Chris Lewis
A US/UK trade deal, the first details of which were revealed on 8 May, has been cautiously welcomed by UK manufacturers and the freight industry.
It would allow the UK to export a quota of up to 100,000 cars – about the current level – to the US under a 10% duty instead of the 25% generally applied under Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ round of tariff increases announced in April.
There would also ...
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Perishables logistics operator PML Seafrigo chief executive Mike Parr has described a parliamentary session with Baroness Hayman on the proposed introduction of plant health border checks for fresh produce and plants as “incredibly disappointing”.
He says it was yet another painful example of the government’s failure to understand the critical issues ...
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The reported ceasefire between the US and Houthi militia in Yemen could cause a collapse in freight rates says analyst Xeneta but it added that the situation remains far from certain.
It said that the prospect of a large scale return of container ships to the Red Sea following the cessation ...
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CLdN says that its MV Delphine has resumed sailings between Zeebrugge and Killingholme at a reduced capacity following an onboard fire on 16 April. The vessel has received authorization to operate at a reduced capacity of 6,000 lane metres versus the normal 8,000lm. The operator added that it would plan ...
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Stena Line says it is set to return to a normal timetable as repairs at the port of Holyhead near completion.
It welcomed Holyhead Port announcement, on 8 May that repairs had been completed following storm damage in December, and that the port’s Terminal 3 is on schedule to go back ...
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Ceva Logistics has broken ground on a new warehouse in Singapore. Located in the Jurong Industrial Estate in western Singapore, it will cover some 143,000sq m, making it one of the largest facilities in the country when fully operational in 2027. It will increase Ceva’s total warehouse footprint to 370,000sq ...
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Nippon Express Holdings group company Cargo-partner is celebrating the first birthday ofits Basildon warehouse.
Since cargo-partner acquired the site in April 2024, the facility has evolved into a logistics and distribution hub serving both the UK and continental Europe. Cargo-partner has also expanded its team, upskilled its workforce, and broadened ...
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Food manufacturer Valio’s products are now being transported across the Gulf of Finland with 90% fewer emissions thanks to a green shipping corridor between Turku and Stockholm.
Dairy products have been moving on Viking Line’s biofuel cruise-ferries Viking Glory and Viking Grace since early May. The green shipping corridor will help ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has promoted Pawel Jarza (pictured, right) to policy, compliance and external affairs director.
With 20 years’ of experience in the industry, he has worked for the association as frontier policy manager, and more recently as policy and compliance adviser, air.
In his expanded role, he becomes ...
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AP Moller-Maersk reported revenue growth of 7.8% to US$13.3bn with EBIT earnings increasing to $1.3bn from $177m a year ago. The results, while down as expected, were a good start to the year and were driven by solid profitability in Ocean, operational improvements in Logistics & Services and higher volumes ...
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