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The Zeus freight platform is to appoint Dr Christopher de Saxe as its first head of sustainability. Dr Saxe is currently senior research associate at the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight, University of Cambridge. In his new role he is charged with developing commercial pilot programs with electric HGVs and alternative fuels and will be the company’s representative on the Global Logistics Emissions Council and the Sustainable Freight Buyers Alliance.
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Freeport East, one of the new English freeports, has appointed Steven Wilson as head of innovation. He will lead engagement with universities, colleges, R&D centres, large and small businesses and public and private funders and investors to build an innovation cluster to support local businesses and communities the freeport region, ...
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DP World is to lease a 7,500sq m site next to its Southampton container terminal to develop facilities for lorry drivers.
The £15m project, on land previously used for car storage, will deliver facilities including a restaurant, showers, toilets and 24-hour security as well as increasing the container storage area.
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IAG Cargo is to sponsor the 2023 Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Infrastructure award. Launched in 2008, the Everywoman Awards aim to inspire more women to progress careers within a traditionally male-dominated industry and create role models that will inspire future female talent who may not see the industry as ...
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AD Ports Logistics has created a distribution business line for a range of healthcare products. As a distributor licensed by the UAE Ministry of Health and Abu Dhabi Department of Health, ADPL will procure high-in-demand healthcare products, including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, medical devices, baby products and nutraceuticals from leading manufacturers seeking ...
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Air Charter Service has opened an office in Washington DC to serve the capital and the Virginia and Delaware regions. Joel Fenn has been appointed as chief executive of the new office, the broker’s ninth in the US.Fenn was most recently chief executive of ACS’s Miami operation, and commented: “We ...
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A slight decline in accompanied truck traffic was largely offset by a remarkable performance in unaccompanied freight in 2022, said Port Boulogne Calais in its annual report. Accompanied heavy goods vehicle traffic fell 2% to 1.6m units compared to 2021, with the P&O Ferries dispute in the spring causing a ...
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ParcelHero has compiled five ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ for exporters in 2023.
The list of ‘dos’ from the parcels broker are:
Make the most of the over 70 free trade agreements the UK now has in place, from Albania to Vietnam, including a £38.8bn deal with Switzerland and a £20bn agreement with Canada. ...
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The Topo Solutions supply chain software as a service platform Topo Solutions has started a recruitment drive and expanded its office space in central Hong Kong. It says that recent changes in regulations mandating increased accountability for sustainability in global retail standards and the economic downturn have pushed companies to ...
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Supply chain visibility company FourKites has partnered with German software development company Cargonerds. The system allows it to track products across the supply chain in real time for road, rail, ocean, air, parcel and last mile across the globe. Cargonerds, , a spin-off of Rohlig Logistics, serves small and medium-sized ...
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