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A parliamentary working group on the future of threatened Manston airport had been set up and is due to have its first meeting on Monday. It comprises the two members of parliament and a representatives from the Unite trade union and the local authority.
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The Port of London Authority (PLA) has appointed three new non-executive directors – P&O Ferries chief executive, Helen Deeble, WS Atkins group human resources director, Alun Griffiths and chairman of the American Shipping Company ASA and Store Norske Kulkompani, Annette Malm Justad.
William Everard will step down on 31 May and ...
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On 21 April DP World welcomed MSC’s 2,378teu Xutra Bhum as the first vessel to navigate the new channel on the Soai Rap River to its Saigon Premier Container Terminal in Hoi Chí Minh City, Vietnam. With a draft of 9.5 metres, the channel doubles the size of vessels that ...
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Swedish-owned forwarder Greencarrier is to merge its two freight forwarding and logistics activities in Norway into a single, has decided to merge them as one entity. The legal name of the merged organisation is Greencarrier Shipping & Logistics AS with Kåre Thuesen as managing director.
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More money is available under the Low Carbon Freight Dividend for small and medium sized firms in the East of England seeking to shift containers from road to rail or water. Companies can now claim up to £20,025 each in financial support.
The Low Carbon Freight Dividend project was launched by ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo moved 11 giant Easter eggs free of charge to New York for the annual Fabergé-sponsored Big Egg Hunt, to raise money for disadvantaged children and endangered wildlife. The eggs, up to 110cm high, were hidden around New York City and Saatchi & Saatchi NY developed a smartphone ...
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McDermott International has taken an option on a site to operate a pipe spool base at PD Ports' Port of Hartlepool. The site at Hartlepool, of approximately 30 acres, will allow McDermott to assemble long pipe stalks that will be spooled to pipe-laying vessels for offshore oil and gas work. ...
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Intermodal brokerage and tracking service specialist FreightArranger is once again attending Multimodal. Having successfully completed software trials, FreightArranger's online intermodal brokerage platform will be available on the stand for visitors to try out. In addition, the company will be unveiling some innovative UK rail routes, and updates to its rail ...
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Freightliner says it will launch new daily services from London Gateway following the recent announcements by Hapag Lloyd and Hamburg Sudto start regular calls calls at the new port from May 2014. Services will run to Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow.
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Fusion Assets is seeking a joint venture partner to develop a speculative industrial scheme at Condor Park, Eurocentral. It follows the completion of work by property development and regeneration company of North Lanarkshire Council, to create a development-ready site. Detailed planning approval has been obtained for 38,000 sq ft of ...
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