Chris Lewis

Marsh offers port blockage cover

Insurance broker and risk advisor Marsh - part of Marsh McLennan – has launched a port blockage insurance facility, covering shipping ports and terminals around the world. It can be purchased independently or used to supplement existing cover and is designed to provide clients with cover for loss of revenue caused by third-party accidents such as a vessel sinking in a channel, a vessel impact resulting in a waterway closure, ... [+]

Puerto Rico life sciences drive pays off

The Puerto Rico Life Sciences Air Cargo Community says its efforts have helped drive an 8% increase in life sciences exports from the island in 2024 and attracted new commercial air cargo capacity, up 7% year-on-year, according to figures from Rotate. The data specialist partners with the Community to provide ... [+]

Freightos to buy Shipsta tender platform

The Freightos online booking platform has acquired online freight-tender procurement specialist Shipsta, used by companies to procure freight from forwarders and carriers. Freightos said the move would add tender procurement to its existing spot pricing, quoting, and booking capabilities. Shipsta, headquartered in Luxembourg, offers tender management and procurement for air, ocean, ... [+]

DHL opens Cambridge hub

DHL Express has opened a new service centre near Cambridge. It features a £2m automation system and is powered by 100% renewable energy. Covering 125,000 sq ft, the site is projected to handle over 50,000 items per week and can sort 4,000 items per hour.    [+]

FedEx offers Asian customers high tech tracking

Federal Express has launched FedEx Surround, offering customers enhanced control and visibility of shipments en route using advanced sensor. The system is based on a lightweight sensor able to transmit precise location every two seconds via Bluetooth Low Energy to WiFi access points or gateway devices throughout its network, allowing ... [+]

AAL adds Europe/Asia express

Heavylift carrier AAL Shipping has added a scheduled monthly fast-track service between Europe and Asia to its Europe-Middle East/India - Asia (EUMEIA) route, along with a monthly Mediterranean – Middle East-India pendulum service. While all three services utilise AAL’s global fleet of heavy lift multipurpose vessels, the Europe - Asia ... [+]

ABP names heads of Humber and procurement

Associated British Ports (ABP) has appointed Andrew Dawes as regional director, Humber succeeding Simon Bird when he leaves ABP at the end of October. Andrew Dawes began work at Southampton Container Terminal and has worked for companies including DP World, APM Terminals and ICTSI.  He will join ABP on 1 ... [+]

Hauliers raise Felixstowe woes

Road hauliers raised concerns with the port of Felixstowe over its new Container Booking System (CBS.) at a meeting in mid-August. They told the Felixstowe Port Users’ Association and representatives of Hutchison Ports  that operators had faced challenges when delivering and picking up goods from the port since the start of ... [+]

Smart mark for Turkey’s SmartIST

Turkish Cargo has received IATA Smart Facility Operational Capacity Certification for its SmartIST Terminal in Istanbul. it confirms that its operational procedures comply with all IATA regulations including those for dangerous goods, ULDs, temperature control, live animals regulations and perishable cargo. The IATA SFOC Certification is granted following detailed examinations ... [+]

First call for Liverpool’s new Far East link

The Port of Liverpool has handled the first call of MSC’s Britannia service, its first regular container link from Asia in living memory. MSC Tokyo arrived in Peel Ports-owned Liverpool from Vietnam and China. The service rotation is: Shanghai-Ningbo-Yantian-Vung Tau (Vietnam)-Liverpool-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Hamburg-London Gateway-Singapore-Shanghai. Peel ports, which has lomng campaigned for such a ... [+]

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