Chris Lewis
Brittany Ferries' chief executive Christophe Mathieu, and president Jean-Marc Roué signed a voluntary charter to protect the rights of seafarers on the English Channel on 24 July. The ceremony was hosted by French shipping minister Hervé Berville, and UK maritime minister, Baroness Vere.The charters are a complement to laws mandating minimum wages for sailors on ferries operating cross-Channel routes - in the UK, the Seafarers Wages Act was and, in ...
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Saudia Cargo has signed an agreement with airline trucking company Jan de to expand its reach in Europe. The airline will leverage Jan de Rijk's extensive network to strengthen its presence in Europe. A signing ceremony took place on 19 July at Saudia Cargo’s headquarters in Jeddah.
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Solent Stevedores has joined the Solent Cluster decarbonisation initiative for industry, transport and households across the Solent and the south coast of England.
It is a cross-sector collaboration of international organisations, including manufacturers and engineering companies, regional businesses and industries, logistics and infrastructure operators and academic institutions.
The group aims to position ...
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Morten Engelstoft has been elected as the new chairman of liability insurance provider to the international cargo and logistics industry TT Club with the retirement of Ulrich Kranich. Engelstoft spent 36 years at Maersk, from where he retired in June 2023 as chief executive of APM Terminals.
He commented, “TT Club ...
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Rotterdam Shortsea Terminals (RST) and short-sea carrier Samskip have joined forces to launch a Green Shore Power initiative.
A celebration was held on 31 July with delegations from Samskip, RST, Port of Rotterdam, Harbour Electronical Services and the Municipality of Rotterdam with the Samskip Innovator providing a demonstration.
Onshore power supply systems ...
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Next year’s Multimodal conference will take place on 11-13 June 2024 at the NEC in Birmingham, the show’s organisers have confirmed.
The event will once again showcase all key vertical sectors, including manufacturing, retail, agribusiness, chemical, automotive, electronics, FMCG, food & drink, fashion, pharmaceuticals, construction, aerospace, energy, real estate, recycling, paper/print ...
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Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has achieved IATA CEIV Lithium Batteries (CEIV Li[1]batt) certification for Air France Cargo and its hubs at Paris Charles de Gaulle and Chicago O'Hare. The CEIV Li-batt certification programme aims to raise competency levels and quality management in handling and transport.
The status is designed to ...
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Kuehne+Nagel has signed a partnership with IAG Cargo whereby it will part-fund the carrier's purchase of six million litres of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in 2023. The SAF, which will have International Sustainability and Carbon Certification is produced from used cooking oil and food waste, and will have at least ...
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Logistics UK is calling for a longer term alternative to Operation Brock as a means to handle freight traffic through the Channel ports during disruption.
The traffic management system, which is being deployed ahead of predicted heavy holiday traffic this weekend (22/23 July), increases costs and disruption to operators, it says.
Head ...
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Felixstowe-based container storage and transport provider James Kemball has launched an out-of-gauge (OOG) project cargo service after investing £400,000 in new equipment.
It includes a Timars OH semi-automatic spreader and multi lift modular spreader frames, which allow it to load OOG cargo from containers in Felixstowe and other UK ports. There ...
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