Chris Lewis
Stena Line and Anglesey (Ynys Môn) County Council are to bid to become a Welsh freeport under plans announced by the Welsh Government.
In May, Welsh Ministers agreed to support a freeport policy for Wales following an agreement on funding with the Westminster Government.
Both governments are open to the possibility of a multi-site freeport in Wales, in recognition of Wales’ unique economic geography and the Welsh Government’s aspirations for economic development.
Both ...
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Falling demand, decreased congestion and an in increase in capacity are driving down freight rates in the final quarter of 2022 says analyst Ti in its Ocean Freight Rate Tracker white paper for the fourth quarter of 2022.
The latest report which provides insight into spot market demand, shipping supply side, ...
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Cathay Pacific Cargo is to consolidate all its solutions for the pharma sector under a new brand, Cathay Pharma.
The service will be subdivided into two simplified headings – Active and Passive.
The Active solution uses ‘active’ containers with thermostatic mechanisms, while Passive uses passive coolants and insulation to maintain temperature.
Bookings made ...
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AD Ports Group and its Transmar International Shipping Company feeder arm have launched a weekly service between Karachi, Pakistan and Khalifa in Abu Dhabi, Jebel Ali Port (Dubai), Dammam and Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Aqaba (Jordan), Sokhna and Adabiya (Egypt) Port Sudan and Djibouti.
It follows AD Ports Group’s acquisition of ...
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Decarbonising the world's busiest maritime corridor will deliver a “seismic boost” to the UK's recently announced green shipping ambitions, Port of Dover chief commercial officer Christian Pryce told a panel at the COP27 global environmental summit on 18 November.He told a panel of governmental and industry maritime experts: “One year ...
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Austrian-owned forwarder Gebrüder Weiss is expanding its Tbilisi location in Georgia for the second time since 2019 to offer more transshipment and office space. The location is a central hub for goodds moving between Europe and Central Asia, and is also becoming increasingly important as a logistics centre for the ...
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The Port of London Authority has acquired Masthouse Terrace Pier on the Isle of Dogs in East London with a view to increasing light freight on the river. With good connections to the nearby Canary Wharf office area it plans to make it the first in the capital with space ...
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Maersk has opened a 14,000sq m warehouse for electric car batteries at Teplice in the north of the Czech Republic. It has a full range of safety features including thermal monitoring cameras and in-rack sprinklers and is divided into four independent, fire-resistant compartments. Batteries can be delivered by rail from ...
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UK-based cargo airline CargoLogicAir has gone into administration. It follows the imposition of sanctions on Russian airlines imposed in the wake of the invasion Ukrain, despite the fact that its owner, Alexey Isaikin, is a Cypriot citizen.
He was however earlier involved with Russian all-cargo carrier Volga-Dnepr Group, operator of the ...
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Kale Logistics Solutions has signed a deal with Dagang NeXchange Berhad to introduce an airport cargo community system at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. It will be a neutral and open platform, enabling information exchange between public and private stakeholders and is planned to be integrated with other community systems such ...
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