Chris Lewis
Rhenus Maritime Services has added a methanol-ready coastal vessel to its fleet. However, until that time arrives, the RMS Ruhrort will operate using a clean diesel engine.
The ship is being fitted out in Dordrecht. V
Rhenus says that vessels of this design and size are normally more than 20 years old and technically out of date. Thanks to its compact design, it can be used for niche markets – on the ...
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Cathay Cargo says it has handled the first sea-air shipment under the IATA ONE Record data milestones, with cargo acceptance logged outside the origin airport’s cargo terminal.
The carrier worked with the International Air Transport Association and the Airport Authority Hong Kong on a pilot scheme to offer ONE Record data ...
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Emirates Post Group (EPG) has signed a letter of intent with cargo drone airline, Dronamics, to explore the technology’s capabilities in the UAE at the launch of the Smart and Autonomous Vehicles Industry Cluster in Abu Dhabi. EPG will explore and trial Dronamics' cargo drone service to enable same-day middle-mile ...
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Maastricht Aachen Airport hosted a ceremonial electric flight to Germany to celebrate the partnership between the countries’ aerospace centres on 12 October.
Pilots from the Netherlands Aerospace Centre and the German Aerospace Center flew the Pipistrel Velis Electro out of the Dutch gateway to Merzbruck Airport near Aachen, a distance of ...
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The budget announced by Minister for Finance Michael McGrath on 10 October offers very little for the freight distribution and logistics sector, says FTA Ireland (FTAI).
Chief executive Aidan Flynn, said: “In Ireland a large percentage of fuel price is made up of taxes and excise duty. To alleviate some the ...
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North-east operator LV Logistics has opened a new 16,000sq ft warehousing and distribution hub at Infinity Park in Hebburn, east Newcastle. The new base will give the company enough space and vehicles to launch its own dedicated transport service and will create six jobs.
Since opening its Newcastle branch 20 years ...
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The Port of Dover set out its future at the Conservative and Labour autumn party conferences, hosting a ‘Great British Trade Reception’.
It was attended by policymakers, industry colleagues and ministers alike, including Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper and Trade & Economic Security Minister Nusrat Ghani MP at the ...
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Intermodal logistics operator Modalis Group has finalised the acquisition of CCFC, an Italian manufacturer of road-rail semitrailers, swap bodies and containers. Modalis, which specialises in leasing, container, swap body and intermodal wagon sales, intermodal terminal management, combined transport operations now owns 100% of Bergamo-based CCFC. It specialises in the construction ...
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FourKites said that medical firm Teva has reduced its incident rate to just 0.005% thanks to its carrier visibility solution, NIC-Place. Teva has a portfolio of over 3,500 products and moves half a million pallets throughout Europe, delivering and collecting from wholesalers, pharmacies, hospitals and suppliers. As well as providing ...
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Scotland’s deepest container terminal has handled its largest-ever container vessel.
Greenockhosted the 300m long, 6750teu MSC Magnum VII on Saturday 7 October.
The 75,000-tonne container vessel arrived via Peel Ports Clydeport’s sister facility at the Port of Liverpool, before departing for Bristol the following day.
The Clydeport team loaded containers of spirits, destined ...
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