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Chinese government efforts to temporarily clean up Shanghai's notorious air pollution could disrupt supply chains, warns MIQ Logistics. The forwarder says that its Shanghai office is receiving increasing anecdotal evidence that factories in Shanghai and Hangzhou are being instructed by officials to prepare for slowdowns, partial and total shutdowns ahead of the G-20 summit which takes place in September in Hangzhou, close to the city. A clean air campaign, could ...
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The Port of Dunkirk's new Channel Terminal is now operational. It was inaugurated on 17 March 2016, by DFDS executive vice-president, Peder Gellert Pedersen senior vice-president, Carsten Jensen (pictured, standing) and port officials.
The new facilities include four freight check-in booths at the terminal entrance. Signage from the motorway has been ...
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DB Cargo UK (formerly DB Schenker Rail UK) is celebrating its ninth year delivering Merino Wool from Southampton to Bradford, a city famous for its wool industry.
The wool originates in the Falkland Islands and arrives at Southampton by ship, where it is then delivered by DB Cargo UK’s intermodal container ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has urged the Unite union and Forth Ports, the owner of Grangemouth port in Scotland to meet and quickly resolve their industrial dispute.
The current action has halted all shipside activity at the port's container terminal since Tuesday of this week. BIFA says the strike ...
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Logistics specialist GAC has appointed John Paul as its group freight purchasing manager, responsible for both sea and air business. He is also charged with formulating a core carrier policy for dedicated trade lanes. He brings more than two decades of experience in international shipping, liner and freight operations to ...
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One of the people who made the Channel Tunnel a reality, André Bénard has died. Chairman of Eurotunnel during the construction phase alongside his UK counterpart, Sir Alastair Morton, he is described as one of the most important architects of the project, running the business from the signing of the ...
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The International Road Transport Union has condemned a truck ban imposed by the Tirol region of Austria which it says is a “totally unacceptable restriction on the free movement of goods.” The ban will affect trucks over 7.5 tonnes on a section of the A12 motorway in the Inn valley ...
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The Amsterdam Airport Schiphol logistics community has launched an IATA CEIV Pharma-certified, closed chain programme, announced during the IATA World Cargo Symposium in Berlin. The initiative is the brain-child of Schiphol’s Pharma Task Force, launched in July 2015 by Air Cargo Netherlands, the Dutch Air Cargo Industry Association, and supported ...
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Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has resumed its regular European Container Line (ECL) service between Northern Europe and ports in the Persian Gulf following its closure in mid-2010 on account of sanctions. The new service will be operated by 2,500teu vessels calling at Hamburg and Antwerp, Genoa, Istanbul, ...
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West Africa specialist container line NileDutch, has bought the Safmarine MPV multi-purpose vessel business owned by Maersk Line. The business was acquired as part of Maersk's purchase of the Safmarine container shipping business.
The operations of Safmarine MPVs Europe to West Africa services will continue as NileDutch MPV
Managing director ...
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