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Freight forwarder Davies Turner says it is seeing an upsurge in enquiries about the availability of warehousing space, driven by customer concerns about the outcome of the Brexit negotiations and the future of UK trade with the EU after March next year.
Normally, warehousing demand often reduces in the early months of the new year as retailers run down stocks after Christmas but 2018 has already been a busy year with ...
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Turkish Cargo has added 777F freight flights to Vietnam’s biggest city Ho Chi Minh. It has served the capital Hanoi, since 2015.
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DHL sponsored sailor Susie Goodall has reached the 14,500-mile mark in Tasmania in the round-the-world Golden Globe Race, but only after a “horrific” storm with 70 knot winds and 13-metre seas. Susie made the decision to head West to avoid the worst weather which meant passing Cape Leeuwin three times.
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Volunteers from Deutsche Post DHL’s Disaster Response Team (DRT) worked tirelessly to support disaster relief efforts in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Over the course of 23 days, the 26 volunteers worked tirelessly over three teams during week-long rotations to ensure a smooth flow of aid for the quake survivors.
They worked on ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo has added a second daily Boeing 787-9 service between London and Johannesburg. Cargo managing director Dominic Kennedy said that the carrier was continuing to see strong demand for capacity to and from South Africa following revenue and tonnage gains on the route in 2017.
He added: “The ...
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CEVA Logistics has signed a deal with intermediate bulk container firm Goodpack to develop an intelligent returnable unit for tyres. Tyrecube is a patented collapsible and stackable container that eliminates the labour-intensive loose loading and is suitable for 90% of all tyre types.
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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) faces a daunting task in preparing for the UK’s exit from the European Union, which could also hamper its ability to tackle tax fraud, said the House of Commons Public Accounts committee in a report published on 2 November.
It said that HMRC was being forced ...
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The programme for the new Customs Declaration System (CDS) is running seriously behind time, warn industry software experts.
CDS was due to replace HM Revenue & Customs ageing 'CHIEF' system early next year, but testing facilities that should have been made available at the end of July had still not been ...
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Argentina has acceded to the TIR Convention. It joins existing South American signatories Chile and Uruguay.
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The government promised that HMRC would take steps to halve the time it takes companies to become Trusted Customs Traders from 120 to 60 days, as part of the Budget unveiled on 31 October. It also promised an additional £2 billion in UK Export Finance (UKEF) direct lending for overseas ...
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