Chris Lewis
Speculation is rising that a deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol could soon be struck, reports the BBC. It says that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is meeting Northern Ireland's political parties with some sources suggesting that a deal could be reached as early as next week on post-Brexit trading arrangements. Mr Sunak is meeting party leaders in Belfast before travelling to meet EU leaders in Germany.
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Ocean Network Express (ONE) has launched a weekly Israel Express shuttle service between the hub port of Damietta, Egypt and Ashdod and Haifa. It also offers connections to its global network.
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Grimaldi-owned Finnlines has added a second ro ro vessel to its route between Rosslare and Zeebrugge. The MS Finnpulp joins MS Finnwave, with a first departure from Zeebrugge on 23 February.
The additional ship has a capacity of 3,259 lane metres of cargo, or around 225 trailers compared with MS Finnwave’s ...
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Logistics property firm Prologis UK has teamed up with the country’s coolest trainspotter, Francis Bourgeois, to shine a spotlight on the sector.
Francis Bourgeois shot to fame for his quirky videos about trains and first hit the freight industry headlines in early 2022, when he became brand ambassador for rail operator ...
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Shippers urged to make peace with “arrogant” container lines to restore order to supply chains
Relations between container lines and shippers must be repaired if supply chain efficiency is to be restored after the chaos of Covid years, industry experts told Freight Buyers’ Club podcast.
Bjorn Vang Jensen, executive director, international transport ...
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Hong Kong-headquartered EV Cargo is to acquire the remaining 60% of the shares of Allport Netherlands from its joint venture partner, subject to merger control approval, making EV Cargo the sole shareholder of the company. As part of the transaction, EV Cargo will also acquire the remaining shares in EV ...
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Oxford Nanopore Technologies has extended its collaboration with UPS Healthcare to deliver its DNA/RNA sequencing products and consumables across the Asia Pacific region. Oxford Nanopore’s flow cells will be stored in UPS Healthcare’s temperature-controlled distribution facility in Singapore and then be delivered within 24-48- hours through UPS’s cold chain across ...
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Logistics UK says it is disappointed that the Welsh government is planning to scrap almost all major plans for new roads in the country. Despite this, it is looking forward to progress being made on the remaining approved schemes, which have been on hold since June 2021.
Head of Cities and ...
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Air Charter Service arranged several passenger and cargo aircraft charters into Turkey and Syria to transport search and rescue teams, along with aid for victims of the recent earthquakes.
After the first quake struck in the early hours of Monday 6 February near the city of Gaziantep, close to the Turkey-Syria ...
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North-East port operator PD Ports has taken delivery of its first, fully electric vehicle at Tees Dock following a successful trial. The electric van, which is the first of three to be delivered in this phase, is part of the company’s wider plans to eliminate fossil fuel usage within its ...
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