Chris Lewis
Freeport East and East Midlands Freeport are to set up a green freight corridor between the two sites.
Under a memorandum of understanding signed by Freeport East chief executive Steve Beel and East Midlands Freeport chief executive Tom Newman-Taylor on 22 the two freeports will work together with public and private sector partners, particularly in the logistics sector.
The initiative will emphasise investment to support the decarbonisation of transport flows and will ...
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Glasgow Prestwick Airport has invested £2.17 million in new cargo equipment, cold storage solutions with a controlled range of -30°C to +25°C and a Rapiscan X-ray machine with 7.5mm steel penetration.
The Scottish hub, which has no flight restrictions, has taken delivery of its second new high loader, supporting turnaround times ...
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Logistics UK is urging government to find a permanent alternative to its Operation Brock traffic management scheme for the Channel ports.
Originally developed as a traffic management scheme in the event of a No Deal Brexit, Operation Brock is the contraflow system set up to keep traffic on the M20 and ...
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Software firm Pledge has is to support members of the Canadian International Freight Forwarder Association (CIFFA) and Australia’s Freight and Trade Alliance (FTA) with its sustainability expertise.
Both associations have embedded the Pledge Freight Emissions Calculator into their websites, allowing members the chance to trial its carbon emissions calculation capabilities without ...
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Leipzig-based intermodal company CargoBeamer has won €90 million from transport ministries in Germany and Switzerland for new terminal construction. The funds will be used to expand terminals at Kaldenkirchen (Germany) and Domodossola near Milan. The CargoBeamer system uses a patented system that allows non-craneable as well as craneable road trailers ...
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Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) has chosen SkyCell as its preferred partner to enhance unit load device (ULD) tracking capabilities across its fleet.
It will give real-time visibility into ULD operations for pharmaceutical transport, using SkyMind’s advanced technology, including sophisticated readers and tags.
At the same time, freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel, ...
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Air Charter Service has opened its third UK office, and its first in the north of England, in Manchester. It will be headed by Alex Sadat-Shafai, who joined the company 18 years ago and has worked in both the cargo and group charter teams. Much of the motivation for setting ...
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Haropa Port, which operates Le Havre and Rouen, says that five sites totalling nearly 250 hectares on its estate have been included in the French government’s France 2030 Turnkey Sites scheme. The plan, announced in May 2023 aims to speed up France’s reindustrialisation. An initial national shortlist identified a total ...
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Temperature-control technology company Tower Cold Chain has published its first Sustainability Report, highlighting the company’s commitment to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles. The Report emphasises the environmental benefits of using its passive temperature-controlled containers for the transportation of pharmaceuticals and life sciences products.
It documents the company’s sustainability roadmap, focussed ...
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Freight software firm ASM says it is offering additional support to help companies prepare for a fresh wave of Customs rules dealing with post-Brexit trade.
In addition to adapting to HMRC’s new Customs Declaration Service (CDS), the final cutover for which is 4 June, traders will be faced with a barrage ...
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