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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed Government plans, announced in mid-September to upgrade part of the A14 link to Felixstowe to motorway standard. Also included in the plans are a new new Oxford-Cambridge Expressway.
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The ice-strengthened Seago Line Venta Maersk has become the first containership to navigate the North East passage above Russia from Asia to Europe on 1 September.
The seas north of Russia are still covered by heavy ice in winter but with more extensive ice melt in summer – thanks to global ...
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The Freight Transport Association has reacted angrily to the government's Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) report, published on 18 September, saying that it had ignored the industry’s repeated warnings about the importance of lower-skilled workers.
FTA said it failed to acknowledge the value these workers bring to the nation's economy and how ...
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BIFA has appointed Claire Capaccioli as trainer – freight and customs procedures. She started her career in 1991 at Kintetsu World Express and then spent 20 years at Yusen Logistics. The trade association is anticipating a significant increase in the training requirements of its members.
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The Palletways freight network has expanded its delivery services into Sweden, Finland and Norway. It is operating in partnership with regional logistics supplier PostNord, which has been using Palletways' delivery services across 20 European countries since 2011. Palletways already serves Denmark
Chief operating officer of Palletways Group, Luis Zubialde, said: “We ...
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Lufthansa Cargo says it has become the first airline to support the electronic Dangerous Goods Declaration (eDGD) standard using the pilot phase of Dakosy's INFr8 shipping portal The declaration was for a shipment from Frankfurt to Mexico by global healthcare company Abbott based in Wiesbaden on 13 September.
The carrier says ...
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NVOCC ECU Worldwide says it had moved about 150 tons of air freight and over 150 containers to Indonesia as official logistics partner of the Asian Games. Working alongside the Games Organising Committee and the Olympic Council of Asia ECU Worldwide Indonesia took care of freight logistics, temporary imports, shipments ...
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A Yorkshire forwarder has set out urgent practical steps businesses trading with the EU should take to minimise problems after a “no deal” Brexit.
David Johnson, managing director of Leeds-based Tudor International Freight, said with less than 200 days until the UK leaves the EU, affected importers and exporters broadly needed ...
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Ceva Logistics has teamed up with Varidesk and JJ Barea Foundation to deliver school desks to Puerto Rico, one year after the island was hit by a hurricane. It has delivered nearly 500 desks and seating to four schools across Puerto Rico in three 40-foot containers from Dallas, Texas along ...
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Agility has received Wholesaler Distribution Authorisation for Medicines for Human Use from the UK Medicines Healthcare & Regulatory Agency. It authorises warehousing and cross-dock of a wide range of pharmaceuticals, including finished products and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) under ambient and cold chain conditions, covering the Agility-managed pharma storage facility ...
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