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PD Ports welcomed the first Freightliner train to Teesport’s new intermodal rail terminal on Saturday 15 November. The rail operator will offer new intermodal connectionsto Felixstowe and Southampton and further new routes to Scotland, the Midlands and the North West are expected in line with market demand.
The establishment of the new rail terminal, built by Owen Pugh Construction, is the latest major phase in PD Ports’ wider on-going investment at ...
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Deutsche Bahn's logistics subsidiary, Schenker, is to seek $2.5 billion from air cargo carriers found guilty by the US Department of Justice, the European Commission and other international authorities for operating a global price-fixing cartel. The damages comprise $370 million in the U.S. and $2.19 billion in Germany including interest ...
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Nominations are now open for the FTA Everywoman Transport & Logistics Awards. Seeking out the industry’s role models and rising stars the FTA everywoman Transport & Logistics Awards are designed to celebrate the successes of the most inspirational women in transport and logistics; to provide role models for the further ...
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FPS Logistics Thailand (FPST) – the Thai member of the FPS global forwarding and consolidation network, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leo Global Logistics – has launched a logistics operation in neighbouring Myanmar. FPST/Leo has signed a partnership with Myanmar’s EFR Group of companies - one of the country’s largest ...
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Peel Ports Group is once again supporting the Apprentice Ship Cup Challenge which gives youngsters a once in a lifetime opportunity to learn new skills while racing Tall Ships across the Irish Sea. Next year, Peel Ports, which put two teams of apprentices into the inaugural event, is to become ...
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Better links to the Port of Liverpool and congestion-busting measures on the A27near Southampton were among a £15billion package of road improvements announced by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin on 1 December.
There will also be upgrades to eliminate the last sections of single-carriageway on the A1 as far as the Scottish ...
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Cargolux is to add a second weekly flight from its Luxembourg hub to Ho Chi Minh City and a fourth frequency to Hanoi. The new flight is scheduled to start on 2 December and operates every Tuesday, leaving Luxembourg at 05.05 with arrival in Ho Chi Minh City at 19.20 ...
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Just over half of respondents questioned for the November Stifel Logistics Confidence Index – published by consultants Transport Intelligence - said they expected an airfreight peak for fourth quarter of this year. Some 36% indicated no peak for airfreight and 12% were unsure.
Of those that expecting a peak season for ...
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Dunkerque wants to reconquer its natural hinterland in the container sector, the northern French port said in its strategic plan published on 26 November. At the same time, it will develop secure and temperature-controlled logistics, optimise consolidated transport and put in place the tools for successful development of container traffic. ...
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Grangemouth, Scotland's biggest box port, handled a record breaking 4,200 containers in late November, surpassing its previous record by over 200. The busy pre-Christmas period was boosted by a strong potato seed season and an increase in the market for whisky and white spirit.
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