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Nordic-based forwarder Greencarrier Freight has opened an office in Minsk, Belarus. The Belarus operation will initially run as a subsidiary of the Lithuanian office which is headed by managing director Marijus Zilinskas (pictured below).
Greencarrier expects the main markets for road freight – from a single pallet to full truck loads – to be to/from the UK, Scandinavia, Baltics and Poland.
The company now has its own offices in 14 countries, including ...
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Global liner shipping schedule reliability decreased again in February, to a new all-time low performance of 68.4%, down from 69.5% in January 2014, according to SeaIntel’s Global Liner Performance report for March 2014.
Hamburg Süd remained the most reliable carrier in February seen from a global perspective, with a performance of ...
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TNT Express says that over half of all small exporters relied on their transport service provider to advise them on customs arrangements. The express carrier commissioned research to concide with UK Trade and Industry's Export Week on 7-11 April which found that many admitted to a lack of understanding of ...
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The high-speed HSS Stena Explorer re-entered service on Stena Line’s Dun Laoghaire to Holyhead route on 9 April and will continue to operate throughout the summer until 9 September. The vessel, which completes the passage in 2 hours 20 minutes – compared with 3hr 15min for a conventional ferry on ...
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Norbert Dentressangle’s freight forwarding division, Norbert Dentressangle Overseas, has relocated its Heathrow operation to larger premises. A shared facility has been replaced with a leased 9,000 sq ft of dedicated office and warehouse space at Saxon Way Trading Estate in Harmondsworth. In the last two years, the Heathrow office has ...
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Olympic canoe slalom hopefuls Matthew Lister and Rhys Davies have won sponsorship from Pall-Ex after owner discovered that they had named their former boat ‘Hilary’. The logo of the UK and international pallet delivery network will fbe splashed across a new black carbon boat during a hectic 12-months as they ...
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Yusen Logistics is launching a cross border trucking service for Indochina. The South East Asia Link service (SEAL) connects Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, providing full- and less-than-truckload solutions. The service operates five times a week between Singapore and Malaysia, and 2-3 times a week connecting Malaysia with Thailand ...
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Shipping and Ports Minister Stephen Hammond has set out a plan for the future of the Port of Dover, including new fund-raising powers. He said that discussions facilitated by the minister over how the port should best be run have resulted in a major step forward, and set out a ...
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Panalpina says has becomethe first global logistics company to gain accreditation for its lean training program. The Lean Competency System (LCS) accreditation developed in partnership with Cardiff University, UK, means that Panalpina’s in-house training program is on a par with the university’s own world renowned practices. It follows a programme ...
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CEVA Logistics has opened a 4,172 sq ft (388 sq m) US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)-approved Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) warehouse operation in Miami. It joins CEVA’s existing network of FTZ operations in Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth and Chicago. Benefits include duties paid only upon transfer of goods from ...
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