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Davies Turner has appointed Alan Williams, previously director at Dartford, as national sales and marketing director, responsible for developing the Group's logistics, overland and ocean freight operations. His replacement as director at Dartford is Edward Stephenson, a graduate of the company's apprenticeship scheme, he was previously one of the company's business systems analysts and has also worked at Davies Turner Air Cargo. Following the retirement of Mike Dean at Davies ...
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Somewhere out there in the gloom are Peter Ward, senior asset manager at Port of Tilbury, London and Derek McGlashan, Forth Ports’ group safety, health and environment manager in Grangemouth. They managed to climb five of the six highest mountains in the UK in one day at the Cairngorm mountain ...
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CMA CGM has taken delivery of the first Guyanamax 3 series vessel for its service from North Europe to North Brazil and the Caribbean. The 2,100teu CMA CGM Cayenne has can carry 530 reefer containers and will sail under the UK flag. The service calls at Tilbury and Philipsburg (St ...
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The Freight Transport Association of Ireland has written to foreign affairs and trade minister Charles Flanagan urging him to ensure action is taken so that Irish citizens can use Calais and other French ports without delays or threats to their personal safety.
Striking ferry workers have caused closures and delays at ...
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Specialist aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide has extended its aircraft on ground (AOG) service to cover its entire global operation. Based at London’s Heathrow airport the new B&H 24/7 Critical Logistics Centre is a permanently staffed single point of contact for all customers needing critical assistance – wherever they are ...
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TIACA's new website includes an industry scorecard to help with the drive towards e-freight, highlighting some of the key benefits and challenges for various e-commerce initiatives. Hosted in the knowledge zone, it identifies the key benefits and challenges for each sector of various e-commerce initiatives. Senior director of government affairs, ...
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Associated British Ports (ABP)'s port of Lowestoft has reopened after a £4.5 million reconstruction of Town Quay. Town Quay was officially re-opened by Lieutenant Commander Gavin Dawe, Commanding Officer of the Royal Australian Navy tall ship Young Endeavour, which was returning to the port where she was built for the ...
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Freight distribution network Palletforce has appointed Renate Ziegler as its European development manager.
She was previously international sales manager for a pallet network in Germany and has over 15 years' experience of sales and business development in the UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg.
In her new role she will ...
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FedEx Express is to buy 50 767-300F aircraft from Boeing and has taken options for a further 50 aircraft. The first 50 will be delivered from 2018 to 2023.
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Trade-only airfreight and express wholesaler AMI has launched a new ex-works service provides door to airport transportation from any non-restricted origin point in the world, to any airport in India. It is responding to what AMI sees as a growing trend for ex-works purchasing in India; the new service enables ...
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