Chris Lewis
The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has published a best practice guide for the safe use of flexible tanks with practical guidance to ensure cargoes arrive intact. Flexible tanks – or flexitanks – are polyfilm bladders filled with liquid cargo and then placed into a standard IOS container for transportation. Their usehas grown significantly mainly due to reduced costs compared with a tank container but if not correctly managed ...
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The Tilbury on the Thames Trust and the Port of Tilbury have secured nearly £4.5 million in funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to fully refurbish the Grade II listed Riverside Railway Station and bring it back to life as a vibrant community location.
The funding for the Back on ...
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Logistics UK said on 10 October that it welcomed the reported delay to the introduction of the European Entry and Exit System (EES). The system was due to be introduced from 10 November but reports indicate this date has now been pushed back.
There were concerns that the new technology, passengers ...
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Austrian forwarder Gebrüder Weiss has expanded its logistics centre in Tbilisi, Georgia, its third such scheme in ten years. The latest project adds 13,000sq m of space and comes in response to rising demand for transport and logistics services in the region, including neighbours Armenia and Azerbaijan. It now has ...
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Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd say that they will launch their new Gemini service in February 2025 based on the longer routing via the Cape of Good Hope. The partners, when they revealed details of the new service in September, said that they were considering alternative services via the Red Sea and ...
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AP Moller-Maersk named its fifth large dual-fuel methanol vessel at a ceremony in Felixstowe on 9 October, but putting new tonnage into service is only the start of what promises to be a long and challenging voyage to zero-emission shipping.
The Maersk Alexandra, named after a matriarch of the Danish AP ...
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Peel Ports Clydeport has officially unveiled Greenock’s new £25m ship-to-shore cranes at a ceremony to celebrate the biggest-ever investment in the Scottish west coast gateway’s container facilities.
The cranes arrived at the port in June this year and have been fully operational since July following testing. A competition for the 72m ...
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DHL Supply Chain has signed a partnership with UK retailer, Manchester-based Online Home Shop. It will use DHL’s Fulfilment Network for small and medium sized e-commerce businesses, DHL Supply Chain will manage warehousing, inventory management, and order fulfilment across the UK.
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Logistics UK has described the government’s decision to postpone a decision on whether to build the Lower Thames Crossing as “deeply concerning”.
Secretary of State for Transport Louise Haigh said on 7 October that she would delay until at least May 2025 the decision on the Development Consent Order (DCO) for ...
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Rhenus employees worldwide united for a good cause during the second annual Rhenus Run Club - Charity Edition on 9-15 September. This year, the participants not only laced up their running shoes but also put on their hiking boots to demonstrate their commitment to making a difference. A total of ...
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