Chris Lewis
Brittany Ferries’ liquefied natural gas-powered Santoña is now operating from Portsmouth International Port. The cruise ferry operates to Santander in northern Spain twice a week and to Cherbourg in France once a week. She is the third in a series of five new vessels to join the fleet between 2019 and 2025. The next two Brittany Ferries vessels on the horizon will feature hybrid technology able to run on LNG, electric ...
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Manchester-based forwarder Cardinal Global Logistics has launched a Customs Declaration Service (CDS) course, ahead of its replacement of HMRC’s old Chief computer system.
The course is being delivered by Seetec Outsource, as part of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s ‘Skills for Growth’ programme. This initiative aims to upskill, and re-skill employed ...
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French-owned forwarder Geodis has finalised its acquisition of German-based temperature controlled pharma specialist Trans-o-flex. Geodis said the acquisition will establish it as one of the most prominent players in the healthcare market and significantly enhance its delivery capabilities in Europe. The addition of Trans-o-flex’s capabilities to the existing Freight forwarding ...
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Liverpool-based SSO Logistics has wrapped up a 12-month distribution deal with a packaging supply with St Helens company, Venturepak, which supplies injection moulded plastic containers and other packaging products to the food industry.
SSO Logistics won the business because it has worked to reduce damage issues due to the lightweight nature ...
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Air Europa Cargo is to launch an eBooking platform using CargoAi’s white-label CargoGATE, solution from the middle of the year. Freight forwarders will be able to search, book, track, and pay for all their shipments on the platform as well as track CO2 emissions. The worldwide launch of the platform ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is supporting National Careers Week 2023 (6-11 March) with events aimed at demonstrating its commitment to promoting careers in logistics.The aim is to provide a focus for careers guidance activity at an important stage in the academic calendar to help support young people leaving ...
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Forth Ports has completed a concrete slip form for a new the Port of Tilbury’s new grain terminal to replace the facility damaged by fire in July 2020.
Once the mechanical and electrical fitting is complete, the new 34,000 tonne capacity silo is expected to be fully operational in January 2024, ...
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Unipart Logistics has launched a Lead Logistics Provider (LLP) service. The company, whose customers include Jaguar Land Rover, Airbus, Sky and NHS Supply Chain says its new proposition will help deal with supply chain uncertainty caused by events such as Brexit, Covid and the Ukraine conflict.
It says businesses are increasingly ...
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Etihad Cargo’s online booking portal now includes pet shipment bookings for dogs and cats, and dangerous goods bookings. Traditionally, booking pet shipments has required customers to send multiple documents via email. Booking the shipment of dangerous goods via the enhanced online booking portal has also been simplified. Etihad Cargo's booking ...
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Supply chain visibility company FourKites is to offer its real-time supply chain data to European customers of Spotos’ digital freight forwarding platform. The partnership offers up-to-the-minute estimated times of arrival and real-time status updates for shipments anywhere in Europe, allowing Spotos’ customers to reduce dwell and detention costs while optimising ...
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