Chris Lewis
DP World is investing £12m in two new rail mounted gantry (RMG) cranes at London Gateway to meet demand for rail transport ahead of the opening of a new fourth berth next year.
The £12m investment will lift rail capacity at the port by 50%.
Port operations director at London Gateway, Andrew Bowen, said: “After the disruption of recent years, shipping lines and cargo owners are looking for capacity, reliability and growth ...
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The GMB union reports that Swissport workers have voted to accept a 10% pay rise, the highest in the airport cargo and baggage handler’s history. The deal removes the threat of industrial action that has hit major gateways including Heathrow over the past few months.
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Kevin Keegan revealed the winners of the annual BIFA Freight Service Awards on 19 January. The Scunthorpe United, Liverpool Southampton and Newcastle United legend said he was “delighted” for those crowned as champions in the various categories.All the winners demonstrated total commitment to both the industry and driving change: two ...
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The European Commission has opened an investigation into whether French support for the freight arm of the national rail system, Fret SNCF, are in line with EU State aid rules. Fret SNCF, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French railway operator SNCF has been constantly loss-making, except in 2021. Between ...
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Norwegian-owned independent short sea operator Viasea Shipping has started a service between Hutchison Ports’ London Thamesport to Moerdijk in the Netherlands and the Norwegian ports of Oslo, Moss and Kristiansand, with onward connections to the Baltic and Poland.
Director of London Thamesport, Mark Taylor, said: “The addition of their UK-Norway service ...
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The Road Haulage Association has welcomed the government’s decision to delay introduction of the Entry/Exit System (EES) that would increase checks on non-EU citizens at UK borders.
EES has been pushed back from May until the end of 2023 as it will allow allows operators including hauliers and coach companies to ...
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Kent County Council leader Roger Gough has welcomed the success of its £45m bid to the government’s Levelling Up Fund to improve traffic flow through the Port of Dover.
He said that the enhancements, which will include additional border control points and a new exit route, will have a positive impact ...
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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) says its Spanish cargo and ground handling operations are spearheading the group’s ‘Our Sustainable Flight Path’ program with a series of emission-reduction initiatives and at its seven airport stations.
WFS’ ground support equipment (GSE) fleet in Spain is now 89% electric for all cargo handling operations as ...
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Sparck Technologies’, which makes scanning technology that can create a ‘right size’ box for any group of items, ensuring a snug fit without the use of fillers, points out that at the end of November the European Commission published a draft Regulation on packaging and packaging waste. As well as ...
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New research commissioned by DP World shows that there has been major shifts in globalisation, as companies move more manufacturing closer to home to protect against supply chain disruptions and enhance resilience.
The latest Trade in Transition study, led by Economist Impact, found that 95% of companies in are making changes ...
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