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The north European short-sea is facing a fuel price hike 50% bigger than the oil price 'shock' of the 1970s, warns DFDS Seaways. Poul Woodall, director of sustainability and environment at the Danish-owned ferry operator, told a recent customer presentation that his own analysis of the likely effect of new Marpol limits on the sulphur content of marine fuel would be to substantially increase the cost of this major expense ...
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DB Schenker has been named Official Logistics Provider for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this year. The forwarder, with its extensive experience in logistics services for major sporting events, will provide warehouse space, warehouse operations including staff and equipment, and freight transportation services.
DB Schenker was an Official Provider at two ...
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Essex forwarder Claridon Group has stepped in to help save aviation enthusiast David Cundall in his bid to find a cache of buried Spitfires in Burma. The Lincolnshire farmer has been on a dogged mission these past 16 years following up persistent reports that a cache of brand new unassembled ...
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The G6 Alliance of container shipping lines is to expand its cooperation to the Asia-North America West Coast and Trans-Atlantic trade lanes. Some 42 ships will be deployed across five services including two pendulum services in the Trans-Atlantic trade lane calling at 25 ports covering the US East Coast, US ...
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Forwarder Panalpina says it has become the first company in the world to achieve completely paperless flights for general air freight, on its own controlled modern 747-8 freighter planes. The first flight departed Huntsville, Alabama at 05:49 local time on November 19heading for Luxembourg - the world’s first paperless round-trip ...
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Nippon Express will open its own subsidiary in Cambodia in January 2014. Nippon Express (Cambodia) will serve the growing number of companies registered with the Japanese Business Association of Cambodia – now around 140. Nippon Express has had a representative office in Phnom Penh in September 2011.
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A Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ An-124-100 ‘Ruslan’ freighter landed in the Russian city of Salekhard for the first time in late November, delivering a 26-tonne turbine for the local power plant.
The airline and its customer UTair Cargo JSC had to obtain special permission to land at Salekhard and the airport needed to ...
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Norbert Dentressangle has won a contract with Industrias Cándido Hermida, which provides crafted wood furnishings for the UK's largest yacht manufacturer, to transport product from Naron in Spain to Poole, Dorset, using its Red Europe Express service. The logistics operator provides dedicated van deliveries to meet ‘just in time’ production ...
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DFDS performed the annual ritual of shipping, free of charge, a giant Christmas tree from Norway to London last weekend.
The Trafalgar Square tree is an annual gift from the City of Oslo to the people of London as a mark of thanks for Britain’s support during the Second World War. ...
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The 2014 FTA Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards have been launched. Now in its seventh year, the programme continues to uncover role models and shine the spotlight on those women who are enjoying career success in the industry.
With the total number of jobs in the UK logistics sector is ...
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