Chris Lewis

TiL to double Le Havre container capacity

Terminal Investment Limited (TiL), the sole shareholder of the TPO/TNMSC container terminals at Le Havre, has announced a €700 million investment programme to prepare the port for 24,000 TEU vessels. TiL will double the number of gantry cranes to 20 and triple the terminal’s storage capacity with fleet gantries at six berths. The project will be completed by 2028. The new gantries will be electrically powered and the port will ... [+]

DHL green tech is music to the ears for Music of the Spheres

DHL has teamed up with Coldplay as the official logistics partner Music Of The Spheres world tour – with a remit to minimise its carbon and reduce CO2 emissions by more than 50%. DHL’s GoGreen Plus Service offers including use of advanced biofuels for ocean and air freight along with an ... [+]

New crane to lift DFDS business in Ghent

DFDS is investing in a new Kuenz rail-mounted gantry crane in the port of Ghent, Belgium. It will increase capacity and enable cost-effectiveness and will be powered by renewable energy from, among other things, DFDS’s solar panels, taking the company one step closer to its CO2-neutrality target. Terminal director, Raf De ... [+]

New AV Dawson HQ open for business

AV Dawson, owner and operator of Port of Middlesbrough, has unveiled new head office. The 24,000 sq ft facility, named The Staiths, celebrates both heritage and the future of the port and town as the next chapter of the firm’s expansion. The name originates from the coal staiths at the old Port ... [+]

Strong half-year for Le Shuttle freight

Eurotunnel Le Shuttle Freight transported 125,672 trucks in June 2022, an increase of 9% compared to June 2021. For the half year, almost 767,000 trucks have crossed the Channel aboard the Shuttles, an increase of 19% over the same period of 2021. [+]

Ports group welcomes Seafarers Wages bill

The UK Major Ports Groups says the government has addressed some of its concerns in its Seafarers' Wages Bill. The Bill is aimed at ensuring seafarers spending substantial time in UK waters are paid an equivalent to the National Minimum Wage and is part of the Department of Transport's nine ... [+]

Two tech experts for Hermes

Logistics tech firm Hermes Logistics Technologies has appointed Helen Arrowsmith as senior project manager and Abhijeet Misra as service delivery manager. Helen Arrowsmith brings an extensive background in the IT sector in business operations and project management roles, including 13 years at Cisco, managing diverse projects, events, and product launches. Abhijeet Misra ... [+]

WiseTech buys eBL firm Bolero

Logistics software firm WiseTech Global has acquired electronic bills of lading provider Bolero International. UK-headquartered Bolero offers fully digital solutions for carriers to digitise Bills of Lading, creating eBLs that can be transmitted, endorsed and presented electronically to port authorities, customs, financial institutions, logistics partners and other parties, removing the ... [+]

Two buys for Scan Global

Scan Global Logistics has acquired Gelders Forwarding in the Netherlands and Advection Logistics in Hungary. Gelders is an air and ocean forwarder, and will significantly increase SGL's airfreight services and enhance its presence in the technology sector. Advection is a full-service logistics provider, becomes the first SGL office in Hungary. ... [+]

Air Charter Service opens Gatwick office

Air Charter Service has opened a new office in Gatwick. It will be headed by Alex Sadler who has been with ACS for nearly a decade.  The broker will retain its head off in Kingston, southwest London. [+]

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