Chris Lewis
Trading conditions in the UK may be tough at the moment with rising insolvencies but there has also been an upsurge in new small and medium-sized exporters and traders, DHL said in an Outlook Call on 24 January.
DHL Express Europe chief executive Mike Parra told the online gathering that “a lot of folks have started their own businesses”. These companies were often small home-based ‘kitchen table’ start-ups working in anything ...
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Ports and logistics company DP World is to become a corporate partner of Transaid for three years. It joins more than 30 companies from across the sector that have pledged their support to Transaid, which has been the official charity of the UK transport and logistics industry for 27 years.
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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 ...
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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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