Chris Lewis
Port of Boulogne Calais reported a profitable year in 2024, despite the unstable economic climate, with cross-Channel, rail motorways and new cars all showing growth.
The Port of Calais maintained its freight traffic at the same level as in 2023, with 1.8 million units and f almost 40 million tons. The port has an over 50% share of the Dover Straits market.
Rail motorway operator VIAA also enjoyed a record year with ...
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Portsmouth carried out the first LNG transfer at the port when the Saint-Malo, Brittany Ferries' new LNG-electric hybrid ferry took on the fuel from the Optimus, a bunkering barge operated by Titan Clean Fuels.
Titan was issued a permit to perform LNG bunkering operations at Portsmouth International Port earlier this month, ...
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Climate events are impacting canal operations and are widely forecast to get worse in the future, warns insurer TT Club.
In 2024, the hottest year on record globally, European waterways continued to experience significant disruption to cargo transport. In June the Rhine suffered torrential rain leading to severe flooding in southern ...
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Despite rising operating costs and increases in National Insurance, Adrian Redmile, branch and sales director at Europa Road is hopeful about the outlook for 2025. He says that the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) suggests we can be cautiously optimistic about the economic outlook for 2025 with ...
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Canada’s WestJet Cargo has joined the Freightos WebCargo and 7LFreight platforms. It will allow freight forwarders to access its network and see real-time rates, place eBookings, and pay online on key routes between Calgary and major international hubs, including London Heathrow, Tokyo Narita and Paris Charles de Gaulle for general ...
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Ports are finding themselves in the front line of the war on drugs and geopolitical conflicts, Antwerp-Bruges chief executive Jacques Vandermeiren told a press conference to announce the Belgian gateway’s annual results for 2024.
In a year with many challenges, Antwerp-Bruges scored a notable success –intercepted illegal drugs in the port ...
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German supply chain specialist Arvato has opened a logistics centre in Dubai. Located in the CommerCity free trade zone, the 3,300sq m warehouse is 10 minutes from Dubai Airport and less than an hour from Jebel Ali Port.
Arvato projects that e-commerce market revenue in the Middle East and North Africa ...
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Jo Cloherty has joined Customs Support Group (CSG) as senior commercial manager for the UK and Ireland.
She has worked in business development roles across a wide spectrum of supply chain businesses, including air, sea, road, contract logistics and customs trade for multinationals, FMCG brands and broadcasting agencies.
In her new role ...
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Customs clearance specialist Derry Bros says it can cut the cost of new GB Safety & Security (S&S) import controls by up to 50% as well as avoid any delays and penalties.
It says it has invested heavily in digital infrastructure over the past 12 months
Head of operations and sales, Colin ...
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Almost three quarters of supply chain and logistics leaders see technology as fundamental or highly important to their organization’s growth strategy in the face of challenges such as tariff barriers, supply chain disruption and geopolitical instability, according to a study by Descartes Systems Group.
What Companies are Doing to Tackle Escalating ...
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