Chris Lewis
David Goldsborough is emerging on a ‘Tour de Yusen’ – an epic 767-mile bike ride encompassing most of the logistics operator’s UK sites. HE will start Sunderland and finish in Northampton as he fundraises to support local charities nominated by YLUK colleagues.
Yusen Logistics is collecting donations at: https://www.justgiving.com/team/yluktourdeyusen2022
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IAG Cargo has started trials of the first electric terminal tractor at London Heathrow airport. The , Terberg YT203EV is the first electric vehicle from the manufacturer operating airside worldwide.
It will save about 30 tonnes of CO2 per year compared with diesel-powered equivalentys.
In addition to its electric solution, Terberg is ...
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AV Dawson, owner and operator of Port of Middlesbrough, has expanded its transport fleet by 25% with ten new heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) as part of its diversification strategy.
The million-pound investment will strengthen the core fleet and enable further growth of the division, by allowing the expansion into new sectors.
Five ...
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Portland Port in Dorset is to invest £26 million in a development to remove its existing Deep Water Berth and replace it with a new, extended berth. The new DWB will have a 250m solid berth face and 12m water depth alongside, capable of handling ships up to 350m long. ...
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Emirates SkyCargo has set up an airbridge between Dubai and Pakistan to offer cargo capacity free of charge on flights to transport relief in the wake of the devastating floods.
Cargo capacity on all Emirates’ passenger flights to Pakistan will be available to organisations based at International Humanitarian City (IHC) in ...
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Unite the Union has confirmed that strike action is to take place at the Port of Liverpool between from Monday 19 September to Monday 3 October.
Owner Peel Ports says the move would disrupt operations at the UK container port after a pay package of 8.3% was rejected by the union, ...
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GXO UK and Ireland graduate management trainee Tessa Wilson has swapped her previous placement at a facility in Kent for Kampala’s tropical climate, working with Transaid’s non-governmental organisation (NGO) partner, the Safe Way Right Way Driver Training Centre, as well as local truck and bus fleet operators.
She will split her ...
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Peel Ports group marine projects manager and all-round action-woman Nicole Read has been working with Mullion Survival Technology to develop a new jacket for the company’s pilots that might help save their lives if they take an unscheduled dip off the jetty.
Some of the new jackets’ innovative features inspired by ...
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Europa Worldwide Group’s Ostend-based business Continental Cargo Carriers has become part of its Europa Road arm. The unaccompanied trailer operation Continental Cargo Carriers was founded in 1983 and was acquired by Europa in 2018. Europa Road in Belgium operates 300 trailers and a 4,000sq m warehouse, making around 100 channel ...
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The Global Shippers Forum (GSF) will urge shippers to checking seafreight containers for unwanted insect hitchhikers at a UK Government conference on 19-20 September.
A group of trade bodies, shipping industry representatives and national plant protection and bio-security agencies will meet at the International Workshop on Reducing the Introduction of Pests ...
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