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Freight Transport Association director of global and European policy Chris Welsh is to retire at the end of May.
He spent his career at FTA advancing the interests of shipping line and airline customers and, through his work with the British Shippers' Council, has provided an effective voice for the customer in these markets.
He was awarded the MBE in 2015 in recognition of his achievements.
Earlier in his career, Chris helped establish ...
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Freight industry public relations firm Meantime Communications is to launch the NextGen Logistics Network, a new community of young professionals in logistics and supply chain, at Multimodal on 3 May.
It will bring together members and companies from across all modes, as well as 3PLs, tech companies, and forwarders.
The new community ...
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The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC)'s interim report on the status of workers from the European Economic Area published on 27 March fails to answer logistics businesses’ questions, complains the Freight Transport Association (FTA).
FTA had previously called for the early release of the report, originally planned for September 2018, since this ...
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Transport Secretary Chris Grayling today has appointed a Maritime 2050 team to discuss new technology such as autonomous ships and digital ports. It will set out the challenges and opportunities to allow the Government and the UK shipping industry to plan for the long-term and give certainty to investors. A ...
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Geodis has launched a redesigned online shipment management portal for its customers. The forwarder says it is more intuitive and completely secure and gives comprehensive access to information from order preparation, access to invoices, to temperature and CO2 emissions monitoring, regulated goods management, tracking of shipments and proof of delivery ...
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Cargo handling group ICHCA International is to set up working groups on Dangerous Goods, Digital & Innovation and Straddle Carrier Safety. The new groups will form part of the recently-renamed ICHCA Technical Panel (ITP), which next meets for on 18 April in The Hague, Netherlands.
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo has started a new weekly summer service from Belfast to Orlando, departing on Mondays. Exports from Northern Ireland are expected to include spare parts and machinery. The carrier already operates 17 flights from London Gatwick, Manchester and Glasgow.
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Europa says it is well on its way to raising £16,000 to fund a play area for children at Darent Valley Hospital close to its Dartford headquarters.
Leeds branch manager Nathan Lynn (pictured left, with managing director, Andrew Baxter) and regional manager, Adrian Redmile (right) plan to tackle the Sheffield half-marathon ...
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German firm Trilatec has unveiled a new type of recycled timber for pallets that it says could be up to 80% lighter than conventional material. The squAIR-timber system can also be disposed of in paper recycling facilities. A metre of the material carries up to 5 tons evenly distributed, with ...
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Europa Worldwide Group warehouse manager Roger Magee is retiring after 30 years’ service.
He began his career at Europa’s former headquarters in Erith in 1988, where he worked his way up from warehouse operative to manager in just three years. He considered retiring four years ago when Europa moved to its ...
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