Chris Lewis
FedEx Express has opened a newly refettled facility in the cargo center of the Adolfo Suarez – Madrid Barajas Airport. The project included full refurbishment of the warehouse, external yard and office block, as well as the installation of a new sort system, castor deck equipment and photovoltaic system.
The main warehouse will be able to manage an inbound capacity of 3,600 packages per hour, plus an outbound X-ray sorting capacity ...
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Eurotunnel operator Getlink has welcomed the signing, on 19 March by France's secretary of State for the Sea and Biodiversity of a decree against social dumping on cross-Channel maritime transport.
This law, which incororates a minimum salary for sailors on routes between France and England.
Adopted by the French Parliament in the ...
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South Tyneside Council has awarded the Port of Tyne, a £1.159million contract to launch 5G-enabled ‘smart port’ operations.
It will form part of Tyne’s plan to evolve into a 5G-enabled port, and forms part of The Department for Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT) ‘5G Innovation Regions (5GIR)’ £37M grant, of which ...
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Delta Cargo has given technical approval for DoKaSch Temperature Solutions' Opticooler RKN container. The Atlanta-based carrier has been using DoKaSch´s RAP container since 2020 but the addition of the Opticooler RKN offers a solution for more compact temperature-controlled pharma freight.
Delta Cargo operates a global pharma network of 46 approved stations, ...
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DHL Express has signed a strategic partnership with Standard Chartered bank to co-invest in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). It allows Standard Chartered to balance CO₂ emissions linked to its upstream logistics with Verified Emission Reductions carbon credit, making it among the first banks to use the DHL GoGreen Plus SAF ...
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HM Revenue and Customs says that traders can now move their export declarations to the new Customs Declaration Service (CDS), the replacement for the existing CHIEF computer.
There will be a transition period to until 4 June 2024 after which declarations cannot be submitted CHIEF, it adds.
CDS is already handling import ...
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The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) said that trade unions must be consulted as shipping company Maersk’s expanded its activities into shoreside logistics at the company’s AGM in Copenhagen on 14 March.ITF said that Maersk’s expansion into land-side logistics presents opportunities and risks, with the expansion of already complex contracting ...
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CMA CGM has suspended its calls at Port au Prince, Haiti due to the worsening security situation in the city. However, it is still accepting bookings for the Lafito terminal, 20km north of Port au Prince and to Cap Haitien on the north coast. CMA CGM serves the island weekly ...
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Europa Road has signed a partnership with Raben Group for services to and from Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria. The Dartford-based groupage operator will run daily to Raben’s central hub in Rokycany, Czech, from where connections operate daily to Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria. Raben Group operates a road freight ...
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Ports are often caught up in planning and regulatory challenges and quicker and faster decisions are needed, UK Major Ports Group chief executive Geraint Evans told a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Maritime and Ports Group on 18 March.
At the session, entitled: ‘Freeports: what's been delivered?’ he said that freeports ...
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