Chris Lewis
Maritime Transport has launched a new rail freight service between DP World Southampton and its Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) at SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton (SLPN).
The first arrival in Northampton on 16 June was also the first freight train to enter service at Maritime’s 35-acre SRFI, and the first to operate the full length of the newly reinstated section of East West Rail (EWR) between Oxford and Bletchley.
Part of a government-backed programme to re-establish a strategic rail corridor ...
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Online insurance platform Breeze has signed partnership with digital freight management specialists CocoonFMS. The API integration will allow forwarders to receive instant quotes within their existing workflow. Live shipment data is sent to Breeze to generate quotes, allowing users to confirm policies instantly. CocoonOPS also employs AI and machine learning ...
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Cargo screening specialist Global K9 is poised to extend its canine screening services to the Netherlands and Belgium, says chief strategy officer, Chris Daniels.
Global K9 is working with a joint venture partner in the Netherlands, Twickerveld Cargo Screening, a company that is already active in canine narcotics screening. In Belgium, ...
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Derry Bros has launched a self-service solution to help hauliers, freight forwarders and logistics operators with the movement of goods across UK and EU borders. SelfClear is part of its digital customs solution, Digicom, and generates on-demand declarations, while reducing associated costs, it says.
It independently generates GB Safety & Security ...
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American Airlines has transported four commemorative statues from Boise to Normandy to honour the legacy of the 8th Air Force.
The sculptures, crafted in Boise, Idaho, crossed the trans-Atlantic in time for a dedication ceremony in France.
The carrier also flew a World War II veteran to France for the ceremony and ...
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Logistics real estate developer Realterm and Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) have announced plans to develop an air cargo facility at the German gateway. The build-to-suit development will include up to 45,000sq m of warehouse space designed for single or multi-user operations.
It will offer direct airside, with direct access for aircraft parking ...
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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, has achieved Cargo iQ certification for its cargo handling operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia (EMEAA).
The accreditation covers some 50 major airport stations in the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, the Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden and ...
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on 11 June that it was investigating the planned acquisition by EVRi of DHL eCommerce UK, and DHL Group’s acquisition of a minority stake in EVRi.
The CMA said it was considering the plan would result in a substantial lessening of market competition.
As an ...
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DHL Express is celebrating its 40th anniversary at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport by inaugurating a multi-service site to Time Definite International and Day Definite International shipments, the first of its kind in France. The hub, with direct access to the airport runways, will start operations this summer and will handle international, ...
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Röhlig Logistics has launched a Good Distribution Practice (GDP) WeCare Program to enhance compliance and risk mitigation in global healthcare logistics, following certification of its branches in Chicago, Birmingham, Manchester and London ((UK) and Antwerp, Brussels and Liège in Belgium.
The forwarder says that its WeCare Program goes beyond GDP Guidelines ...
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