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The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has described the closure of secure overnight truck parking areas between Brussels and the Channel coast in a bid to tackle the migrants crisis as counterproductive. It says that the move threatens the safety of drivers, removes essential facilities, and could impact negatively on local neighbourhoods, potentially exacerbating rather than addressing the problem.
Irt argues that the real issue are lack of police capability and ...
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Maersk Line has announced a slot purchase agreement for Hamburg Süd’s volumes on the East–West trades, allowing traffic to be shipped on vessels in the joint Maersk-MSC 2M network. It agreement follows commercial negotiations in anticipation of the termination of Hamburg Süd’s current slot purchase arrangements on the East–West trades. ...
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Manchester’s revived Trafford Park Docks handled its first large vessel on 30 January after being closed for ten years when the 2,300 tonne RMS Duisburg delivered two large silos from Germany via Rotterdam, bound for a Manchester factory.
Esprit Warehousing & Docks, owned by Graham Dixon, has invested nearly £250,000 in ...
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Kerry Logistics Network is to handle UK-based multi-channel fast fashion retailer Missguided’s international air and ocean needs for along with value-added services and logistics support in Greater China and Asia. Missguided will use Kerry Logistics’ Virtual Buying Office to provide visibility from Purchase Order (PO) creation through to final delivery.
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Property developer Roxhill says it has started work on the first phase of East Midlands Gateway rail freight interchange near Castle Donington. W ork on the opening phase is expected to be completed by October but the entire government-backed scheme is being built across six phases with all work due ...
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Trade in the Port of London in 2016 reached the highest this decade, rising 10% to top 50 million tonnes for the first time since 2008. Containers, oil and building materials all rose markedly, said the Port of London Authority, pointing out that prior to 2016, port throughput had been ...
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The VIIA Britanica rail motorway service resumed this week, starting with one daily return service.
Rail freight protection security measures in Calais have been increased. The implementation of these measures was carried out in collaboration with the Port of Boulogne-Calais and SNCF Réseau, and with consultation from the State.
The line operating ...
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Airship developer HAV says that it hopes that its Airlander 10 airship - damaged after nosediving on landing during its second test flight in August last year – will fly again during 2017, the BBC reports. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-38853721) HAV hopes to develop the Airlander – the world’s longest aircraft, originally conceived ...
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German shipping line Hamburg Süd is offering a new weekly service between South America West Coast, Central America, the Caribbean, and North Europe, including improved lead time from South America into London Gateway. South American ports served include Valparaiso, Puerto Angarnos, Callao, Buenaventura, Panama, Cartagena and Caucedo and extensive connections ...
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A White Paper setting out the government's goals for its Brexit negotiations with the EU, has confirmed Prime Minister Theresa May’s January statement that UK will withdraw from the single market and seek a new customs arrangement and a free trade agreement with the EU.
Yesterday, the secretary of state for ...
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