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FTA Ireland welcomes Brexit agreement

FTA Ireland (FTAI) says it has “reacted positively” to the draft withdrawal agreement presented by Teresa May to the UK Parliament on 15 November, and believes that it will assist the transition to a frictionless trading environment, while boosting confidence and certainty. General manager Aidan Flynn said: “Ireland would be the most negatively affected country in Europe in the event of a No Deal , both from a domestic and international ... [+]

KN expands digital sea platform

Kuehne + Nagel is expanding its Sea Explorer digital seafreight platform into a smart gateway for all container liner services. It uses an algorithm to find services between 1,200 ports - more than 63,000 port pairs connected either by 750 direct weekly services or by transhipment. The forwarder says it ... [+]

Container lines to forge common IT platform

IT executives from MSC, AP Moller–Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, and Ocean Network Express plan to set up an association that will create common information technology standards for the container shipping industry. Members of the group identified a need for a neutral and non-profit body for ocean carriers that is driven ... [+]

Palletways opens North Italian outlet

Palletways Group has opened a new regional hub in Verona, northern Italy. Its fourth in the country, it follows hubs in Bologna, Milan and Avellino opened over the past 11 years. The new regional hub in Verona will handle domestic cargo but has the potential to provide faster routing and ... [+]

A safe pair of hands for pharma

Delta Cargo is introducing the new CSafe RAP container to its cold-chain pharma program. It says the new equipment is ideal for cargo requiring strict temperature regulations to protect its contents from operational and weather challenges around the world. It uses innovative heating and compressor-driven cooling technologies, along with ... [+]

Swedish freight firms to merge

Greencarrier Freight Services Sweden is merge with Terminus Spedition & Transport from 1 April 2019. Greencarrier said the move would create substantial synergies by bringing together its offices in the Nordic and Baltic countries, UK, Poland and China with the vast experience and long history of Terminus in the Swedish ... [+]

Making strides for Mercy Ships

Kind-hearted Stena Line cabin assistant Sarah Scowcroft has vowed to raise funds for Mercy Ships for the rest of her life, after experiencing first-hand the life-saving work carried out on board the hospital ship Africa Mercy in Guinea. Last year, as part of a donation campaign for the Stena Line designated ... [+]

DP World opens Rwanda hub

DP World and the government of Rwanda have set up a logistics hub 20 kilometers from the capital city Kigali, close to the international airport. It is the first ever inland dry port developed by DP World in East Africa. It is a secure, bonded facility spread over 13 hectares ... [+]

Updated: Industry breathes sigh of relief over Brexit deal

With Prime Minister Theresa May securing her cabinet's backing for the draft Brexit agreement between the UK and EU – but still facing the task of getting it passed by Parliament - and a possible ‘no confidence motion’ along with numerous resignations – the Freight Transport Association it had reacted ... [+]

EU and UK ‘agree Brexit plan’

EU and UK ‘agree Brexit plan’ The UK and EU have reportedly agreed the draft text of a Brexit agreement, according to press reports. The document, which has been agreed at a technical level by officials, is due to be discussed at a special cabinet meeting at 2pm today (Wednesday). The PM ... [+]

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