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Ethiopia will become a shareholder of the Port of Berbera in Somaliland following an agreement with DP World and the Somaliland Port Authority. DP World will hold a 51% stake in the project, Somaliland 30% and Ethiopia the remaining 19%. The government of Ethiopia will also invest in infrastructure to develop the Berbera Corridor as a trade gateway for the country. There are also plans to construct an additional berth ...
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Negotiators in Brussels say they plan to retain existing exemptions for the transport sector in the new Posted Workers directive, details of which were revealed on 1 March.
The European Council, European Parliament and the European Commission last night said that they had reached an understanding on a possible agreement to ...
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Samskip is to add a new three times a week service between Amsterdam and Hull from mid-March. It departs the Netherlands port on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, and will complement the operator’s existing Rotterdam-Hull and Tilbury-Grangemouth routes.It follows the agreement between Samskip and TMA Logistics for vessel calls at the ...
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Evergreen Line is now offering paperless bill of lading and dispatch documentation through its ShipmentLink digital portal, saying it is the first container carrier to integrate with banking system Bolero’s electronic bill of lading solution.
Evergreen says that rapid issuance and transmission of the electronic BoL is particularly useful for short-sea ...
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Emirates SkyCargo has gained Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status in the UAE following validation by Dubai Customs. The carrier said it would gain a number of advantages including faster processing times for cargo in Dubai and in other countries with which the UAE has mutual recognition for the AEO programme.
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Finland and Norway say they will push forward with plans for an ‘Arctic Corridor’ which they say could offer the shortest route between Asia and Europe, the EUObserver website reports. Under the plan, ships from Asia will off-load in Kirkenes or other northern Norwegian ports with goods transported by rail ...
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Europa Worldwide Group is to increase its telesales team, based at Minworth, Birmingham, by 50% during 2018 to support its air and sea, road, warehousing and showfreight divisions. Telesales manager, Sonal Patel, explained: “Telesales is an integral aspect of the business and it’s not just time spent on the phone; ...
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Dachser has completed its acquisition of Italian food logistics provider Papp Italia.
The German-owned family forwarding and transport company acquired a 50% share in Italian in Papp Italia back in 2012 following two years of collaboration and then, in 2017, . acquired the company outright.
The transition to Dachser systems and renaming ...
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Smart-Space, one of the UK's leading manufacturers and installers of re-locatable structures, says it was the victim of sabotage at the IntraLogisteX event at Coventry's Ricoh Arena, where it was sponsoring a café area.
CCTV coverage from before the event shows an individual from a competitor's stand dismantling the Smart-Space marketing ...
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Northern Ireland may be considered part of European Union customs territory after Brexit, says the BBC and quoting a report by Irish broadcaster RTE. It says it is contained in a draft legal text due to be published by the European Commission tomorrow (28 February).
The text apparently refers to “a ...
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