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The Port of Liverpool handled a vessel operated by China’s largest shipping line, Cosco on 17 October. The MV Jork was on a feeder service from Rotterdam. Peel ports described the call as “an important milestone”, adding that it would look to evolve the trial service into a permanent call.
Peel Ports chief executive Mark Whitworth, said: “The arrival of the MV Jork at Liverpool is positive news for the Port ...
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Heathrow based aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide is to open new offices in Frankfurt and Prague and will be launching a Europe-wide road freight network to provide an alternative to airfreight. The Frankfurt office will be located at the Cargo City site at the airport and will include a high ...
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Militzer & Münch says it has achieved a 30% year-on-year growth in full container load shipments on its China/Europe rail service and 50% for less-than-containerloads. The forwarder added that it had recently won a new key account from the technology industry for eastbound as well as westbound FCL and LCL ...
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Shipping line CMA CGM is increasing in its shareholding in logistics specialist Ceva, with the latter rejecting an advance by rival logistics firm DSV. CMA CGM announced that it would take a 25% share in Ceva Logistics in April, a deal which also allowed it to nominate two members to ...
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Local MP Jackie Doyle Price has opened a new technology centre at the Port of Tilbury. Located within the old railway station of the London Cruise Terminal, the Training and Technology Suite includes two training simulators as part of the facilities designed to support the veteran community with training in ...
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Hapag-Lloyd has signed a feeder network deal with the Ocean Network Express (ONE) group of Japanese shipping lines – NYK, Mitsui OSK and K line.
The two partners have already started a new Intra-Asia service, the Bohai Feeder (BHX) in August, and plan to start a new Intra-Europe service, the North ...
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The Pakistan International Chamber of Commerce (PNC-ICC) issued the first TIR carnet this week to Pakistani transport operator, TCS Logistics on 12 October.
It follows recent meetings in Istanbul between Afghanistan and Pakistan where they agreed to initiate test operations from Karachi to Kabul and vice versa.
There are now plans to ...
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Work is underway to upgrade the rail route between Doncaster and Immingham for high-cube containers. National track operator Network Rail is partnering with the Humber LEP and North Lincolnshire Council to invest more than £15m to enlarge the route, which can currently only accept high-cube boxes on low-platform wagons.
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The European Shippers Council said has welcomed the European Commission’s new proposal for a Maritime Single Window. It said it would provide faster clearance and release of goods and reduced administrative burdens. However, ESC added that it and other stakeholders would welcome more detail on how different systems will interact ...
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Hong Kong cargo handler Hactl is to install 1,300sq m of solar panels on the roof of its buildings as part of its Green Terminal project. The 518 panels will generate 160 kWp which will be fed into the power grid.
The system is being designed, installed and maintained by CLP ...
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