Chris Lewis
Shortsea operator WEC Lines is introducing a new weekly direct service between Agadir in Morocco and Liverpool, offering an alternative to overland trucking for fresh produce importers.
It is thought to be the first service between Agadir and the North-west of England and comes as Morocco overtakes Spain as one of the biggest suppliers of tomatoes to the UK.
Managing director of WEC Lines, Roger Megann, said: “There’s a gap in the ...
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AV Dawson, owner and operator of Port of Middlesbrough, handled its first international shipment of renewable energy pellets on 8 January.
The 7,000 tonnes of recyclable fuel pellets made from recycled industrial plastic were processed by Waste Knot Energy (WKE) at its newly commissioned processing plant and storage facilities in the ...
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Streamline Shipping Group says it is now the shipping, warehousing and last-mile delivery partner for over 90% of UK national carrier networks on Orkney and Shetland, Menzies Distribution’s announcement that it would close its depots in December. It has taken on management of facilities responsible for transporting goods to remote ...
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P&O Ferries is to launch a new freight route between Rotterdam and Tilbury in March, complementing its existing Zeebrugge/Tilbury service. It will be operated by the ex-Irish Sea 125 trailer capacity Norbank, which will depart from the Dutch port at 23.45 six days a week (Saturday night excepted) arriving in ...
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Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has selected SkyCell as its preferred unit load device (ULD) tracking partner. SkyCell will deploy its equipment across the carrier’s entire ULD fleet, giving real-time visibility on the SkyMind platform which uses readers and tags to provide airlines with real-time visibility into their ULD fleets.
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Girteka, the largest asset-based logistics company in Europe, has appointed Mark Mulder as chief commercial officer. During his career, he has held leadership roles in P&O Ferrymasters, Hoyer Multimodal, and other logistics companies. He will lead a new team that will oversee the combined operations of Girteka Nordics and Girteka ...
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Trans Global Projects (TGP) has appointed Zaur Mansurov as its new global tender manager. He has previously served as Head of Global Special Projects, Global Head of Pricing, and Global Operations Executive for a number of project freight management companies. He will be based out of TGP’s office in Kent.
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Nippon Express has formally completed its purchase of Austrian-based Cargo-partner, paving the way for the Japanese forwarder to become a major international logistics company.
NX Holdings chairman, Mitsuru Saito, said that the merger, first announced in May 2023 would help propel Nippon Express from its current number eight ranking in the ...
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Rhenus Road Freight is updating its European groupage freight system. Groupage Network 2.0 will offer daily cross-border services, which include all of the company’s European branches, and will cut transit times and boost reliability in the long term, says the German-owned forwarder.
It has now strengthened the first routes in European ...
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Kenya-based all cargo carrier Astral Aviation has signed sales partnership agreements with Euro Cargo Aviation in Europe, US and UAE and Take Off Aviation in South Africa. The two partners will market the airline's cargo capacity to clients, including freight forwarders in their respective regions.
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