Chris Lewis
Hapag-Lloyd has signed a cooperation agreement with IKEA Supply Chain Operations to decarbonise container shipments originating from Asia. From March 2024 to February 2025, both companies have agreed to use Hapag-Lloyd’s Ship Green 100 option, which relies on waste- and residue-based biofuel instead of conventional marine fuel oil. This is expected to cut CO2 emission by around 100,000 tonnes.
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John Good Group’s DAN Shipping & Chartering arm has acquired shipping services provider Arthur Smith (Grimsby). John Good Groups said the purchase paves the way for its Maritime division's entry into the offshore sector. The acquisition will include five team members from Arthur Smith, including 4th generation family members David ...
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Pall-Ex Group has opened a network in Ireland. The official launch of Pall-Ex Ireland took place on 1stMay 2024 with a ceremony held in one of its warehouses, attended by Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Jack Chambers.
Operating from a facility in Dublin, Pall-Ex Ireland already has 16 ...
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Atlantic Pacific Global Logistics has won a King's Award for Enterprise 2024 in the International Trade category.
The company has demonstrated an excellent compliance record with HMRC, strong environmental and governance practices, outstanding acceleration in overseas revenue, and substantial year-on-year growth.
Atlantic Pacific Group Chairman - Ashley Nichols – commented: "We are ...
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Software firm Pledge is the official Sustainability Partner of the Multimodal 2024, supply chain and logistics event.
Pledge’s carbon reporting solutions enable freight forwarders, making up approximately a third of Multimodal attendees, to report emissions from their customers’ shipments, providing global coverage for all modes of transport. It allows them to ...
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Liverpool-based MSC Express has joined the Pallet-Track network. Based a stone’s throw from Aintree, the new member will cover only the ‘L’ postcode but the Isle of Man. MSC Express (no connection with the container shipping line) has 33 members of staff, and already handles 200 pallets a day which ...
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XPO has shipped a Rude Boy party bus to the Caribbean. It advertises the Rude Boy drink which, since its launch in 2017 has since become the fastest growing ready-to-drink product in the Caribbean, selling over 50 million bottles in 2023. (‘Rude Boy’ in this context refers to a culture ...
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Grimaldi-owned ro ro carrier Atlantic Container line AB (ACL) has teamed up with short-sea operator BG Freight Line (BGFL) and Peel Ports in Liverpool and Dublin to improve transit times and reliability between Ireland and North America.
This new service will be one to two weeks faster than other transatlantic services ...
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The DHL Group said it got off to a solid start in 2024, with revenue in the first quarter almost stable at €20.3 billion compared with €20.9bn for Q1 2023. Operating profit (EBIT) of €1.3 billion was, as expected below previous year’s level (Q1 2023: €1.6 billion), but above pre-pandemic ...
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Time critical specialist Priority Freight has won a King’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade in recognition of its good business practices and sustained growth in overseas sales.
The company, founded in 1996, now employs nearly 300 people, operating from nine offices in the UK and Europe. Priority Freight won a ...
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