Chris Lewis

Rhenus to use Blue Yonder warehouse solutions

Rhenus Warehousing Solutions has extended its relationship with Blue Yonder to implement the digital supply chain specialist’s Warehouse Management solution globally. Rhenus, which operates at over 180 sites in over 20 countries, will be able to implement and realize specific customer requirements worldwide quickly and efficiently while ability to configure Blue Yonder Warehouse Management modules in-house greatly reduces the need for completely new developments. The partnership includes setting up a ... [+]

German port welcomes China-Europe Express

Representatives from politics and business welcomed the first ship on Kawa Shipping‘s new China-Europe-Express (CEX) to JadeWeserPort in Wilhelmshaven in northern Germany on 27 January. With a transit time of 26 days, CEX claims to be the fastest direct link between China's busiest port of Ningbo in Southern China and Northern ... [+]

Ynys Mon Freeport goes live

Ynys Mon (Anglesey) Freeport went live on 22 January, joining the Celtic Freeport of Port Talbot and Milford Haven, which went live in November. The freeports offer special zones for business with tax and customs benefits, and funding for key infrastructure and skills projects and aim to promote regeneration and creation ... [+]

Hellmann appoints French chief

German-owned forwarder Hellmann has appointed Gilles Duffaut as new managing director France. He succeeds Alex Delrue, who has managed both the Spanish and French subsidiaries for the past five years. Since opening its first own air- and seafreight branch near Paris  Charles de Gaulle airport in 2019, Hellmann’s network in ... [+]

RHA calls for travel rules rethink

The Road Haulage Association is calling for a rethink of Schengen travel restrictions which dictate that non-EU nationals may spend only 90 days out of any 180 in the travel zone. It says that it poses issues with staffing, as firms with contracts in Europe will need to take considerable ... [+]

DP World system aims to slash payment delays

DP World is offering traders cross-border payment solutions based on ‘Stablecoins’, a type of cryptocurrency whose value is pegged to another asset, such as a fiat currency or gold, to maintain a stable price. They provide an alternative to highly volatile popular cryptocurrencies. The Dubai-based ports and operator aims to ... [+]

Minister opens Lowestoft energy hub

Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband opened ABP’s new Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF) on 23 January. The £35 million project will serve for the offshore wind industry and includes expanded quay space and deep-water berthing, each equipped with bunkering, water and electric connections. They will ... [+]

Kitchen tables are launch-pad for UK’s trade fight-back

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 ... [+]

DP World to be Transaid partner

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. Chief ... [+]

New fleet boosts Rosyth agri-imports

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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