Chris Lewis
This may look like any other cargo ship, but the Neoliner Origin which was launched at the RMK Marine shipyard in Tuzla, Turkey on 31 January, could be the start of a green revolution.
With two 90m masts and 3000sq m of sails, the Neoliner Origin aims to reduce carbon emissions by 80% compared to a similar vessel. It is described as the world’s largest cargo ship to be powered primarily ...
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Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has acquired all shares in HPL Apollo, its perishable logistics joint venture previously co-owned with Mercury Aviation, its partner of the past 12 years. Headquartered in Los Angeles, HPL Apollo specializes in the transportation of perishable goods by air, sea, and road. Ivo Skorin, who has been ...
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AD Ports Group began its long-term management and development of a multipurpose terminal and associated logistics business in Luanda, Angola on 31 January. The UAE-based company is working with Angolan joint venture partners Unicargas and Multiparques. It has taken a 81% stake in the multipurpose terminal venture with Unicargas and ...
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SATS’ Worldwide Flight Services Holland arm has completed its acquisition of Menzies World Cargo (Amsterdam) at Schiphol Airport. It follows completion of the necessary conditions of the transaction, including local works council consultation. The move increases WFS’ warehouse capacity to more than 50,000sq m at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, where WFS ...
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The Gemini Cooperation between Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk will be officially launched on 1 February. The transition period is expected to last until late May, with vessels phasing into the new network, and out of the expiring agreements that Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have with other carriers.
It will be designed on a ...
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Scottish-headquartered transport and logistics provider Russell Group has appointed David Paterson as chief executive. It follows the phased retirement of current chief executive Alan Poulton, who will step down after more than 15 years. David Paterson has served as managing director of Russell Group company Carntyne Transport since 2010. In ...
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With the final phase of the Border Target Operating Model being implemented on 31 January, Logistics UK urged the Government to learn from the logistics industry when delivering its forthcoming Trade Strategy to ensure commerce flows as smoothly as possible across the nation’s borders.
Head of trade and devolved policy, Nichola ...
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Haropa Port (Le Havre, Rouen and Paris) saw a 18.7% surge in container traffic in 2024, pushing it to a record high of 3.1 million TEU.
Haropa said that it had enjoyed the fastest growth in containers of any port in the Northern range in Europe, with its market share (based ...
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Davies Turner has gained ISO45001:2018 certification for occupational health and safety systems at its two sites in Bristol, in Avonmouth and its Heathrow air cargo facility. Many of the forwarder’s customers are making standards like ISO45001 and ISO14001 a requirement for suppliers, providing reassurance that they are dealing with a ...
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UK food supply chains have become more vulnerable in the five years since the UK left the European Union, says sector expert at Relex Solutions, Scott Curtiss. Marking the fifth anniversary of Brexit on 31 January, he said that pressures included the greater variability of the workforce, numerous challenges in ...
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