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Members of THE Alliance – Hapag-Lloyd, K Line, Mitsui OSK, NYK and Yang Ming – have outlined their plans for their 240-strong fleet when the new grouping goes into operation in April 2017.
However, while all the new groupings five Asia/Europe services and five of the six transatlantic routes will call in the UK, the actual port is not yet specified. While some specific ports in Europe and Asia are named, ...
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UPS is to acquire life science logistics specialist, Marken, subject to regulatory approval for an undisclosed sum. Marken chief executive, Wes Wheeler, will continue to lead the business, which will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of UPS. The company has over 650 employees and 44 locations worldwide, including ten Good ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA has been forced to repeat the call it made earlier this year for an end to shipping line surcharges.
Director general Robert Keen said that extra charges imposed by lines were mushrooming, with equipment imbalance surcharges from 1 November on the eastbound Europe/Asia trades, another ...
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Groupage operator Europa Road has relocated its Glasgow area office to Maxim Office Park, Eurocentral. The new location has space for expected additions to its six-strong team during 2017.
Branch manager, Stewart Lawson, said: “The team has worked extremely hard to increase revenues which has resulted in us having a solid ...
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ABP chief executive James Cooper has triggered a local storm after he suggested that the controversial Dibden Bay container port expansion plan could be revitalised.
The scheme to develop the opposite side of Southampton Water to the existing port for commercial use was thrown out by the government 12 years ago ...
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United Airlines is to halt its Belfast-New York services from 9 Janaury after a subsidy plan was scuppered by the European Union.
The Northern Ireland Executive had put in place a grant aid plan for the loss-making route, which is Northern Ireland’s only direct link with the US, in contrast with ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has published the list of finalists for next January’s Freight Service Awards.
BIFA director general, Robert Keen, commented: “We were pleased by the response once again this year. The awards encourage entries from small, medium and large companies, with the
goal of identifying the highest standards ...
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The new Liverpool2 container terminal will be officially opened today (Friday 4 November) by the Secretary of State for International Trade, Dr Liam Fox MP.
The £400 million investment by Peel Ports, one of the UK’s biggest port operators, will provide a state-of-the-art ocean gateway for a catchment area of over ...
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Members of the new Ocean Alliance - COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen and OOCL – have set out their service plans when the new grouping starts operations in April next year.
They will be branded as the ‘Day One’ network, deploying around 350 ships with capacity of 3.5 million teu and include ...
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Container line APL has confirmed that OCEAN Alliance from April 2017, as part of its new parent company, CMA CGM Group. While it will be joining a grouping comprising 350 ships on seven major, APL says it will differentiate itself “through compelling propositions and customised supply chain solutions” including “proven ...
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