early Christmas gift when he was presented with a bottle of champagne and free car crossing by Stena Line’s onboard services receptionist Rob Owen and onboard services manager Sharon Kelly on 21 December. It was to work the 250,000th freight ...
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According to press reports in late December, some £47.3m has been awarded to DFDS and £46.6m to Brittany Ferries to ramp up services on their existing routes, in an apparent bit to ease the pressure on Dover should customs clearance be required for import freight into the UK. It is ...
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Providing service to 124 countries around the world as one of the fastest growing air cargo brands, Turkish Cargo organised a special event titled 'Turkish Cargo & IATA CEIV Pharma Workshop’ for the leading pharmaceutical companies, officials from IATA, agents and business partners.
Addressing the dedicated solutions and organized with the ...
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The European Commission published contingency plans in the event of a no deal Brexit published by the European Commission on 19 December. They included a nine-month permit free period for road haulage and measures to allow UK airlines to operate in and out of the EU, but not within it. ...
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