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Maersk's short-sea subsidiary Seago Line is to introduce an eight-day, two vessel service between the Port of Tyne and St. Petersburg, Russia. The Seago Wybelsum and Seago Calisto will call alternatively every Saturday at Tyne, boosting Tyne's container exports by about 50%.
The new service will supplement the port's existing routes operated by Unifeeder and BG Freight, to Felixstowe, Grangemouth and Rotterdam.
Port of Tyne's commercial director, logistics, John Tye, said: “It ...
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Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is to join the UK Pallet-Track network this September, giving the pallet network access to the forwarder's 56-country European network. At the same time, the German forwarder and groupage operator will gain a more comprehensive UK network.
Pallet-Track founder and managing director, Nigel Parkes, said he long had ...
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Schenker Limited, the UK arm of the global logistics services provider DB Schenker, is offering 15 new places for young people on its UK National Apprenticeship Programme, now in its fifth year.
The new group will be based in a variety of locations including Heathrow, Basildon, Felixstowe, Nuneaton and Bournemouth. As ...
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Cargolux has delayed the start of scheduled services to Zhengzhou, China, from 24 April to 29 May while it sorts out red tape. It says there were unforeseen changes in the manner in which information has to be submitted to and approved by the Chinese aviation authorities. Cargo that has ...
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Typhoo's Razi Khan will give a demonstration on how to make your own ice tea on Peel Ports' stand at Multimodal, on Tuesday 2-4pm, commemorating the importance of the nation's most popular beverage to the port of Liverpool.
Volumes of tea handled by Liverpool have grown exponentially since Typhoo decided ship ...
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Cargo tonnage through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol grew 7.3% in the first quarter of 2014 compared with the same period of 2013, to 392,990 tonnes. The first quarter of 2014 was also the second best in over three years, beaten only by the final (peak) quarter of 2013. Schiphol Cargo senior ...
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The Freight Transport Association's Rail Freight Council has elected John Carpenter, national rail manager of Lafarge Tarmac as its new chairman, taking over from Ken Russell. Carpenter will take over the post from at the April council meeting, and will play a key-part in taking forward the work of FTA’s ...
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Europa Worldwide Logistics is now running a new daily (five times a week) service between the UK and Frankfurt. The UK forwarder is working with its existing partner, Frankfurt-based INSA Transport, which maintains regular services to all European business centres and daily connections to Italy and Switzerland.
The new Frankfurt route ...
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The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) is to launch its airfreight educational workshop series this summer in the Netherlands. The three-day Air Cargo Professional Development Program is tailored for the air freight logistics industry to develop management and decision-making skills, including financial analysis and marketing, along with team-building leadership expertise. ...
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The Container Owners Association has launched an online Global Container Depot directory. Its object is to make it easy for shipping lines and container asset owners to locate a container depot anywhere in the world, along with repair and storage depots. www.containerownersassociation.org
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