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DB Schenker Rail (UK) has introduced an additional freight services along the High Speed 1 line from the Channel Tunnel to London, from Valencia in Spain. It will carry refrigerated containers of perishable foodstuffs and automotive components from to Barking, East London. DB Schenker Rail has signed an initial six-monrth track access contract with HS1 but is optimistic that the service will continue.
As with the existing service from Poland, use ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) revealed the winners of its Freight Service Awards 2013 at a ceremony in London on 16 January, presided over by BBC Countryfile presenter and noted long-distance walker, television presenter Julia Bradbury.
The winners of the eight General and Modal categories of the Awards, which has ...
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Peel Ports Group is restructuring its Ireland and Northern Ireland teams, after a recent review of activities at its Belfast and Dublin container terminals. Gerard Gaffney becomes the new head of container terminal operations for Ireland and will oversee operational activity at Peel Ports’ Belfast and Dublin container terminals. He ...
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IAG Cargo – the joint freight business of British Airways and Iberia - has signed a long-term commercial to purchase capacity on Qatar Airways-operated air cargo freighters from 1 May. It will also end its agreement with Global Supply Systems (GSS) under which it has leased three B747-8 freighter aircraft, ...
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Twelve youngsters from six local schools were the first to embark on the new High Tide Cadet after school programme inspired by the Prince of Wales.
Run by The High Tide Foundation, a charity created and driven by port-related businesses to provide opportunities for the young people of Teesside, the programme ...
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The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has called for further testing of advance data provision for air cargo and mail parcels security screening. Common global standards and procedures must also be developed to avoid disruption to world trade, secretary general Doug Brittin told the World Customs Organization’s (WCO) Annual Technical ...
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A new service has been introduced by A2B-online, the Dutch-based multimodal transport company between London Thamesport and Moerdijk in the Netherlands. Starting on 28 January, it will offer three sailings a week on the 340teu MS Expansa.
Moerdijk is seen by many operators as a faster, more accessible alternative to Rotterdam, ...
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UK pallet network Palletforce will start a service to Germany in conjunction with its German network partner Online Systemlogistik on 3 February.
The service will carry the branding of Allnet, an alliance of European networks of which Palletforce is a member and also including Palet System in France, One Express in ...
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European multimodal transport operator Samskip Multimodal and Intercombi (ICL) Transport, a subsidiary of the leading logistics company Turkey Netlog Logistics Group have launched a joint service between Turkey and Europe.
Initially the initiative GreenBridge Multimodal service will offer three block trains per week between the Samskip Multimodal rail terminal in Duisburg ...
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UK/France ro ro operator Brittany Ferries has become the first cross-Channel ferry line to order a new vessel powered by liquified natural gas (LNG) on its routes from the UK to Santander and Bilbao in northern Spain. The €270 million (£225m) ship will be built by STX France in St ...
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