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No, B&Q aren’t offering a supersized circular woodsaw - Hansa Heavy Lift moved a 513-tonne shiploader from Antwerp, Belgium to Namibe, Angola. It was transported aboard HHL Valparaiso alongside other equipment including a reclaimer, an elevator, and a tripper car, as well as other accessories, with all cargo being discharged at the Port of Namibe.
The next printed issue of FBJ (FBJ 2 2018 will include a Heavylift report including an ...
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The UK Major Ports Group called for an integrated freight strategy in its response to the Government's consultation on the next phase of England's road strategy. It said that the UK must develop a cohesive strategy across transport modes for the key freight transport corridors.
UKMPG chief executive Tim Morris, said: ...
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P&O Ferrymasters has set up a ‘Meet & Greet’ reception facility for new lorry drivers at British Steel’s Scunthorpe site.
Since its launch in November more than 900 drivers have been inducted and more than 1,300 trailers checked, greatly improving the flow of drivers onto the site and reducing the number ...
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China’s Hainan Airlines has applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to fly between Changsha and London three times a week from March 2018, Beijing – Edinburgh–Dublin twice weekly from June and Guangzhou–Manchester three times a week from December, reports the Routesonline website. It follows the signing of ...
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Thomas Grunau has taken over as chief executive of DHL’s Saloodo! digital freight platform, succeeding Amadou Diallo, who takes on a new role as chief executive of DHL Global Forwarding Middle East, Africa. Grunau held various management positions at Kühne + Nagel Group, most recently as senior vice president project ...
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UPS has expanded its International Special Commodities program to 51 further countries, bringing the total to over 100. It moves biological substances, dangerous goods in excepted quantities and shipments using dry ice for biopharmaceutical manufacturers, diagnostics companies, laboratories, distributors and care providers.
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Ceva Logistics has relocated its Iberia cluster's head office to a new site in the Coslada área of Madrid, south of the city's Barajas Airport. The three storey building hosts all back office employees and special teams departments and the facilities include a 2,600sq m warehouse that will be used ...
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Infrastructure investment in ports and coastal cities would help to mitigate Brexit’s impact on the economy, says the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) in its response to a National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) consultation.
It argues that border activities in ports are likely to be on a greater scale after Brexit and ...
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Turkey is now using digital consignment notes, following its accession to the e-CMR protocol.
It follows last year’s pilot of digital TIR operations between Turkey and Iran which, says the International Road Transport Union (IRU) marks a significant step forward for the wider global adoption of digital transport and logistics systems ...
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Emirates SkyCargo has started scheduled freighter services from Dubai World Central to Maastricht, its second freighter destination in the Netherlands after Amsterdam. It will initially operate two freighter flights a week on Tuesdays and but from the end of March will increase to seven weekly flights.
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