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Tunnel takes a quarter of UK-EU trade, says study

Eurotunnel and EY and Eurotunnel have published a new study which reveals that the Channel Tunnel facilitates UK-EU trade worth almost €140 billion each year –  more than a of all business between the UK and the EU. The Economic Footprint of the Channel Tunnel in the EU, demonstrates the integral role played by the fixed link in the transportation of goods, freight and people. It shows for the first time the detail of ... [+]

Shipping groups to test the waters

CMA CGM's corporate venture capital arm Ze Box and PSA unboXed have signed a memorandum of understanding to drive digitalization and innovation in shipping and supply chain. They will collaborate to address industry problems and use each other's industry knowledge and experience to test-bed ideas. [+]

Greening the desert

DP World's Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) has launched the UAE's first green storage and warehouse facilities in Dubai to mark World Environment Day. Some cool storage facilities are now running entirely on solar energy, and an increasing number of other Jafza warehouses will become more energy efficient as DP ... [+]

Frictionless trade hopes are fading fast, says FTA

With three weeks to go until crunch talks in Brussels, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) says that its confidence in Government's ability to deliver a ‘frictionless' Brexit is fast collapsing. Deputy chief executive James Hookham said that the lack of progress on the industry's key demands of government for a ... [+]

M&M sets up in Sri Lanka

Swiss-based forwarder Militzer & Münch has set up its own organization in Sri Lanka. A new location near the Port of Colombo will consolidate shipments and handlie sea freight to the Indian Ocean and Asian regions and plans are to expand service portfolio to Europe and the US. From left: Prashan ... [+]

Saudia opens Jeddah pharma site

Saudia Cargo has opened a new pharma facility at King Abdulaziz International Airport at Jeddah and has launched a new FlyPharma service. The new 1,010 sq m faciluty and conforms to World Health Organization, European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use and local standards. It will focus on products ... [+]

Heathrow third runway in the queue for take-off

The Cabinet has approved plans for a third runway at Heathrow, paving the way for a vote by MPs on the controversial issue. However, a positive outcome can by no means be relied on. Many MPs, along with one Cabinet Member, foreign secretary Boris Johnson, are vehemently opposed to the scheme, ... [+]

KN offers small firm ‘control tower’

Kuehne + Nagel Integrated Logistics has developed a KN ControlTowerDynamic, aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises. It gives the forwarder’s smaller customers a scalable and efficient supply chain management solution with faster time-to-value and a “revolutionary” pricing model. [+]

BIFA calls for end to shipping surcharges

BIFA has repeated its call it has made previously for an end to shipping surcharges imposed by shipping lines. It follows recent announcements by container shipping companies almost in unison that they would be levying “emergency” bunker surcharges in response to rising fuel costs. “Forwarders do not like shipping line surcharges of ... [+]

P&O confirms larger Teesport ferry

P&O Ferries has confirmed that it will deploy a larger vessel on its Zeebrugge-Teesport route to cope with a surge in volumes following the axing of DFD’s Zeebrugge-Rosyth route. The 18,000 ton Estraden will replace the Mistral, a vessel approximately half its size. She will work in tandem with the existing ... [+]

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