Chris Lewis

Multimodal opens for registrations

Registration has opened early for the Multimodal 2023. The logistics and transport industry event takes place on 13-15 June at Birmingham’s NEC. Registration has been made easier with a new intuitive website Exhibitors and speakers benefit from a dedicated section for best practice templates to help with announcements and design, plus the ability to create and update a profile and add product information in one click.   Multimodal has also teamed up with ... [+]

EV Cargo reports on green progress

EV Cargo has published its first Sustainability Report, to highlight the progress in delivering its strategy during 2021. The company introduced a number of environmentally targeted operational programmes and was bolstered with the appointment in March of Dr Virginia Alzina as chief sustainability officer, with responsibility for leading initiatives across four ... [+]

Felixstowe welcomes Egypt delegation

Egyptian Minister of Transport, Lieutenant General Kamel Elwazer paid a visit to the Port of Felixstowe, accompanied by Egyptian Ambassador to the UK Sherif Kamel and a delegation from the Ministry of Transport. The Minister was given a demonstration of the latest remote controlled yard cranes and the first two automated ... [+]

AGI adds Manchester and Southampton offices

Freight forwarder AGI Global Logistics has opened two new offices, in Manchester and near Southampton, taking its total number to 18. The opening of the Manchester office has increased their coverage in the North of England, with The Manchester office is headed up by Tom Wright (pictured below) and specialises in ... [+]

Border Force action may impact freight movements

BIFA says that industrial action by Border Force could affect freight movements at a number of locations on 23-26 December and 28-31 December. They are: Birmingham Airport, Cardiff Airport, Gatwick Airport, Glasgow Airport, Heathrow, Manchester Airport and port of Newhaven.  The action could lead to disruption at ports, airports, and Inland ... [+]

CMA CGM joins CargoAi

CMA CGM’s in-house freighter airline has become the 71st to be available on the CargoAi online marketplace. The shipping-lined owned carrier is operating scheduled freighter services from Paris to Hong Kong. CargoAi is now available from 195 origins to 447 destinations. [+]

GDP for Rhenus Schiphol

Rhenus Air & Ocean’s Amsterdam Schiphol gateway has gained pharma industry Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification. The site is already CEIV Pharma accredited. The 7,200sq m gateway has direct airside access and pharmaceutical dedicated temperature-controlled areas. [+]

Trucksters launches driver mental health scheme

The Trucksters online truck relay platform and the Cristobal healthcare app have launched an initiative to support and improve the mental health of lorry drivers. With the input of healthcare professionals including medical doctors, the programme will address specific needs of the group and includes access to therapy sessions. Cristobal ... [+]

CEVA consolidates in Colombia

CEVA Logistics has opened a multi-client, 15,000sq m warehouse in Bogota, Colombia. It is the first carbon-neutral CEVA warehouse in the country and consolidates the operations of three former sites in Colombia, while adding space for new customers. It has EDGE certification for its use of energy and water saving initiatives, ... [+]

HMRC postpones CDS export deadline

As widely expected, HM Revenue & Customs has postponed the deadline to move export declarations to its new Customs Declaration Service (CDS) until 30 November eight months later than previously announced. Businesses already need to use CDS to make import declarations, in place of the old Chief computer. HMRC director of border ... [+]

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