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DB Schenker, MAN Truck & Bus and Hochschule Fresenius said they were deploying networked (platooned) trucks for the first time in a practical application after the truck maker handed over the test vehicles for the joint platooning project to DB Schenker at its headquarters in Munich on 13 February.
MAN board member of for research and development, Dr Frederik Zohm, explained: "We have already proved that platooning technology works in various ...
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Members of THE Alliance - Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express, and Yang Ming – have announced further details of the planned new schedules for April. Some details of the new service were announced in December. Two services from the Far East to Europe will call in Southampton (FE 2 and FE4), ...
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This year’s FTA Multimodal Awards on the first evening of the show on 1 May will be hosted by Welsh international rugby union referee, Nigel Owens MBE and will take place at the VOX, the deluxe venue overlooking the lake at the NEC.
FTA is meanwhile inviting votes for service provider. ...
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The port of Antwerp is to appoint a full-time representative in London, in order to keep in closer touch with the economic situation in the UK now that Brexit is looming.
With an annual freight volume of nearly 14 million tonnes (2017), commercial relations between the port and the UK are ...
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Developers of the Blue Atlantic industrial and logistics park at Setubal, 40km south of Lisbon in Portugal have unveiled plans for an 800metre quay capable of berthing two Panamax container ships.
The 96-hectare site is aimed at maritime, ports and logistics investors and, says project lead Fernando Fernandes, could offer one ...
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XPO Logistics has expanded its last mile services for heavy goods into Europe, following trials in the UK. The service will be available across both XPO’s existing shared user network and via a dedicated fleet. New markets will include Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain and France, with XPO expecting to manage ...
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has signed a $20 million agreement with the Port of Zeebrugge to develop 49 hectares at Bastenaken West, nearly doubling the footprint of its terminal.
“The agreement marks the next step in WWL’s long-term commitment to the Port of Zeebrugge, the largest RoRo port in the world, and ...
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The Palletways network is supporting Cirencester-based biomass firm White Horse Energy’s entry into the Italian market.
White Horse Energy has been supplying kiln-dried wood and pellets to the UK for nine years and is now entering the market in Italy the largest domestic pellet-burning nation in the world, using around 3 ...
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Time-critical logistics operator GBA Services’ new German devision has been approved as a carrier of secured air cargo/mail under the country’s newly-strengthened Aviation Act which takes effect in March. Germany now imposes stricter regulations than those set by the EU, requiring that shippers, freight forwarders and hauliers working on their ...
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Rotterdam port’s container tonnage rose 12.3% in 2017 while total cargo throughput rose 1.3%, with the port returning to the growth trend seen before 2016. The increase in containers was offset by a fall in dry bulk of 2.6% and in wet bulk of 4.1%. Break bulk (ro ro and ...
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