Chris Lewis
Peel Ports is urging retailers to import goods via UK ports closer to their end destination, to reduce carbon emissions and supply chain inefficiency.
The Liverpool, Ellesmere Port and Medway owner says that 90% of deep-sea containerised cargo the UK via southern ports, despite 60% of these goods being destined for the north.
This in turn creates the need for long road journeys, across UK roads, to get retail cargo to its ...
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UPS has officially opened its new package sorting and delivery facility in Zaragoza, Spain. Occupying more than 4,000sq m, the new operation can sort 3,000 packages per hour, a 30% increase compared to the previous facility, thanks to updated processing technology. •
Some 70% of Spain's GDP and 50% of its ...
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Maastricht Aachen Airport (MAA) reported a 270% year-on-year increase in trucked freight volumes for 2023, offsetting a drop in flown cargo following last year's shutdown of its runway for improvement works. Trucked freight increased from 11,120 tonnes to 31,056 metric tonnes in January 2023 to December 2023, while flown freight ...
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Stena Line has appointed Darren Byers as its port manager in Belfast. With over 20 years’ experience within Maritime operations, Darren joins the ferry and port operator from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) where he was area life saving manager covering Ireland and the Isle of Man.
In his new ...
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Hong Kong forwarder U-Freight Group welcomed a group of students studying for a Higher Diploma in Aviation and Logistics at the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education to its flagship e+Solutions (ePlus) ecommerce logistics centre in Kwai Chung. The students obtained practical experience of technology and adapting business to optimise ...
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Intermodal carrier CargoBeamer is launching new services between Bari in southern Italy will to Domodossola and Kaldenkirchen, operating three times per week. It is also increasing the frequency on its existing Kaldenkirchen - Domodossola route from 17 to 20 weekly roundtrips. Services are available for craneable and non-craneable semi-trailers, containers, swap ...
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DHL Global Forwarding has held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new air freight center at Frankfurt Airport. The air and ocean freight specialist of DHL Group is developing the 55,000sq m site at CargoCity which will take about twelve months to complete with an expected inauguration date in mid-2025. It ...
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Shipping, logistics and marine services group GAC has opened its first office in South Korea.
With the country looking to tap into renewable offshore wind energy to meet its net-zero targets and aiming to install 14.3 GW of offshore wind by 2030, and this is expected to attract a large ...
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Austrian forwarding and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss is to take over Salt Lake City, Utah-based Cargo-Link. Cargo-Link was founded in 1976 and, with its 15 employees, is mainly active in sea and air freight as well as customs clearance s. It operates a 2,000sq m warehouse close to Salt Lake ...
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A partnership between Solent Stevedores and the Neuroblastoma UK charity has raised £4,000 raised for research into more effective and kinder treatments for children affected by disease Solent Stevedores selected Neuroblastoma UK as its Charity of the Year following nomination by two members of the Solent Stevedores London team whose ...
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