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A senior official from the International Road Transport Union (IRU) has called for a uniform legal framework for freight forwarders in the EU, including EU-wide regulations on access to the profession and shared liability with road hauliers.
Speaking at a United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) workshop on 12 June, head of EU goods transport, Marc Billiet, said that the IRU was concerned about the large variety of national rules, ...
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DBSchenker is moving a huge amount of technology and team equipment to Brazil for the World Cup on June 12 – around 230 ocean containers and 270 tonnes of air freight. Moreover, nearly halfof the national teams are using the forwarder to transport their equipment to their camp – anything ...
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Toll Group is building a AUS$150 million (£84m) freight sorting facility at Melbourne Airport, the largest of its kind in Australia. Work has started on the 71,000sq m facility which will help increase the capabilities of Toll’s dedicated online parcel delivery service, Toll Consumer Delivery and triple our current parcel ...
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Delta Air Lines is restructuring its cargo organisation to align it more closely to the passenger business. Cargo sales will become part of the global sales team, and cargo operations will be aligned with airport customer service. The move follows senior vice president and chief cargo officer, Tony Charaf's decision ...
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Europa Worldwide Logistics has become one of the first tenants in the Rushcliffe Technology and Enterprise Centre in Nottingham, overlooking Trent Bridge Cricket ground, Nottingham Forest Football Club as well as Trent Bridge, the gateway to Nottingham and the city beyond.
The new office will cover collection and distribution requirements across ...
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FedEx TechConnect has opened a new package laboratory. The 30,000sq ft facility in Memphis will provide customers with free package testing and design services. The carrier handles about 10 million packages per day and commerce on this scale requires a scientific focus on proper packaging. The new laboratory uses the ...
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Kerry Logistics has signed a contract with Carhartt Work In Progress to help streamline the streetwear brand's Asia distribution network. Kerry Logistics will receive Carhartt Work In Progress garments from the brand's Asian manufacturers at its warehouse facilities in Hong Kong, and will distribute products around the Asia-Pacific region.
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The Port of Tyne says it has handled record cargo volumes and turnover for the fifth successive year in 2013. Cargo volumes increased by 25% to 8.1m tonnes, and turnover rose 16% to £73 million compared to 2012. Port of Tyne chief executive officer, Andrew Moffat, said that with 640,000 ...
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Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK has signed a new partnership with Cretschmar Cargo in Germany to improve its service to the Central Rhine-Ruhr area of the country. Hellmann can now service the region centrally with services to Dusseldorf. Hellmann UK’s commercial director, Matthew Marriott, said: “Cretschmar Cargo is perfectly located for ...
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Peel Ports revealed that Taiwanese-owned Evergreen is to begin a new service into Liverpool from the beginning of July, during a Prime Ministerial visit on 11 June. David Cameron also announced a £150m partnership between Peel Ports and Culina Logistics to create the first canal-linked logistics park in the UK, ...
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