Chris Lewis
With three months to go before the UK's CHIEF customs platform, CHIEF is replaced by the Customs Declaration Service (CDS), freight forwarder Rhenus UK is encouraging exporters to take prompt steps to transition to the new system.
While import declarations shifted to CDS on 1 October 2022, the switchover for export declarations is scheduled for 30 November.
UK customs manager, Rob Mulligan, said: “While not obligatory, we recommend that businesses register with ...
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XPO has enhanced paid paternity leave in the UK and Ireland to up to two weeks of full pay.
The policy applies to new parents, either by birth or through adoption and will apply to all colleagues in any relationship. It is one of a range of policies being brought in ...
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Air Charter Service has moved its Houston office to larger premises to accommodate growth plans in Texas.ACS Houston chief executive, Dustin Roades, commented: “Last year was ACS Houston’s best, in terms of both charter numbers and revenue. On the back of what we achieved in 2022, we started looking to ...
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Rhenus Cuxport is expanding its area at the deep-sea port of Cuxhaven by about a third and has opened another terminal to increase trade car capacity.
The additional import space of about 11 hectares offers 4,500 car spaces, and will also be offered to industries such as onshore and offshore wind.
Cuxport ...
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Europa Warehouse is offering a storage rate of £1.49 for customers looking for over 3,000 pallet spaces at its Corby site in the Midlands. It is also offering special rates for manual and automated fulfilment services at the 715,000sq ft warehouse. Chief operating officer, Dionne Redpath said: “It is a ...
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Geodis has expanded its road network from Southeast Asia (SEA) to the Singapore/China route. The service, which also connects Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam will operate to Shenzhen from 23 August and will subsequently be extended to Hong Kong, and in the near future to Indonesia. It includes dedicated customs brokerage ...
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The 15,432teu Evergreen vessel Ever Max became the largest vessel to visit Maryland in mid-August.
Baltimore has a 50-foot-deep channel and neo-panamax cranes to serve shipsof this size.
Previously, the largest container ship to visit the Port of Baltimore was another Evergreen vessel, the Triton, which first visited in 2019 and has ...
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P&O Ferries is to exit the Liverpool-Dublin route, saying that its current P berth in Liverpool is no longer available to it in 2024 and negotiations to extend the lease or find an alternative have been unsuccessful.
The operator will continue to run the Cairnryan-Larne route.
The two vessels currently serving the ...
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German-owned forwarder Dachser USA has reorganized management in the Northeastern US. It has appointed Andreas Kayser as new general manager, responsible for branches in New York, Boston and Baltimore and Robert Crimmins has been appointed branch manager for Boston.
Kayser (pictured, top) has been with Dachser in Germany since April 2022, ...
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Portsmouth’s port’s solar and battery system is now fully operational.
Managed by the in-house energy services and building services teams of Portsmouth City Council installed by Custom Solar and assisted by engineers at the port, the last piece of the project was finalised in July 2023, where an upgraded connection to ...
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