Chris Lewis
Airfreight IT firm Champ Cargosystems has completed conformance testing in preparation of the new EU-ICS2 (Import Control System 2) regulation in March. Its Traxon Global Customs (TGC) and Traxon Global Security (TGS) products are now AS4 certified and ICS2 compliant. ICS2 requires customs data for goods entering the EU prior to their arrival, part of an integrated EU approach under the common risk management framework (CRMF). Economic Operators (EOs) will ...
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A survey of over 350 supply chain professionals by FourKites found that 73% of respondents said they had invested in supply chain visibility, with 46% planning to invest more in 2023.
However, The Great Reset: Ocean Shipping in a Post-Pandemic World also found that 50% said they had zero visibility into ...
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak may be close to finalising a new trade deal with the EU but there are many details concerning VAT divergence between GB and NI that need to be resolved, says Alison Horner, indirect tax partner at accountancy group MHA.
She says: “Since 1 January 2021 UK businesses ...
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Logistics UK's head of trade and devolved policy, Nichola Mallon, joined other Northern Ireland business leaders on 22 February to meet Prime Minister Rishi Sunak MP, to discuss the NI Protocol and how it can work better for logistics businesses.
Speaking after the meeting, she commented: "While no details of the ...
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Manufacturers, shippers and freight and logistics service providers will meet in Johannesburg on 7 March to discuss ways to reduce rising cargo crime in South Africa at a special one-day conference hosted by the Transported Asset Protection Association's (TAPA) Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region.
In its latest 18-month report, ...
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IAG Cargo said its commercial revenues in 2022 was €1,615 million, up 44.6% from pre-pandemic levels in 2019, but 3.5% down on2021. Overall yields for the year were down 3.7% in comparison to 2021, tonnage was up 4.1%. The carrier said its network saw significant growth, re-establishing its pre-pandemic shape.
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SEKO Logistics has appointed Alfred Hofmann as senior vice president, global ocean freight. Hofmann joins SEKO after a 36-year-long tenure at Kuehne+Nagel, a global freight and logistics company based in Switzerland. He is based in SEKO’s APAC regional headquarters in Hong Kong.
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DFDS has gained regulatory approval February, he said that approval was needed from for its purchase of Northern Ireland-based McBurney Transport Group.
Chief executive Torben Carlsen said that the move would transform DFDS into “a significant logistics operator” in Ireland.
Although McBurney Transport is based in Northern Ireland, it also has substantial ...
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DPD UK, part of the pan-European DPDgroup parcel delivery network, has completed the acquisition of south-east England based final mile courier company Absolutely. It operates a fleet of 200 couriers servicing more than 2,500 clients and also offere temperature controlled courier services. This move follows DPD UK's acquisition of same-day ...
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Stena Line says it will secure the future stability of its Fishguard-Rosslare service by redeploying the Stena Nordica to the route. The ship, which has been operating in the Baltic Sea, is a familiar ship on the Irish Sea having provided temporary relief cover on several Irish Sea routes over ...
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