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EU leaders are due to discuss Brexit at their summit in Brussels today (Thursday 28 June) although the talks are likely to be dominated by other issues, including the emerging migrant crisis in Europe, along with US President Trump’s trade tariffs.
The EU is expected to urge Prime Minister Theresa May to step up the pace of Brexit and to find a solution to the Irish border problem.
The Freight Transport Association ...
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The Railport Antwerp joint initiative between the port authority, the Left Bank Development Corporation and the industry associations Essenscia Vlaanderen and VOKA-Alfaport, is to expand its activities with the aim of doubling the proportion of rail transport in the port of Antwerp over the next few years. It has also ...
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PD Ports has signed the Armed Forces Covenant, a pledge to support ex-members of the armed forces find jobs and enhance their employability skills once they leave military life.
The port operator and logistics specialist says it has been a strong advocate of the value employing former military workers brings to ...
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DP World London Gateway has handed over the keys of its Halo bespoke temperature controlled warehouse to SH Pratt Group.
The 108,555 sq ft facility at the port’s Logistics Park was completed in less than 24 weeks, under budget and within just eight months of the planning application first being submitted. ...
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Cherished vehicle logistics specialist Procar has established a new freight forwarding arm using Descartes' hosted Netfreight solution. Procar, which offers specialist vehicle movements and third party logistics has set up its own forwarding operations to improve operational control and save costs and is using Descartes’ hosted Netfreight software to manage ...
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Aerospace logistics specialist B&H Worldwide has appointed Colin Kaltner as head of operations and Sita Tauakipulu as commercial accounts manager in Auckland, New Zealand. They will build the company's expertise and provide renewed focus to its services in the region. Both had previously worked for B&H and are now returning ...
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BIFA director-general Robert Keen has sounded a note of caution over the recent vote by MPs in favour of a third Heathrow runway. He said: “Whilst BIFA welcomes the positive news from Parliament…the obstacles that the project still faces leave me with a certain sense of foreboding whether the spades ...
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PD Ports has appointed Fargo Systems to provide transport management solutions to its logistics arm. PD Ports will be using the TOPS transport management system for functions including job planning and booking to routing vehicles and invoicing. A trial of the platform is currently in progress following which full roll ...
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DB Schenker and partners MAN Truck & Bus and Hochschule Fresenius University of Applied have put two digitally networked (‘platooned’) trucks into operation. They set off from the DB Schenker branch office in Neufahrn near Munich via the A9 to Nuremberg. Unladen trials will be carried out until early August ...
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Panalpina has launched a Digital Hub to embrace new technologies including the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain. The new business unit, which reports directly to chief executive Stefan Karlen, will explore innovative technologies, develop new digital solutions for customers and engage with digital start-up companies.
Karlen said: ...
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