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Hutchison Ports’ Port of Felixstowe has awarded a contract to VolkerFitzpatrick for the design and construction of about 13 hectares of paved container yard directly behind Berth 9. The work will include the reclamation of 3.2 hectares of seabed behind the existing finger pier.
Completion of the new container yard, which will comprise ten container blocks and allow six-high stacking, is scheduled for early 2019. It will add 18,000teuof stacking capacity ...
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DHL Express has opened a warehouse and office complex at Budapest Airport as part of a € EUR160 million development programme at the Hungarian gateway.
It is the largest air cargo development at Budapest Airport to date, with a total land area development of just over 60,000 square meters.
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FedEx has committed $1 million in cash and transportation support to deliver critical medical aid and supplies in the wake of Hurricane Irma- in addition to the $1 million pledged after Hurricane Harvey. FedEx is helping the American Red Cross, Direct Relief, International Medical Corps, Heart to Heart International, Salvation ...
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DB Cargo UK’s Dr Amy Pressland is leading a double life. As well as being International HR Projects Manager – though currently seconded to group partner Euro Cargo Rail in Paris she will be joining Team GB in the Age Group World Triathlon Championships in Rotterdam this month.
She qualified for ...
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Forwarder Geodis is moving 400 heavy loads for Siemens from three different continents to Bolivia for a power station contract. It involves transits through the Panama Canal and over the Andes mountains in extreme weather conditions and at altitudes of up to 4,680 meters.
The first two turbines, from Sweden, were ...
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Dunkerque Multibulk Terminal is to set up a factory to produce construction materials at the port. It will consume 300,000 tonnes a year of raw materials from the Iberian Peninsula and neighbouring countries, imported on ships of 15,000 to 30,000 tonnes.
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BIFA has appointed Graeme Wilkinson to its training team. He joins from Pantos Logistics and prior to this, he worked for CH Robinson, MIQ Logistics and Emery Worldwide.
BIFA training development manager, Carl Hobbis, said: “With Brexit and the development of a relevant freight forwarding apprenticeship in the pipeline, we expect ...
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The Container Owners Association (COA) and the Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS), supported by insurer, TT Club have published a guide on the use of refrigerated containers to carry commodities not requiring temperature control. It includes advice on the risks involved and correct packing to protect both container and cargo.
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ABP’s Port of Ipswich is investing £170,000 in a fleet of new Linde forklift trucks Equipped with hydraulic fork positioners to aid their operators and make the process of transporting materials more efficient, they also have the latest fuel efficient engines.
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Irish Ferries officials attended the keel laying ceremony for a new €144million, 55,000tonnes cruise ferry being built in Flensberg, Germany on 11 September.
Led by Irish Ferries managing director, Andrew Sheen (centre right), the group included David Ledwidge (left), chief financial officer, Irish Continental Group and Captain Brian McKenna (right). With ...
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