Chris Lewis
Forth Ports Rosyth has invested in ten tractors and 13 trailers mainly to support bulk cargo import work for agri feed specialist Cefetra,
Cefetra, a long-term customer of the Port of Rosyth, Scotland’s largest agricultural products hub supplies the Scottish market with key raw materials for the feed, food and drink industries, and has imported over 2 million tonnes of agri bulk into the port since the partnership started in 2020.
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Air broker Chapman Freeborn has restructured its European cargo operations team with James Gilliard appointed vice president of cargo sales and Markus Schmidt vice president of cargo commercial operations, both reporting to Reto Hunziker who remains President of Europe.
Gilliard will lead client acquisition and expansion into new markets, whilst Schmidt ...
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DP World London Gateway and Southampton have donated over £26,000 to six local charities in Essex and Hampshire following the annual ‘Great Place to Work’ survey, which saw the port operator contribute to a specified charity after each completed employee response.
Little Haven’s Hospice in Essex, the Mountbatten Hampshire hospice, Solent ...
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Onne Multipurpose Terminal (OMT), International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) operation near Part Harcourt in south-eastern Nigeria, has put two new mobile harbour cranes and a container freight station into operation. The new cranes, valued at over US$25 million, will improve OMT’s efficiency and reduce vessel turnaround times.
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Logistics UK urged the government to prioritise workable solutions for frictionless trade in its response to the Department of Business and Trade (DBT)’s call for input into the forthcoming Trade Strategy. It said that immediate changes should be made to border processes to ease the movement of goods across the ...
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Project forwarder Deugro has increased its shareholding in Norway-based K2 with a joint investment with Peak CSL Group. K2 was founded in 2021 as an independent project freight forwarder to serve clients in its home country with project freight forwarding and supply chain services in the oil and gas, power ...
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Speedy Freight has achieved Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status. Part of the World Customs Organisation’s SAFE Framework of Standards, the AEO status will ensure the logistics company is recognised as a trusted trader globally. Benefits include faster customs clearance and reduced administration.
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BIFA is urging forwarders not to move food and animal product goods from Germany unless they are absolutely sure that they are compliant, following the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in the country. The association says that they should be completely confident that they have accurate information on meat ...
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The first cohort of Emirates SkyCargo cargo managers have graduated from the carrier’s Executive Leadership training programme, while a second group of candidates are set to begin training in April.
The course provided candidates with tools focussed on future operations and industry trends, such as artificial intelligence (AI), embedding innovation, optimising ...
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German forwarding and logistics company Dachser has acquired all the shares in its Finnish joint venture, Dachser Finland. Dachser founded the joint venture in Finland at the end of 2013 together with the ACE Logistics Group with both partners previously holding 50% of the shares. Dachser has now acquired all ...
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