Chris Lewis
Drivers from Dachser locations throughout Germany collected 12 new MAN eTGX trucks directly from the manufacturer in Munich on 21 February. The special ultra-low-liner tractors will allow the logistics operator to expand its electric fleet into its mega-trailer high-volume transport business.
The mega-trailers offer an additional 20cm interior height, as the loading area is just under 100cm above the road surface, increasing the available cargo space by 8 cubic meters while ...
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Austrian-based forwarder Gebrüder Weiss is expanding its services in Poland to include international part and full truck loads (LTL / FTL) as well as additional warehousing and logistics solutions, including order picking. Companies can use the myGW customer portal to track their shipments in real time and have all documents ...
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Trade through Belfast Harbour increased slightly in 2024 as key goods and commodities in and out of Northern Ireland remained resilient in the face of global economic headwinds and high energy costs.
Releasing its annual trade figures, Belfast Harbour reported that 24.1 million tonnes of goods were handled by the port in ...
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Europa Air & Sea says it has increased its customer base and consignments by almost 200% since opening its Shanghai office in 2022. General manager Hugo Feng, at said: “We opened our doors with a team of seven and since then we have managed to increase our customer base and ...
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Minister of Transport Anthony Loke Siew Fook officially launched Kale Logistics Solution’s (Kale) Malaysia Maritime Single Window ((MMSW) on 17 February in Kuala Lumpur.
MMSW will immediately reduce vessel processing times from up to five days to a few hours, due to the real-time data.
Further phases of the project will see ...
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UAE agro-commodity supplier Spring Valley is investing AED184 million to develop a new distribution hub at Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) to support regional food security. The 106,000sq ft will feature advanced processing and storage capabilities, including consumer packaging, roasting and grinding operations. The first phase will be completed within ...
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The Port of Hamburg reported growth in container throughput of 0.9% to 7.8 million TEU in 2024 compared to 2023. A positive trend in container traffic with the US continued, while container throughput with China recovered, said the Germany gateway. Loaded containers accounted for 87% of the volume, up 1.2% ...
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In April, Multimodal portfolio director Robert Jervis will set off from show organiser Clarion's HQ in Fulham and walk the 133 miles to the show site at the Birmingham NEC. His motivation isn’t primarily the eye-watering cost of an Anytime Single on Avanti trains but to raise funds for Multimodal's ...
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British International Freight Association (BIFA) director general, Steve Parker will provide the keynote address at the one-day Cargo Insurance London conference. at the Mermaid Theatre on 20 March. He says: “During the 50 years I have been in this industry, one of the things that has always surprised me, is ...
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Port of Rotterdam throughput declined by 0.7% in 2024, at 435.8 million tonnes, compared to 438.8 million tonnes in the same period last year, mainly due to lower coal and crude oil throughput.
However, growth was recorded in the container segment. Driven by increasing consumer spending, throughput grew by 2.8% to ...
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