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Peel Ports’ short-sea shipping arm BG Freight Line is to introduce four ‘Irelandmax’ container vessels onto its Irish Sea routes in 2018. The 13,250-tonne, 153m long ships, with a nominal capacity of 1004teu will be able to carry 488 45ft boxes in all positions. Odd-sized containers can also be stowed securely due to a new proprietary cargo stowage system. They will also have 253 reefer plugs.
They are being built by ...
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Stena Line’s Route Manager Paul Grant (centre) hosted a visit by Northern Ireland infrastructure minister Chris Hazzard (left) and finance minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir at the Belfast terminal on 22 August. The Ministers had the opportunity to see the significant investment by Stena Line in its operations in Northern Ireland ...
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Aramex has signed a partnership with Dubai-based NewBridge Pharmaceuticals to provide logistics services in the Middle East, Africa, Canada and the UK. The logistics company is managing the logistics of patient samples from clinics for advanced clinical testing along with temperature controlled storage and transportation of medication from distribution hubs ...
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As music fans will know, The Who have a rather big anniversary this year – their 50th. What is less well known is that IAG Cargo – owner of the British Airways World Cargo, Iberia Cargo and others –have been providing the group’s logistics for more than half of those.
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More than a quarter of incidents on ships are caused by mis-declared cargo, says UK P&I Club risk assessor David Nichol.
He reports that data captured by the container-shipping lines’ Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS) in 2013/14 indicates that 27% of incidents for which the cause was detected were attributable to ...
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Sri Lankan Shippers’ Council chairman Sean Van Dort has joined the board of the Global Shippers’ Forum. He is also head of commercial and logistics at clothing and textile conglomerate MAS Holdings, which has 48 manufacturing facilities across 15 countries.
The Sri Lankan Shippers’ Council became a member of GSF in ...
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Look again – this isn’t a photo of an offshore support vessel but a painting by a member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists.
The society is holding its annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London - www.mallgalleries.org.uk - on 28 September to 8 October (10am to 5pm but ...
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On-line retail giant Amazon is to open what is believed to be the UK’s largest ever warehouse at the Forth Ports-Roxhill Developments-owned London Distribution Park (LDP) at the port of Tilbury.
As well as its sheer size, the facility will be one of the most highly automated in the country. The ...
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Virgin Atlantic says its 12 new Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, announced at last month’s Farnborough Airshow, will increase lower deck cargo capacity by between 10% and 22% when they enter service from 2019. The new planes will also be 30% more fuel and carbon efficient than the Boeing 747-400s and Airbus ...
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DFDS saw a 63% increase in freight volumes on its Dover-Dunkirk and Dover-Calais routes in the second quarter of 2016, carrying more than 110,000 vehicles for the first time. It follows introduction of two new ships on the Dover-Calais service, the Cotes des Dunes and Cote de Flandres. DFDS now ...
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