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With the latest round of Brexit negotiations getting underway in Brussels in late September, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) welcomed the call from Prime Minister Teresa May for a transition period.
It said it had been lobbying for such a period since Article 50 was triggered, to enable the preparation of the necessary systems and processes to ensure that post-Brexit trade can run smoothly.
FTA's head of European policy, Pauline Bastidon, said: ...
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The Global Shippers Forum (GSF), ICHCA International, TT Club and World Shipping Council (WSC) called for government backing for the International Maritome Organisation (IMO)’s code of practice for container packing at London International Shipping Week in September.
GSF secretary general, Chris Welsh, told a meeting held at the IMO: "Our coalition epitomises the depth ...
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The joint CMA-CGM and Marfret Panama Direct Line (PAD) service – also known as North Atlantic South Pacific – has started calls at London Gateway. It will be the only direct service between the UK and New Zealand when Seatrade joins the existing partners later this autumn, says port operator ...
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Turkish-owned Ekol Logistics has launched a block train connecting between Trieste, Italy and Zeebrugge, Belgium, with connections to and from the UK. It leaves Trieste twice a week and will offer connections on P&O Ferries to Tilbury, Hull and Teesport, with space for equipment including mega trailers, containers and swap ...
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A team of 58 cyclists from the transport and logistics industry have completed a 240-mile London to Paris ride to raise vital funds for international development organisation Transaid.
They faced hilly terrain and the long plains of northern France, to cross the finish line at the Eiffel Tower on 24 September.
The ...
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The British International Freight Association has extended the deadline for entry to its annual Freight Service Awards to 2 October.
Director general Robert Keen, said: "We brought the deadline forward this year, but September has been an extremely busy post-holiday period for many of our members, which has limited the time ...
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Leicester-based freight firm CML has completed its first ever rail freight delivery from China.
The heavy weight, high value production parts were for a client that was faced with a production line stop, had the goods not arrived within 28 days. In the event, the 4,957-mile journey from Shenyang in China ...
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Volga-Dnepr Airlines' 1L76 and An124 freighters have joined the Hurricane Irma relief effort in the Caribbean.
The airline has now operated three flights carrying nearly 175 tonnes of relief goods and equipment, including an IL-76 charter by DSV Air &Sea on 18 September for the Danish Red Cross from Billund to ...
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Sensitive readers are urged to look away now, but three members of Europa Worldwide Group’s Glasgow team donned kilts and walking boots to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.
Glasgow branch manager Stewart Lawson (we assume he is the one in the tartan skirt) and his two colleagues Nicola McPake and ...
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Princess Anne will officially open Palletforce’s new £50m SuperHub on Thursday 5 October, exactly eight years after cutting the ribbon on the original distribution hub at the company’s Burton upon Trent site. The 620,000 sq ft custom-built facility is the largest of its type in Europe and is capable of ...
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