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DP World London Gateway has appointed Dean Hawkridge as head of commercial role at its Logistics Park. He was most recently group director of product supply for builders’ merchant Travis Perkins and prior to that head of international supply chain at DIY retailer B&Q and has also worked in similar roles for Woolworths, Poundstretcher and Burton, in a career spanning almost 30 years.
Work is proceeding on the UPS parcel sorting ...
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BIFA says its is backing a call by the Global Sjhippers' forum to end seafreightsurcharges. “Forwarders do not like shipping line surcharges and we have been challenging their legitimacy on behalf of our members – and their customers – for many years,” explained director general, Robert Keen.
Forwarders do all they ...
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The Freight Transport Association says it is backing a Home Affairs Select Committee report calling on the Government to maintain juxtaposed border controls at Calais to protect the UK against terrorism and criminal gangs.
The Migration Crisis report - the result of a year-long enquiry by the committee - covers humanitarian and security issues including the ‘Jungle’ camp in Calais and the Le Touquet agreement ...
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A truck driver was threatened with a chainsaw during a night of violence in Calais, reports the Freight Transport Association (FTA). It warns that the problems could escalate as numbers in the Jungle Camp swell to more than 7,000 and migrants become more desperate to reach the UK following the ...
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Qatar Airways has increased its 15.7% stake in International Airlines Group (IAG) to 20%. The Middle East carrier says its interest in IAG – owner of British Airways and Iberia - is purely financial and that it does not intend to increase its shareholding further unless there are material changes ...
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Officials from China’sGuangxi Zhuang province visited the Port of Tyne on 29 July as part of a three week visit to Newcastle. The delegates, who included 21 executive directors and business leaders also went to Newcastle University and a number of regional manufacturing businesses to explore strategies to connect land ...
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Logistics and forwarding provider Delamode has started new groupage lines for Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran.
The new services will be consolidated in Delamode’s warehouse in Sofia. Shipments from Delamode’s European network will be transhipped to Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran. There will be weekly European export services to Bulgaria and ...
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FIATA has updated its programme for this year’s Congress in Dublin, Ireland on 3-8 October.
Keynote speakers on the opening day of the conference on 5 October include AirBridgeCargo Airlines executive president, Denis Ilin, and secretary general of the International Road Transport Union, Umberto de Pretto, who will address Congress on ...
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The Global Shipper Forum (GSF) announced a plan to put a stop to shipping surcharges at its annual meeting in Colombo, in late July. It described them as “a source of intense frustration to their customers around the world.
GSF secretary general, Chris Welsh, said: “GSF is looking to end the ...
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Current thinking on solving the truck driver shortage is not sufficiently targeted or wide-reaching enough, says a new report by the House of Commons Transport Committee. Nor will it be able to deal with future growth or cope with the ageing profile of drivers likely to retire in the next ...
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