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Port of Dover chief executive Tim Waggott has called for the UK to become a member of the Common Transit Convention to ensure that freight continues to move through the UK’s ferry ports after Brexit. In a letter to the Exiting the European Union Committee – hosted by the port in October – he also called for mutual recognition of animal and animal origin products in order the keep red ...
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PD Ports has gained new business for its ship’s agency business in the Humber. It will be handling car-carrying vessels on the “K” Line European Sea Highway Services (KESS) routes from Emden and Cuxhaven to Immingham and Grimsby. The ship’s agency business operates 24 hours on the Thames, Humber and ...
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CMA CGM is to upgrade its PAD service between Northern Europe, US East Coast, Central America, the Pacific Islands, Australia and New Zealand to weekly. The 91-day rotation includes London Gateway, New York, Savannah, Miami, Cartagena, Papeete, Noumea, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Nelson, Napier, Tauranga and Manzanillo. It is operated by ...
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The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has joined the Women in Transport EU Platform for Change which aims to strengthen female employment and to ensure equal opportunities for men and women in the transport sector. Despite the driver shortage, women comprise only 22% of those employed by the transport industry, it ...
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All EU member states, not just the UK, face a “massive challenge” from Brexit, Freight Transport Association deputy chief executive James Hookham told the European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism on 22 November.
All member states ran the risk of long delays and disruption at ferry ports, he said.
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Former Rhenus Logistics general manager in the North West, Tim Doggett, has joined Clugston Distribution as distribution director. He brings over 25 years in the logistics industry across road, air, sea and warehousing with senior roles at UPS, RH Stevens and H&S Handel und Transport.
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South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has given the green light to Maersk Line’s acquisition of Hamburg Sud – but only on condition that the German-owned container carrier pulls out of vessel sharing agreements on trades between Asia and South America. Maersk said it was willing to do so and anticipated ...
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British Ports Chief Executive Richard Ballantyne has called for a new freight strategy alongside the Government’s Industrial Strategy announced in late November.
He called for a long overdue freight strategy to aid industrial growth and also suggested that ports should be prioritised in the White Paper, with greater focus on transport ...
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Etihad Airways has appointed Justin Carr as its new vice president cargo. He joined the carrier in the summer from DHL where he was head of MNC business development for the Middle East and Africa region. Seven-year Etihad veteran Andre Blech has meanwhile been appointed as the new head of ...
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APM Terminals Inland Services Africa has drawn up a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with The Government of Ghana and the non-profit organization Amend to improve safety on roads to and from its new port and logistics hub in Tema. At the signing ceremony in Denmark on 23 November, APM Terminals ...
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