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Policies that try to force freight off roads onto other modes of transport will not work, warns the International Road Transport Union (IRU) in its response to the European Commission’s ‘Clean Mobility’ package. Marc Billiet, who leads IRU’s activities on goods transport in the EU, said it should instead concentrate on improving efficiency and capacity of the multimodal freight transport and logistics network, adding: “We haven’t seen any significant modal ...
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DHL is making “an eight-figure investment” in a freight hub at Hanover Airport Business Park to cater for the less-than-truckload and full load truck markets. The new site, building of which is expected to start in early 2018, will have over 80 loading bays and a capacity of 600,000 tonnes ...
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Container haulage company James Kemball has opened a new loaded container storage depot at the port of Felixstowe with initial capacity of over 1,600 boxes.
The five-acre site at Clickett Hill Road will operate from 06.00 Monday – 05.00 Saturday and extend to Saturday mornings in the New Year.
Four new members ...
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The BBC is reporting that a leaked account of a meeting of EU diplomats this week suggests that Northern Ireland may have to abide by the EU's customs union and single market rules if it is to avoid introduction of border checks after Brexit.
BBC correspondent Adam Fleming says that the ...
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When the 1950s-vintage illuminated cross on the tower of Christ Church in the Southampton district of Freemantle finally gave up the ghost, the vicar probably didn’t give much thought to its effect on shipping.
However, while today’s generation of ultra large container ships use all manner of hi-tech electronic positioning equipment ...
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Freight Transport Association Ireland is hosting a conference in Dublin on 20 November(08.30-13.40) to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing Irish business post-Brexit.
Key figures attending include: Deirdre Clune MEP;Ray O’Leary – Assistant Secretary, Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport; Declan Allen and Dr Amr Mahfouz – Dublin Institute of Technology; ...
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Thermal protective cover supplier TP3 Global is offering a new SilverQuilt product. The company says it achieves superior temperature protection for valuable, sensitive cargo, such as controlled room temperature pharmaceuticals, due to its multi-layered materials, and is able to protect freight within predefined temperature limits for extended periods during breaks ...
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The French aim of Turkish-owned logistics specialist Ekol has opened new branches in Paris and Lyon.
The Paris facility will concentrate mainly on national and international distribution and comprises a 1,600sq m warehouse, truck parking for 20 vehicles and a maintenance garage. It will also manage Ekol’s rail connection between Paris ...
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FedEx has signed a deal to buy 30 ATR 72-600F for its feeder operations, with options for a further 20 planes. Delivery of the first aircraft is expected in 2020, with subsequent deliveries of about six aircraft per year over a five-year period. They feature a forward large cargo door ...
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GB Railfreight (GBRf) has started its first intermodal service from Solent Stevedores terminal at ABP Port of Southampton to ABP’s Hams Hall Rail Freight Terminal near Birmingham. The first 34-wagon service departed at 02:39am on 1 November on behalf of logistics firm Wincanton and will run daily (Tuesday to Saturday). GBRf ...
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