Chris Lewis
The government is to review the national policy statement for ports, published in 2012. It says that while the statement continues to provide an appropriate framework for planning decisions on ports infrastructure and associated development, such as road and rail links, it is important to ensure the statement continues to support decision making effectively. In the Freeports bidding prospectus, the government set out its intention to review the national policy ...
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CMA CGM has launched a feeder service between Jebel Ali, Abu Dhabi and ports in Bangladesh. It will operate weekly with three 1,700teu ships and the rotation is Chittagong, Colombo, Mangalore, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Jebel Ali, Abu Dhabi and Chittagong. Connections are available to and from Europe, Africa and the ...
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Unifeeder has introduced a fixed weekly feeder serice between San Juan in Puerto Rico, Caucedo in the Dominican Republic and Port au Prince in Haiti. Operated by a 974teu vessel, the operator says it will help ease logistics challenges in the region and will offer an alternative to cross-border trucking. ...
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The Celtic Freeport bid consortium says that immediate action will be needed to fulfil the Floating Wind Offshore Wind Taskforce’s call for ports to be turned into hubs for the new technology.
A new report by the Taskforce calls for up to 11 ports around the UK – including two in Wales ...
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Genesee & Wyoming has appointed Tim Shoveller as chief executive officer of its UK/Europe operations, which include the Freightliner rail operation, container-logistics provider Pentalver, Freightliner Poland and Rotterdam Rail Feeding.
He began his rail industry career in 1992 as a trainee driver/guard at British Rail, comes to G&W after nearly four ...
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Women in Aviation and Logistics (WAL) has launched a second mentorship programme.
The initiative, which brings together 27 mentor-mentee pairs, includes eight men and 43 women participants from diverse professional backgrounds, including airlines, airports, freight forwarders, IT solution providers, and trade associations.
The second WAL mentorship programme is sponsored by Airblox, IBS ...
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Rhenus Warehousing Solutions UK held a roof-raising ceremony at its new development at Baytree, Nuneaton. The Rhenus Campus will have two warehouses, totalling one million square feet. The second, larger warehouse measures 771,000 square feet. The first warehouse, measuring 210,000 square feet, had its roof installed in October.
Copyright Mike Sewell ...
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UK-owned forwarder AGI International has relocated its Amsterdam office to larger premises. Overseen by Matt Pritchard, it specialises in European road, air and sea freight. The office is situated 13km from Schiphol airport, and under 20km from the Port of Amsterdam.
Meanwhile, AGI’s Newcastle office have sent aid to Turkey and ...
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The annual UK Ports Conference 2023 will take place on 24-25 May at Congress Centre in London.
Key themes at the 15th event will be implementing growth strategies, areas for expansion, and how to deliver infrastructure to support these and maximise opportunities in new digital technologies.
Industry leaders in will explore energy ...
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Associated British Ports has increased grain capacity at Immingham with two metal plate bunds which can be set up on any quay on any surface. They can also be sanitised between vessel discharges allowing grain for human consumption to be handled. Operations are using the new, faster Liebherr 420 mobile ...
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