Chris Lewis
Milence, a joint venture between Daimler Truck, Traton Group, and Volvo Group has opened its first charging hub in the UK at Able Humber Port, Immingham.
It says that currently, the UK’s charging infrastructure for electric trucks is limited, with few public charge points that cater for larger vehicles.
Phase one of the hub features four high-performance CCS chargers powering eight bays, with amenities including restrooms and vending machines.
Milence says it is ...
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The UK world’s first dual-fuelled ammonia-powered vessel made a tour of British ports in early March.
The Singapore-flagged vessel Fortescue Green Pioneer arrived in Southampton to demonstrate the viability of ammonia as a sustainable, zero-emission marine fuel. The vessel is the first of its kind, powered by a four-stroke engine, two ...
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The CMA CGM Iron, the first in a series of 12 first dual-fuel methanol 13,000TEU container vessels being introduced by the French-based shipping and logistics group, made its maiden call in Singapore on 4 March. She will join the CIMEX1 service between Asia and the Middle East Gulf.
The remaining ships ...
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A consortium comprising shipping line MSC’s Terminal Investment Limited (Til) arm and US investment fund BlackRock-TiL is to acquire an 80% stake in a clutch of 43 ports worldwide from Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison, including Felixstowe, the UK’s main container hub. The $22.8 billion deal includes ports and terminals in ...
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UK-based broker Chapman Freeborn saw a 48% increase in the number of women employed in management positions over the last year, in addition to a 9% increase in the number of women in the business as a whole.
It grew its total headcount by 3% overall.
Senior UK human resources business partner, ...
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Changes to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) are in prospect, says the British International Freight Association (BIFA) in an episode of BIFAlink TV (EU CBAM: Will It Be Simplified?)
CBAM will from 2026 require importers to report and pay a charge for carbon-intensive goods from overseas in an attempt ...
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French-owned forwarding and logistics company Geodis has launched a new fleet of biofuel trucks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The new fleet of two ten-ton and six six-ton trucks along with three 50ft tractor-trailers will serve customers in the high tech, retail, pharma, automotive and industrial sectors, providing pick-up and ...
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Hurricane Commerce has partnered with SGS to integrate its AI-powered data intelligence into SGS’s new D-TECT customs scanning solution. Hurricane’s solutions are used by postal operators, carriers, and retailers and SGS D-TECT now benefits from Hurricane’s data intelligence, making for more precise HS code classification, restricted and prohibited goods detection, ...
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The Airforwarders Association (AfA) in the US has called for caution at a meeting of its members at its annual conference in Dallas on 4 March following Trump’s announcements of tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China.
AfA executive director, Brandon Fried, said: “We understand the political and economic reasoning behind the ...
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DP World says it has now moved 100,000 containers moved by rail from its Southampton hub since launching its carbon emission reducing Modal Shift Programme trial.The share of rail freight for onward journeys by containers arriving by sea at DP World Southampton has risen from 21% at the start of ...
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